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Bellator 289 saw Raufeon Stots defend his interim bantamweight title, clinch a berth in the 135lb grand prix final, and get the nod over rival Danny Sabatello. It's that last point that may actually make Friday's victory over Sabatello the...

Following what many saw as a clear-cut win for Cris "Sunshine" Lencioni at Bellator 289, fans in attendance at the Mohegan Sun Arena voiced their displeasure with the outcome. Picking up a split decision win over Cody Law, Lencioni (10-3)...

Heated exchanges were constant in the run-up to the interim title fight and grand prix semifinal between interim champ Raufeon Stots and top contender Danny Sabatello at Bellator 289. These two men simply do not like each other and have...

Liz Carmouche and Juliana Velasquez ran it back in the co-main event of Bellator 289 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Friday night. Their first fight had ended in controversy, at least if you were Velasquez. The...

The Bellator MMA Bantamweight Grand Prix continued Friday night, with the first of two semifinals at Bellator 289 featuring Patchy Mix and Magomed Magomedov. Mix had earned himself a decision win over ex-Bellator and RIZIN FF 135lb champion Kyoji Horiguchi...

A bantamweight match-up between two promising 135lb prospects has been booked for UFC 285. Da'Mon Blackshear (12-4-1) is set to take on Farid Basharat (9-0) at the event on March 4, 2023, with both men in search of their first...

Legacy Fighting Alliance was back in action on Friday, December 9, 2022 with a wetlerweight title fight topping LFA 148 in Commerce, California. In the main event, Alfonso Leyva, a rising Mexican prospect with an unblemished record, looked to claim...

A tale of two fight cards scheduled for this weekend went something like this: in one corner, you had UFC 282, decimated by injuries and lacking 205lb champ Jiri Prochazka, forced to vacate his title after wrecking his shoulder...

Overheard at the UFC 282 official weigh-ins on Friday morning was this bit of sage commentary from UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik: "The Paddy Pimblett effect is really a real thing. He has taken over Las Vegas, he is obviously...

UFC 282 is official, with only one fighter missing weight at Friday morning's official weigh-ins. While headliners Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev both made championship weight for their light heavyweight title fight, it was Daniel Da Silva coming in three...