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Rising Russian star Anatoly Tokov took on newly crowned champion Johnny Eblen in the co-main event of Bellator 290. The American wrestler Eblen won the title in his last fight, as he dominated one of Bellator's best fighters ever, Gegard...

Kicking off Saturday's UFC Vegas 68 card was Japanese standout Tatsuro Taira, who was set to welcome Jesus Aguilar to the octagon. That was a tough first test for Contender Series winner Aguilar, a flyweight who previously competed for Combate...

The cacophony of violence that Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward promised to be at Bellator 290 had fans salivating from the moment it was announced. There was little chance that come Saturday night at the Kia Forum in L.A., the...

After weeks of speculation, UFC 287 has found a home. On Saturday, promotion officials announced that the PPV event would take place in Miami, Florida. The card, set for April 8, 2023, will take place at the Miami-Dade Arena, and...

A late withdrawal due to illness has left Saturday night's UFC Vegas 68 preliminary card down a scrap. German Mandy Bohm (7-2) has withdrawn from her women's flyweight fight with South Korea's Ji Yeon Kim (9-6-2), which was scheduled to...

Jornel Lugo returns to the Bellator cage tonight at Bellator 290 following a near nine-month lay off. There, he’ll be met by Jaylon Bates (6-0), an undefeated bantamweight prospect looking to make a name for himself with a statement...

Bellator 290 kicks off 2023 for the promotion, and does so in a big way, bringing with it the retirement of legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. Fedor has the opportunity this Saturday to do something few retiring fighters ever get to...

Early this Saturday, Dana White scheduled another 'special announcement' on all of the UFC's social media accounts, breaking the news of Conor McGregor's return to the cage. For a few weeks now, there have been rumblings of the Irishman's return...

Trevin Jones has landed a five-star opponent for his next fight. A former UFC bantamweight champion, in fact. Jones (13-9, 1NC) has stepped up to replace Julio Arce against Cody Garbrandt (12-5) at UFC 285 this March. The card takes...

A noticeably svelte Derrick Lewis has many wondering if the UFC's all-time knockout leader has reinvented himself at a key time against tough veteran Serghei Spivac at UFC Vegas 68. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1621689763567923200?s=20&t=6bLs_aSkTM3Dd3octaVdGw Somewhat surprisingly, the difference of a few months is rather...