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Bellator MMA lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull believes that while upcoming opponent Usman Nurmagomedov is dangerous, the Dagestani has been given a title shot at Bellator 288 because of his famous surname. A cousin of now-retired ex-UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, Usman...

Youssef Zalal wants to get back to the UFC. When the news broke that Zalal was released from the UFC earlier this year, many were surprised. After all, Zalal is only 26-years-old and has faced some incredibly tough opposition, including...

Two more fights have been officially announced for the UFC's rapidly growing return to Perth, Australia next year. UFC 284 is expected to be headlined by Australia's own Alexander Volkanovski, moving up a weight class to face off with lightweight...

This year, UFC fans have been the beneficiaries of some truly outstanding cards on paper, and in practice. This past Saturday was no different as UFC 281 touched down in the Big Apple, with the lights of the fighting...

UFC 281 saw the unthinkable happen when Israel Adesanya once again fell to kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. Ahead in the fight after four rounds, "The Last Stylebender" was caught in the fifth and subsequently styled on, until the ref...

Anthony Johnson's untimely passing, first reported on Sunday, came as the fighter was battling Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a seemingly rare autoimmune disorder, while non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a grouping of blood cancers. The fighter, a two-time...

Former WWE NXT and AEW star Bobby Fish, best known as a pro wrestler, made his professional boxing debut as part of Sunday's Floyd Mayweather card in Dubai — and it was a successful first foray into combat sports...

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson has passed away at 38-years-old. Multiple reports and fighters on social media were the ones to break the news.   RIP Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. One of the most prolific KO artists our sport...

Sean O'Malley took a needle to the junk because, reasons, while the Dan Hardy vs. Diego Sanchez boxing bout did not take place on Saturday as expected. Plus, some killer KSW finishes, and Dana White's Power Slap is officially...

We've said it before and we'll say it again: where Nate Diaz goes, chaos follows. That proved true at UFC 281 in New York City on Saturday night. Or more accurately Sunday morning. Outside the famed Madison Square Garden, Diaz,...