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While Saturday featured several combat sports events, none were wilder on paper than the latest offering from Fight Circus, which delivered in many ways. Fight Circus 6 took place Saturday night on FITE, and in the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson teamed up with fellow PRIDE veteran Bob Sapp for a

Marlon Moraes is ready for a fresh start as the 2023 PFL season kicks off Saturday. The one-time UFC title challenger, who was long considered an elite bantamweight, has struggled in recent years, losing five consecutive fights, with his last win coming in a razor-close split decision over Jose Aldo back in 2019. In those

Daniel James didn’t let a slow start spoil his first Bellator main event. The heavyweight contender shook off two ugly rounds of action in the Bellator 293 headliner and came out in the third with an explosive attack that completely caught opponent Marcelo Golm (10-4) off-guard. Golm was left starry-eyed by a right uppercut from

While a lot of the UFC pay-per-view schedule has taken shape, as of now, there is no main event on the slate for UFC 289, which is set to go down on June 10 in a location yet to be announced. What fight could take that slot? On an all-new edition of Heck of a

Two of Bellator’s best light heavyweights are set to collide in Chicago. MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that Corey Anderson (16-6, 1 NC) and Phil Davis (24-6, 1 NC) will battle at Bellator 297 on June 16 at Wintrust Arena. The bout was first reported by ESPN and has since been announced by the promotion.

As he sat less than two months out from his fight against Marlon Vera at UFC San Antonio, Cory Sandhagen was nursing a minor injury and feeling like maybe the clock had already begun ticking away towards the eventual end of his career. He wasn’t contemplating retirement just because he’d gotten banged up while preparing

Heavyweights Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes will battle in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout at UFC Vegas 71 on April 22, and now the poster for the event has been revealed. Considering the stakes in the fight, it’s no surprise that Pavlovich and Blaydes take center stage ahead of the card, which is scheduled

In a special edition of The MMA Hour, Ariel Helwani answers your questions about Dustin Poirier’s future, welterweight drama and more in the latest On The Nose, previews a very busy weekend slate for combat sports, and helps the parlay pals make their latest pick. The show will begin at 1 p.m. ET / 10

Gamebred Boxing has tweaked the lineup for Saturday’s event in Milwaukee. MMA slugger Paul Daley is out of a planned clash with fellow UFC veteran Markus Perez. Joe Riggs, a longtime MMA veteran who has been competing in bare-knuckle boxing matches over the past few years, has agreed to step in on days’ notice. The

Cory Sandhagen delivered the goods in the main event of UFC San Antonio against Marlon Vera, while the UFC’s 2023 Hall of Fame class has added a “Cowboy” — which has set off a bit of a debate in the MMA community. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck

Dakota Ditcheva was not at all shocked she earned her first submission win this past weekend at PFL Europe 1. The 24-year-old improved to 8-0 as a pro MMA fighter when she tapped Malin Hermansson in the first round in Newcastle, England. Having come from a Muai Thai background, a lot of MMA fans were

Dana White often says he doesn’t make fights right after UFC events, but he made a rare exception when he announced Colby Covington as the next contender for Leon Edwards’ welterweight title in the hours after UFC 286. So why was Covington a special case? “That is true [we don’t make fights right after fights],

Jay Hieron knows he’s one of the lucky ones. Throughout a 10-year, 30-fight MMA career, Hieron avoided any major injuries, and though he suffered four knockouts, he never dealt with any long-term effects when it came to brain damage or impaired cognitive function. For the past decade since retiring from MMA, Hieron has been busier

Count Cory Sandhagen among the many who left UFC San Antonio surprised by judge Joel Ojeda’s baffling scorecard in favor of Marlon Vera in the night’s main event. “I think I do a pretty good job of sometimes keeping real good track of the volume, the damage, and the takedowns — and I thought that

MMA Fighting has Benavidez vs. Plant results for the David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night. In the main event, David Benavidez will square off against Caleb Plant for Benavidez’s interim WBC interim super middleweight title. The Benavidez vs. Plant main event is

On the night before UFC San Antonio, the Texas city hosted Fury FC 76, an event that included a horrific scene due to a referee’s unbelievable incompetence. In the main event, Edgar Chairez — who is a one-time competitor on the UFC’s Contender Series — took on Gianni Vasquez. In the fourth round, Chairez locked

MMA Fighting has David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday night. The main event is expected to begin around 12 a.m. ET on Showtime pay-per-view. Check out our Benavidez vs. Plant

Belal Muhammad was confused as to why Colby Covington was named the No. 1 contender following UFC 286. Despite the bad news of getting passed over, Muhammad has found a way to turn the negative into a positive, and has gotten more support over the last few days among the MMA fan base than he