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Bella Mir, the 19-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, will look to make it 3-0 as a pro MMA fighter. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting on Thursday that Bella Mir will compete for the Xtreme Fight Night promotion at XFN 381. The event takes place June

Mariusz Pudzianowski is known worldwide as arguably the most decorated strongman competitor in history, and it may surprise some how he maintains his body. Ahead of his main event clash with Michal Materla at KSW 70 this Saturday in Lodz, Poland, the famed heavyweight revealed on The MMA Hour that his diet isn’t as strict

When it comes to open scoring in MMA, Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp believes there’s no debate about its effectiveness. For the past two years, the all-women’s MMA promotion has embraced open scoring through the Kansas Athletic Commission, and Knapp couldn’t possibly be happier with the results. “I have to tell you we have had

T.J. Dillashaw appears to be the frontrunner for the next UFC bantamweight title shot, and Dominick Cruz isn’t sure where that leaves him. Cruz doesn’t seem thrilled with the idea of Dillashaw getting to fight champ Aljamain Sterling, but he also understands why the UFC would book it. “He was suspended for cheating, so to

Laura Gallardo made the most of a last-second opportunity and is now one step closer to a UFC contract. The fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 30 saw Team Julianna Peña’s Laura Gallardo (4-1) become the most unlikely of semifinalists in the season’s flyweight tournament as she defeated Team Amanda Nunes’ Kathryn Paprocki (3-2)* by

After his fifth octagon appearance at UFC Vegas 55, Chase Hooper is back on a roll in the UFC. But he’s learned not to buy into any hype. “At the end of the day, it’s just trying to ground yourself and be like, I’m not doing this for other people’s opinions,” Hooper said Monday on

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Valentina Shevchenko is looking to add some more hardware to her trophy case. The flyweight champion and No. 1 ranked fighter in the MMA Fighting Pound-For-Pound rankings is set to defend her title against Taila Santos at UFC 275 in June. If she wins, it will be her seventh straight title defense. With such a

Not many MMA fighters can claim to have better front kick knockouts than Lyoto Machida. Michael Chandler might be an exception, according to “The Dragon. Machida was impressed with what he saw from Chandler against Tony Ferguson at UFC 274, grading the former Bellator champ’s fight-stopping front kick a 10 out of 10. “I’m the

Junior dos Santos is moving on from the disappointment of his Eagle FC debut. The former UFC heavyweight champion lost to Yorgan De Castro on Friday night at Eagle FC 47 in a fight he was likely winning before a third-round shoulder injury rendered him unable to continue. It was another unlucky break for dos

Ketlen Vieira picked up the biggest UFC wins of her career, but it certainly will go down as a controversial one. Following Vieira’s split decision win over Holly Holm in the main event of UFC Vegas 55, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Alexander K. Lee react to the five-round contest, figure out if Holm was

MMA Fighting has Mayweather vs. Moore results live for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Bruno Machado fight card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon. This is the live blog for the exhibition co-main event featuring UFC legend Anderson Silva and Bruno Machado. It is expected to begin around 3 p.m. ET on FITE

MMA Fighting has Mayweather vs. Moore results live for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Don Moore fight card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon. This is the live blog for the exhibition main event featuring boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and Don Moore. It is expected to begin around 4 p.m. ET on FITE

MMA Fighting has Eagle FC 47 results for the Dos Santos vs. De Castro fight card from the FLXcast Arena in Miami on Friday night. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will square off against fellow UFC veteran Yorgan De Castro in a heavyweight contest. Dos Santos will be competing

Alex Rodriguez is adding the Professional Fighters League to his investment portfolio. The PFL revealed in a press release that they have completed a $30 million Series E equity round to fund global expansion, and launch their new PPV Super Fight division. Among the group of investors is former Major League Baseball great Alex Rodriguez

Davey Grant will celebrate his 10-year anniversary as a UFC fighter next year. It’s a significant milestone for the 36-year-old old bantamweight, even if Grant wishes he had more to show for it than a 5-5 record over just 10 octagon appearances, because it’s a milestone that at one point in his career felt improbable

UFC fights come together fast these days, and if you blink, you can easily miss them. In Fight Roundup, we bring you the latest reported matchups to keep you up to date with what’s on the horizon. All bouts featured have been confirmed with MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, and Damon Martin via sources

Junior Dos Santos will make his Eagle FC debut on Friday, but it turns out the promotion already has big plans for his future. If the former UFC heavyweight champion is able to get through Yorgan De Castro in the Eagle FC 47 main event, Khabib Nurmagomedov announced plans to pursue a fight that would