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If Dustin Poirier is really considering a future at welterweight rather than lightweight, his head coach is 100 percent on board with the move. Former WEC champion-turned-American Top Team coach Mike Brown has total faith that Poirier could not only compete at 170 pounds, but his body may actually be built for the bigger weight

Diego Sanchez is ready to make the walk again for Eagle FC. At Friday’s Eagle FC 46 event in Miami, the 40-year-old veteran dropped a unanimous decision to Kevin Lee in the 165-pound headlining bout in what was the promotional debut for both fighters. Afterwards, Sanchez spoke to the media about being proud of his

Khamzat Chimaev believes he is getting unfairly scrutinized for his level of competition in the UFC thus far. Chimaev is arguably the most exciting prospect in MMA today. Debuting in 2020, Chimaev ran through John Phillips, Rhys McKee, and Gerald Meerschaert in the span of two months and claiming MMA Fighting’s Breakout Fighter of the

Alexander Volkov will be in next Saturday’s main event if all goes according to schedule. The longtime heavyweight contender is still expected to fight Tom Aspinall in the main event of UFC London on March 19, according to an official lineup announcement on the UFC Vegas 50 broadcast. Volkov’s participation was in doubt with the

Eddie Hearn is one of the most successful promoters in combat sports today, having promoted some of the biggest stars in boxing, including Canelo Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, and Gennady Golovkin. But despite his success in promoting the squared circle, the chairman of Matchroom Sport doesn’t envision himself branching out into caged combat anytime soon. “I’ve

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Magomed Ankalaev picked up his eighth straight victory in the main event of UFC Vegas 50 on Saturday night, but did his overall performance push him further back in the UFC’s light heavyweight championship conversation? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jed Meshew, and E. Casey Leydon discuss that topic, along

Back in May 2021, Jose Augusto stepped into the Bellator light heavyweight tournament as a late replacement against Anthony Johnson and rocked the two-time UFC title contender before eventually losing in the second round. Finally set to return to the cage at Bellator 276 after nearly a year away, “Gugu” said he won’t go out

Professional fighters are used to suffering all manner of gashes and wounds in their line of work, but not the kind Eryk Anders sustained on Friday night. The veteran UFC middleweight posted a series of grisly photos to his Instagram on Friday after accidentally slicing his foot open with a chainsaw. “They don’t make left

MMA Fighting has Bellator 276 weigh-in video Friday afternoon in St. Louis. Watch the ceremonial weigh-in video above, courtesy of Bellator MMA. In the main event, Adam Borics and Mads Burnell will not be able to weigh more than 146 pounds, the max for the featherweight division for a non-title fight. The ceremonial weigh-ins will

MMA Fighting has Eagle FC 46 results for the Lee vs. Sanchez fight card from the FLXcast Arena in Miami on Friday night. In the main event, Kevin Lee will square off against Diego Sanchez in a super lightweight contest. Lee and Sanchez will both be competing for the first time since their departures from

As soon as Terrance McKinney saw his opportunity, he sprung into action. It was this past Friday, and Ricky Glenn had fallen out of his bout against Drew Dober at UFC Vegas 50 due to injury. McKinney was less than a week out from his own big win, a first-round submission over Fares Ziam on

Paige VanZant is All Elite. The UFC and BKFC veteran inked a deal to join the roster at All Elite Wrestling on Wednesday night, with AEW president Tony Khan confirming the deal via Twitter. The 27-year-old fighter has been making sporadic appearances in AEW since 2021 as part of an angle involving several of her

Davi Ramos wants out of the UFC. Sitting on the sidelines since a decision defeat to lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan in July 2020, Ramos told MMA Fighting he has asked his managers to request his release from the company so he can continue his career elsewhere. Ramos completed his most recent four-fight contract with the

When Jake Paul released his diss track aimed primarily at UFC president Dana White, there were a few familiar faces alongside him in the video — including Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee’s father, Antonio McKee. Of course, Antonio had a successful fighting career of his own before passing the torch to his son, who jokingly

The UFC has released a new promo ahead of an absolutely stacked UFC 273 event. On April 9, the UFC returns with their fourth pay-per-view offering of the year, headlined by a matchup for the featherweight championship between Alexander Volkanovski and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. The current 145-pound titleholder is riding a 20-fight

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has two potential fights on the horizon. The one he wants – a long-awaited showdown with Nate Diaz – carry better odds than the one he says he doesn’t – a grudge match with Colby Covington. Poirier is a -400 favorite to defeat Diaz, according to SportsBetting.ag, while

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