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12:55 AM ET “Pitbull” is not ready to pass the torch just yet. Patricio Freire, Bellator’s franchise fighter, gutted out a unanimous decision win (49-46, 48-47, 4-847) over previously undefeated prodigy AJ McKee to win back the featherweight title in the main event of Bellator 277 on Friday night in San Jose, California. McKee beat

Former UFC fighter turned commentator Chael Sonnen doesn’t understand why some people think Petr Yan defeated Aljamain Sterling at UFC 273. Sterling earned a split-decision win over Yan in the UFC 273 co-headliner. He used his grappling and opportunistic striking to get the better of Yan on the judges’ scorecards. While Sterling won the fight

Khamzat Chimaev may have struggled to put away Gilbert Burns earlier this month at UFC 273, but the welterweight contender has so much more to offer inside of the cage. Entering his fight with Burns the undefeated Chechen fighter carried an insane amount of hype with him having gone 4-0 inside of the Octagon with

By Danny Segura | April 16, 2022 9:40 am ET Kyoji Horiguchi gives credit where credit is due. The Rizin FF champion and former Bellator titleholder won’t take anything away from Sergio Pettis’ comeback win last December. Pettis successfully made his first title defense at Bellator 272, knocking out Horiguchi (29-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) with

1:54 PM ET A heavyweight matchup between Alexander Volkov and Jairzinho Rozenstruik will headline a UFC Fight Night card on June 4, UFC president Dana White said Friday. The UFC has not officially announced a location for the event, although the majority of Fight Night events in 2022 have taken place at the Apex facility

A Bellator featherweight scrap between prospects Socrates Hernandez and Rogelio Luna ended up exceeding expectations at Bellator 277. Hernandez and Luna went to battle on the Bellator 277 prelims, with Luna making his professional debut and Hernandez making his second walk to the Bellator cage. From the opening bell, Hernandez and Luna threw bombs at

Bellator 277 is set to go down TONIGHT (Fri., April 15, 2022) from inside SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., featuring a Featherweight title fight between division champion, A.J. McKee, and Patricio Pitbull. In the co-main event of the evening, the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix will conclude as Vadim Nemkov defends his title against Corey

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By MMA Junkie Staff | April 15, 2022 9:33 pm ET Bellator 277 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). The event takes place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The

Apr 13, 2022 LAKEWOOD, Calif. — AJ McKee remembers being in Southern California gyms as a kid almost every day. His father, Antonio McKee, was one of the toughest fighters on the MMA regional scene, frequently training with some of the sport’s biggest stars — names such as Tito Ortiz, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Randy

UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad thinks Colby Covington‘s priorities aren’t straight when it comes to his recent callouts. Muhammad will face rising contender Vicente Luque in a UFC Fight Night headliner on April 16. He has been on a roll as of late with wins over the likes of former title challengers Stephen Thompson and

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just one day away from the upcoming UFC Vegas 51 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which is set to go down tomorrow night (Sat., April 16, 2022) from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a welterweight (and long overdue) rematch between Vicente Luque and Belal Muhammad,

By Farah Hannoun and Nolan King | April 15, 2022 9:40 am ET Aljamain Sterling isn’t surprised that UFC president Dana White believes Petr Yan beat him. Bantamweight champion Sterling (21-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) edged out Yan (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) by split decision this past Saturday at UFC 273, but White thinks the judges got

1:47 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski vowed to finish Saturday night, something he has yet to do to an opponent since becoming UFC featherweight champion. One of the world’s top fighters lived up to his promise. Volkanovski stopped “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung via TKO (punches) at 45 seconds of the fourth

While he’s currently holding featherweight gold in Bellator, AJ McKee expects to experience similar championship glory in the UFC down the line. It’s safe to say that outside of MMA’s premier promotion, not many have developed as much stardom and fanfare as McKee. The 27-year-old, who boasts an impressive and unblemished 18-0 record, shot further

Despite two losses to the champion in his last four outings, Colby Covington is still at the very top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight rankings as the No. 1-ranked contender. “Chaos” has since rebounded from his most recent defeat to Kamaru Usman by scoring a unanimous decision victory against best friend turned heated

By Simon Samano | April 14, 2022 9:31 pm ET Drakkar Klose didn’t see Jeremy Stephens’ infamous shove coming. One year later, he’s still feeling the effects of it. Klose returns to the octagon for the first time in 25 months on Saturday when he meets Brandon Jenkins in a lightweight bout at UFC on

9:59 PM ET One of the only double champions in UFC history seems on his way back to the Octagon. Henry Cejudo will re-enter himself into the USADA drug-testing pool Monday, his manager Ali Abdelaziz of Dominance MMA told ESPN on Sunday. That signifies that Cejudo, a former Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, is on

Junior dos Santos doesn’t think Tyson Fury would do well in MMA. Fury is the current WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion and is set to face Dillian Whyte on April 23 in a very intriguing matchup. He has said this will be his retirement fight but he has hinted about doing special fights or