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LAS VEGAS – PFL 2023, Week 1 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). The event takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. In the main event,

One of the most interesting fight cards of the year will unfold later tonight (Sat., April 1, 2023) at Gamebred Boxing 4 live on UFC Fight Pass, PPV.com from inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as Anthony Pettis makes his professional boxing debut against legendary pugilist Roy Jones Jr. In addition to “Showtime” vs. “Superman,”

TEMECULA, Calif. – Cat Zingano is a trailblazer of women’s MMA and with that comes a tough mindset when she steps in the cage. “I don’t get in here for fun. I don’t get in here just to participate. Like, I really want to win,” Zingano told reporters, including MMA Junkie, after Bellator 293 on

Bellator 293 goes down later TONIGHT (Fri., March 31, 2023) inside Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., featuring a Heavyweight bout between Marcelo Golm and Daniel James. Co-headlining the event will be a women’s Featherweight bout between Leah McCourt and Cat Zingano. Many readers check in before, during, and after the fights to share

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Bellator 293 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results. The event takes place at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the main event, Marcelo Golm (10-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) takes on

Bellator 297 just keeps getting better. Former 205-pound champion, Phil Davis, and ex-title contender, Corey Anderson, has been added to the card, which is set to go down on June 16, 2023, inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., airing exclusively on Showtime. Anderson — ranked No. 1 — is coming off a tough loss to

One of those proverbial bouts with “Fight of the Night written all over it” appears to be headed to UFC 289. A featherweight fight between Nate Landwehr (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Dan Ige (16-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) is being targeted for UFC 289 this summer. People with knowledge of the booking confirmed the planned matchup

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The 15 pound jump between Lightweight and Welterweight is not an easy adjustment to make. One man who knows that better than most is Gilbert Burns, who struggled to find much momentum in the talent-rich Lightweight division while enduring a severe weight cut. “Durinho” eventually jumped up to Welterweight, where he

2:11 PM ET Former Bellator MMA champion Phil Davis and Corey Anderson will meet for the first time in June, promotion officials told ESPN on Thursday. The two will square off on the Bellator 297 main card on June 16 inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The event, which airs on Showtime, will feature a light

All the pre-fight activities are in the books for Bellator 293 following Thursday’s ceremonial weigh-ins. In the main event, Marcelo Golm (10-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) takes on Daniel James (14-6-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) at heavyweight. Golm is a slight betting favorite. In the co-feature, Leah McCourt (7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) meets former UFC title challenger Cat

Francis Ngannou may be headed to PFL. The former UFC heavyweight champion parted ways with the Las Vegas-based MMA promotion earlier this year after failing to come to terms on a new contract. But head of operations for PFL Europe Dan Hardy — no stranger to UFC drama — expects “The Predator” to put pen

9:17 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN If you’ve ever watched an evening of PFL fights, you know the company runs its show differently from other mixed martial arts promotions. In a sport fueled by star power and talking a good game, the PFL’s season format shifts the focus to the nitty-gritty of fight results. Viral tweets

Maria Henderson is aware her family name carries big weight in the MMA world, but she’s not going to let that affect her. The Bellator newcomer is kicking off her professional MMA career now that her husband, former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, retired from fighting. Benson hung up his gloves earlier this

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Ever since UFC was sold to Endeavor, the promotion’s focus has been on cutting costs and raising revenue above all else. Record profits are seen as more important than previously prioritized factors like growth or quality, which is why UFC Apex cards have remained in vogue long after the arenas and

Leah McCourt believes there’s a lot on the line in her next fight. The Bellator women’s featherweight contender thinks she can get a shot at champion Cris Cyborg if victorious in her return. McCourt (7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) takes on former UFC title challenger Cat Zingano in the co-main event of Bellator 293. The event

Chuck Liddell played a “pivotal” role in the career of Glover Teixeira. Now the Brazilian is hoping “The Iceman” can have a similar impact on the career of current UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira, which is why Liddell has been making “last adjustments” for “Poatan” ahead of the UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) event on April

8:32 AM ET After the UFC’s March schedule gifted MMA fans with four straight weeks of exciting fight cards capped by stellar main events, including the much-anticipated return of Jon Jones, the promotion takes a one-week break this weekend. The UFC returns on April 8 will return with another can’t-miss main event as former UFC

The UFC bantamweight division has been the subject of some important fights in recent weeks, the latest being the main event of this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN 43. Surging contenders Cory Sandhagen and Marlon Vera collided in the main event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, and it was Sandhagen who emerged with the