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Nov 18, 2022 The MMA calendar is at its home stretch for the year, with just four UFC events remaining in 2022, along with marquee fight cards in Bellator, ONE Championship and PFL. It would be easy to overlook these next seven weeks, considering we’re fresh off one of the best pay-per-view events of the

The UFC handed out Performance of the Night bonuses after Saturday’s card, including the winners of the first and final bouts of the event. After UFC Fight Night 215, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below. ‘Performance of the Night’:

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Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis and up-and-coming 265-pound bruiser Serghei Spivac will collide in the UFC Vegas 65 main event on ESPN+ TONIGHT (Sat., Nov. 19, 2022) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lewis (26-10, 1 NC) is looking to snap a two-fight losing streak. “The Black Beast” has not

12:40 AM ET Add yet another championship to the remarkable Nurmagomedov team and family. The undefeated Usman Nurmagomedov, cousin of all-time MMA great Khabib Nurmagomedov, beat Patricky “Pitbull” Freire via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) to win the Bellator lightweight title Friday night in the co-main event of Bellator 288 in Chicago. Usman is only

Check out these photos from Vadim Nemkov’s light heavyweight title defense and grand prix final victory over Corey Anderson at Bellator 288 which took place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Photos courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA) Vadim Nemkov def. Corey Anderson Bellator 288 Vadim Nemkov def. Corey Anderson Bellator 288 Vadim Nemkov def. Corey

Bellator 288 took place tonight on SHOWTIME, and MMA News has all the results and highlights from the action! In the main event, Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson ran it back to determine who the best light heavyweight in the promotion is. Their first bout ended in a no-contest after an accidental clash of heads,

Bellator 288 is primed and ready to go down later TONIGHT (Fri., Nov. 18, 2022) inside Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., featuring a championship doubleheader. In the main event of the evening, Light Heavyweight kingpin, Vadim Nemkov, will rematch Corey Anderson in the Grand Prix finale. Co-headlining the event will be a highly-intriguing Lightweight title

12:06 PM ET Fedor Emelianenko, one of the most iconic mixed martial artists of all time, will make the final walk of his career in 2023. Emelianenko, 46, will challenge Bellator MMA heavyweight champion Ryan Bader for the title at Bellator 290 on Feb. 4. The event will take place inside the Kia Forum in

LAS VEGAS – Muslim Salikhov has made some big changes in his fighting career. The Dagestan fighter moved his training camp to the U.S. and is now working under American Top Team in South Florida. This change was triggered by a TKO loss he suffered against Li Jingliang this past summer at UFC on ABC

Welcome the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The relentless schedule of the MMA world means that some fans don’t have a full look at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying the most attention to. Everyone wants to tune in for main events and

Jake Paul wasn’t the only man who showed up at the Deji vs. Mayweather event in Dubai looking for a fight. While Paul was successful in baiting Tommy Fury into agreeing to a boxing match in Feb. 2023, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight roost-ruler, Tyron Woodley, wasn’t as lucky. Woodley came with the intent

3:56 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission is planning disciplinary action against MMA fighter Darrick Minner for failing to disclose an injury ahead of a Nov. 6 UFC bout that was flagged for suspicious betting. Jeff Mullen, executive director of the NSAC, told ESPN on Thursday that Minner will be on the agenda at

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the Bellator’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for Bellator 288. Bellator 288 takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) Staple info: Height: 6’0″ Age: 30 Weight:

Israel Adesanya is willing to keep fighting Alex Pereira until he gets his win. Israel Adesanya might be down, but he is not out. Following the loss at UFC 281, Adesanya is now 0-3 all-time against Alex Pereira, but he is still willing to battle him again. The former champion is not ready to just

For those clamoring for the ability to accumulate Professional Fighters League (PFL) points, it’s quite a joyous time to be a fan. It was revealed today (Thurs., Nov. 17, 2022) via Sport Business before later confirmed by PFL Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Loren Mack, that PFL has officially partnered with Concerto — a

11:12 AM ET Corey Anderson got an unexpected text message last month. The sender was his friend and fellow Bellator MMA fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Anderson and Johnson had not spoken for a few months, but Rumble was known for checking in on his buddies when they were getting close to a fight. This particular

Christian Lee always has wanted to chase ONE Championship double champ status. Lee (16-4) reclaimed his lightweight belt in August with a knockout of Rae Yoon Ok, who’d previously took it from him in a decision he thought he won. Lee will now go after a second belt against Kiamrian Abbasov (23-5) in the main event