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Editorial Featured On Friday night at Bellator 259, Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Leslie Smith will run back their UFC 198 scrap from over five years ago. Although it is a solid piece of booking that will likely end with a highlight-reel finish–similar to the first fight–there were other matchups that made more sense for Justino’s

Watch Cody Garbrandt brutally KO Raphael Assuncao | UFC Vegas 27 Free Fight Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbandt looked great in his fight with Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250 last year after nearly a year away from the Octagon. Garbrandt will face Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 27 on Saturday,

Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Andrea Lee applies a hold against Antonina Shevchenko during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The UFC 262 prelims featured two competitors that have held marquee spots on several other Ultimate Fighting Championship main cards. However, their recent runs in the

Though he had a couple of stretches were fights didn’t pan out, for Bellator heavyweight Davion Franklin, 2020 ended up being a very successful debut year. For Franklin, perhaps the most difficult part of the year was when his scheduled December bout with Anthony Garrett at Bellator 254 fell apart at the last minute due

Editorial News Davion Franklin (Courtesy Instagram) Bellator MMA heavyweight Davion Franklin may be the most talented heavyweight, if not the most talented fighter, you’ve never heard of. The 2-0 heavyweight fighter out of JacksonWink MMA returns to action this weekend at Bellator 259 as he takes on MMA veteran, The Ultimate Fighter alum Tyler King.

Derrick Lewis KOs man trying to break into his car, posts IG video Derrick Lewis knocked out yet another opponent on Tuesday, this time outside of the octagon as he beat up a man who was attempting to break into his car. Lewis told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he noticed the man trying to break

Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Edson Barboza celebrates his TKO victory against Shane Burgos at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The UFC 262 bout between Shane Burgos and Edson Barboza was not only a clash of two top-15 featherweights but a matchup that had fight of the night

Former two-time light heavyweight champion Jon Jones relinquished his title following his UFC 247 title defense against Dominick Reyes in February 2020 with aspirations of making a title run in the heavyweight division. Jones was expected to make his heavyweight debut against the winner of UFC 260 main event between the champion Stipe Miocic and

Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Kaitlyn Chookagian is declared the winner by decision against Viviane Araujo during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports At UFC 262, Brazilian flyweight Viviane Araujo had a monumental opportunity in front of her. If the seventh-ranked talent could score a win

Conor McGregor announces birth of third child Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor announced the birth of his third child on Monday. McGregor made the announcement via Instagram that he and his fiancé, Dee Devlin, welcomed a son, Rian, to the McGregor family. With the birth of Rian, McGregor is now the father of three

Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Rogerio Bontorin is declared the winner by decision against Matt Schnell at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The opening bout of UFC 262’s main card featured a battle between top-10 flyweights. As eighth ranked Louisiana native Matt Schnell looked to hand ninth ranked

Charles Oliveira’s UFC 262 celebration that included jumping into the crowd (video) Charles Oliveira became the undisputed lightweight champion at UFC 262 on Saturday by knocking out Michael Chandler in the second round of a wild fight. Having been hurt and nearly finished in the opening round, Oliveira turned the tables with a perfectly placed

Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Beneil Dariush is declared the winner by decision against Tony Ferguson during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports UFC 262 was a pivotal moment in Tony Ferguson’s 10-year UFC run. A loss to Beneil Dariush would be the third straight and

UFC 262 highlights & recap: Charles Oliveira defeats Michael Chandler to become champ Watch the UFC 262 highlights and recap from the lightweight championship bout between newly crowned champion Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler from Saturday’s event at the Toyota Center in Houston. Oliveira became the 11th UFC lightweight champion, taking the slot vacated by

Featured News UFC May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Charles Oliveira reacts following his championship victory against Michael Chandler during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports The main event of UFC 262 featured a lightweight title fight between two men who took very different paths to this moment. For Michael

Dustin Poirier reacts to Charles Oliveira winning UFC lightweight title Top ranked lightweight Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier reacted to Charles Oliveira capturing the 155-pound title at UFC 262 on Saturday. Oliveira was badly hurt by Michael Chandler in the first round of the main event title bout, but survived. In the opening moments of the

News May 8, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Boxer Billy Joe Saunders suffers a quadripod fracture to his orbital bone on a punch from Canelo Alvarez and loses on a technical knockout during a super middleweight boxing title fight at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes that Billy Joe

UFC 262 live results: Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler (Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full UFC 262 live results from the Toyota Center in Houston are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m. PT on Saturday,