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Editorial News Next month’s stacked Bellator 259 card will also welcome back a former champion looking to make a statement in his old division. After a three-fight run in the featherweight division, former champion Darrion Caldwell is headed back to the bantamweight division and will have a rematch on tap for his return on May

UFC is now part of a publicly traded company UFC president Dana White never intended for it to happen, but under the ownership of Endeavor Holdings Group, the UFC has become part of a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The UFC didn’t go public as a solo entity, but as

Featured News In a combat sports realm where the various pies are fractured between a cornucopia of promotions, the American and European powerhouses of professional slap fighting are bucking industry trends by partnering to chart a new course of shared success in their young sport. Slap fighting forms like voltron United States-based promotion SlapFIGHT Championship

Diego Sanchez out of UFC Vegas 26 bout against Donald Cerrone Season 1 The Ultimate Fighter middleweight winner Diego Sanchez was expected to face Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC Vegas 26 on May 8. The match was supposed to be the co-main event, but the hits keep coming to the fight that lost its main

Editorial News Feb 20, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Derrick Lewis reacts after his knockout victory over Curtis Blaydes in a heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 20, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Chris Unger/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports After talks seemingly came to a

With the novel COVID-19 wiping out the PFL’s 2020 schedule, many of the promotion’s newer fighters were never given an opportunity to compete in MMA last year, among them light-heavyweight Chris Camozzi. While 2020 was admittedly difficult for Camozzi’s MMA career, he tempers his disappointment knowing what was going on around him and with the

Featured News ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong is the first to admit he’s not completely satisfied with the US television ratings for the first three ONE on TNT events. However, he also wants to make it clear the promotions quartet of events is just a primetime introduction to American audiences. Nevertheless, while not content he

Kamaru Usman: ‘Nick Diaz would be a fun fight’ UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defended his title at UFC 261 on April 24 by knocking out Jorge Masvidal in the first round. “The Nigerian Nightmare” is now looking for his next opponent, or the opponent after that. During the UFC 261 Post-Fight Press Conference, UFC

News UFC Credit: UFC UFC Vegas 25, on May 1 has a very tough act to follow. A week removed from UFC 261–an event that will go down as one of the best in Ultimate Fighting Championship history–the promotion looks to continue its hot streak with a return to Las Vegas for a 12-bout card

Watch Jiri Prochazka lay Volkan Oezdemir out cold | UFC Vegas 25 figh Former Rizin FF light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka made himself an immediate contender to the UFC belt with this blistering knockout of Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 251. Next on tap for Prochazka is a fight that could put him on the cusp

News UFC Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Valentina Shevchenko flexes while on the scale during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The first of UFC 261’s trio of title fights featured a pair of the most exciting strikers in the UFC. Valentina Shevchenko versus Jessica

Jon Jones splits from longtime management team Former UFC light heavyweight champion and top ranked pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Jon Jones, has split with his longtime management team at First Round Management. First Round Management announced on Monday that the company and Jones have parted ways via social media. “After an 11 year journey

Featured News On April 28, ONE Championship completes its quartet of April events on TNT, with championship gold on the line, and several high-profile rematches and returns. The card will be headlined by a surprise last-minute booking. As reigning light heavyweight champion, Aung La Nsang will now defend his title against current middleweight champion Reinier

Invicta FC was recently purchased by Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc, a globally integrated media company creating content for passionate communities, whose properties include AXS TV, Fight Network, IMPACT Wrestling, and Game+ among others. Part of the deal includes Invicta FC moving its event broadcasts to AXS TV, the first of which will be Invicta FC

Featured News UFC Apr 24, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Rose Namajunas (Blue Gloves) kicks Zhang Weili (Red Gloves) for a TKO during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Not only was Zhang Weili versus Rose Namajunas a monumental battle for the strawweight title, but it also pitted the

Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori rematch headlines UFC 263 Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline UFC 263 in a rematch with no. 3 ranked Marvin Vettori. Combate first reported the bout and UFC president Dana White confirmed the news to ESPN. Adesanya suffered his first career defeat in his last outing against light

Editorial News UFC Apr 24, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Rose Namajunas (Blue Gloves) reacts after defeating Zhang Weili (Red Gloves) during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Wow. What a night of fights put forth by the Ultimate Fighting Championship last night. UFC 261 may not be the

Uriah Hall doesn’t feel like he won after Chris Weidman’s broken leg at UFC 261 Chris Weidman suffered a ghastly injury at UFC 261 on Saturday night that led to a victory for Uriah Hall. Only, Hall doesn’t feel like he won. The fight lasted all of 17 seconds. It was over after Weidman launched