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In the co-main event for Bellator 295, we have the hometown favorite Ilima-Lei Macfarlane taking on surging contender Kana Watanabe in a women’s flyweight matchup. Both fighters are looking for one big signature win to put them right into title contention come Saturday night. Check out our Bellator odds series for our Macfarlane-Watanabe prediction and […]

The PFL 1 Main Card will continue with this exciting matchup in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. Russia’s Movlid Khaybulaev will put his undefeated record on the line against Japan’s Ryoji Kudo. This is an interesting matchup between differing styles, check out our PFL odds series for our Khaybulaev-Kudo prediction and pick. Movlid Khaybulaev is undefeated at 19-0-1 in […]

The time has finally come as PFL 1 and the 2023 Regular Season opening card comes to its finale in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. 2022 Division Champion Brendan Loughnane will continue his run of dominance against the exciting veteran Marlon Moraes. Don’t miss the action of this stacked main event! Check out our PFL odds series for our […]

We’re in for a banger in the Co-Main Event of PFL 1 and the 2023 Regular Season opening card. Reigning Light Heavyweight (205 lb) 2022 Champion Rob Wilkinson will be taking on former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos in a fight you won’t want to miss. Check out our PFL odds series for our Wilkinson-Santos prediction and pick. Rob […]

The Main Card of PFL 1 will continue it’s Regular Season opening card with a matchup in the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division. UFC familiar Krzystof Jotko will represent Poland against Ireland’s Will Fleury. Check out our PFL odds series for our Jotko-Fleury prediction and pick. Krzystof Jotko is 24-6 in his MMA career and will be […]

The 2023 Regular Season of PFL will kick off from Las Vegas as we continue our coverage with picks and predictions from the PFL 1 Main Card. To open up the action, Chris Wade will be taking on Bubba Jenkins in a battle in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. Don’t miss a second of this stacked card! Check […]

Bellator MMA is back in action this Friday, March 31st in Temecula, California with a heavyweight matchup between Marcelo Golm and Daniel James headlining the event at Bellator 293. There is a ton of great fights on this card and it is one that you will not want to miss. We will be taking a […]

Bellator MMA is back in action this Friday, March 31st in Temecula, California with a heavyweight matchup between Marcelo Golm and Daniel James headlining the event at Bellator 293. There is a ton of great fights on this card and it is one that you will not want to miss. We will be taking a […]

Bellator MMA is back in action this Friday March 31st in Temecula, California with a heavyweight matchup between Marcelo Golm and Daniel James headlining the event at Bellator 293. There is a ton of great fights on this card and it is one that you will not want to miss. We will be taking a […]

ONE Championship has been doing great things over in Asia. They are the only promotion to not just have MMA fights but a plethora of combat sports fights. On top of MMA, they also have Muay Thai kickboxing, kickboxing with MMA gloves, and submission grappling. Already as exciting as their fights are, they are looking […]

Bellator MMA has hit us with a bombshell. They announced a massive event Bellator 297, that will have the current Bellator featherweight champion and former lightweight champion Patricio Pitbull face off against the current bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis to become the first-ever triple champ in MMA history. That is not the only title on the […]

Leon Edwards is still on top of the welterweight division in the UFC after yet another victory over Kamaru Usman. Edwards defeated Usman by way of a majority decision Saturday night, and it’s not just London that is buzzing right now. All of Twitter is feeling the win of Leon Edwards, who now has a […]

Leon Edwards is still the UFC welterweight champion after scoring a decision at UFC 286 Saturday night over Kamaru Usman. While it was a heartbreaking result for Usman, he was all class when he spoke to Daniel Cormier in a post-fight interview inside the Octagon, constantly praising Edwards. “He put on a hell of a […]

Jon Jones cemented his claim as the greatest MMA fighter of all time when he made quick work of Ciryl Gane in his heavyweight debut Saturday night at UFC 285. People weren’t even done talking about the sensational end of the co-main event of the evening, with Alexa Grasso submitting Valentina Shevchenko when Jon Jones […]

It was a dream come true for Alexa Grasso, who pulled off a magnificent win Saturday night in UFC 285 to win the world women’s flyweight belt at the expense of no other than Valentina Shevchenko. After the fight, Alexa Grasso’s disbelief over what she had just accomplished was clearly written all over her face […]

There is a new women’s flyweight champion in the UFC, as Alexa Grasso stunned the MMA world with a sensational finish of Valentina Shevchenko to snatch the belt and become first-time titleholder. Alexa Grasso pulled off the win via a perfectly executed rear-naked choke in the fourth round, leaving no doubt as to who was […]

Electric Bantamweights (135 lb) will meet in this contest as the UFC 285 Early Prelims continue on ESPN+. Mana Martinez will look to make his home state of Texas proud as he squares off against South Africa’s newest talent Cameron Saaiman. Both fighters will be in the biggest spot of their careers on the undercard of a […]

Dana White recently announced that the newest season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ will feature two larger-than-life personalities. Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor headline the newest season as the coaches for their respective teams. The two will subsequently meet in the octagon for a massive fight after the season concludes in Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return following […]

UFC 284 certainly lived up to expectations, thanks to Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski delivering a fight for the ages that kept everyone in Australia at the edge of their seats throughout. Unfortunately for Volkanovski and the hometown supporters, Makhachev proved to be too much as he edged the Australian fighter in an intense five-round […]

Conor McGregor was hit by a car while riding a bike on Friday, per TMZ Sports. The MMA and UFC star revealed that he avoided serious injury. Nevertheless, this was a scary situation without question. McGregor addressed what occurred via an Instagram post. “Got a bang of a car just now from behind. A sun […]

It’s official. Jon Jones is back. After a lengthy two-year hiatus, the former two-time light heavyweight champs is returning to the Octagon for UFC 285. On March 4, he will take on Cyril Gane for the heavyweight title which was vacated after the recent release of Francis Ngannou. Jones will be making his much-awaited debut […]

Jake Paul has gone from YouTube star, to professional boxer, to now mixed martial artist after signing a multi-year contract with the Professional Fighters League, he announced on Thursday. The controversial celebrity is set to compete in MMA for the first time in 2023 after signing the contract. “I’ve officially signed as an MMA fighter, […]

Dana White has put in a lot of work through the years to build the UFC into the brand that it is today. At this point, there’s no denying that this man certainly deserves some much-needed R&R. This is exactly what White did during the Holidays as he took his whole family on vacation to […]

A close friend and former MMA training partner is suing UFC star Conor McGregor claiming that he was owed millions from the Irishman in connection to his whiskey brand, Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey. Fellow MMA fighter Artem Lobov is behind the lawsuit, indicating that he was largely involved in coming up with McGregor’s whiskey […]

When he’s not banging out full-length albums, Drake isn’t afraid to make some million-dollar bets to pass the time. But he wasn’t as lucky as Mattress Mack on his latest wager as he ended up losing a cool $2 million on the Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira fight in UFC 281, per TMZ. Drake put […]

Israel Adesanya is the middleweight champion no longer after falling via TKO against challenger Alex Pereira in UFC 281. After four and a half grueling rounds, Pereira connected on a massive left hook that left Adesanya rocked. He then continued on the attack until the referee had to step in and call it. https://twitter.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1591671951919038466 ALEX […]

UFC champion Israel Adesanya made a rather hilarious but NSFW confession to Taylor Rooks during a recent interview, and it’s safe to say it had the Bleacher Report talent going “nuts.” Rooks asked the middleweight champ about the craziest thing he needed to do in order to make weight prior to a fight. While some […]

On Friday evening, the professional wrestling world learned of the loss of Antonio Inoki, the wrestler-turned-promoter-turned-politician who founded New Japan Pro Wrestling and notoriously fought Muhammad Ali at Budokan Hall in 1976. Whether working in NJPW, coming to America for matches in WCW, WWE, or NWA, or simply showcasing his “fighting spirit” as one of […]

Imagine going about with your day, answering interview questions peacefully, and then getting sucker-punched on the face. Imagine if the person who punched you square on the face is not just any person, but an MMA Fighter who has a 3-3 record in six professional bouts. That’s what happened to YouTube personality Sadek in Poland […]

Deep in the thralls of an absolute slugfest between Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre that felt like it might go on forever, who would appear to shake up the match but Austin Theory, the current holder of the WWE Money in the Bank briefcase and the contract it holds? Oh no, was Theory seriously going […]

During his day, Shaquille O’Neal was the most dominant big man in the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers icon never failed to strike fear into the heart of his opponents — a feature that this beast of a man still carries to this very day. As it turns out, however, not everyone is afraid of […]

Demetrious Johnson is an American mixed martial artist and he is considered to be one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. He currently fights in the ONE Championship and holds a record of 30 wins, four losses and one draw in 35 professional matches. When he was with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), […]

The main event of UFC London was supposed to be a match for the ages. Hometown hero Tom Aspinall was scheduled to take on American fighter Curtis Blaydes in an epic clash. Unfortunately, the bout ended in gruesome fashion just seconds into the fight. As Aspinall was backpedaling away from Blaydes, the Englishman’s right knee […]

Paddy Pimblett is set to face off against Jordan Leavitt on Saturday for a highly anticipated matchup. The rising UFC star didn’t mince words regarding Leavitt during media day, as the two have generated some bad blood the last several weeks. Now, Paddy the Baddy reveals his hilarious celebration plans if he wins by knockout. […]

Fan favorite Sean O’Malley had a disappointing bout in his last matchup after Pedro Munhoz’s quite the fight after a controversial eye-poke. Luckily it led to a no contest. However, one of UFC’s rising stars is already preparing for his next fight, as the organization has matched him up against Petr Yan. ESPN MMA makes […]

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman still wants that blockbuster fight against boxing’s undisputed super middleweight champion of the world Canelo Alvarez. Kamaru Usman recently spoke with TMZ Sports and he did not hide his desire at all to lock horns with the Mexican boxing champion, though he’s not one to look beyond his upcoming showdown […]

There is a new rising beef in the UFC. Bantamweight fighter Sean O’Malley and Henry Dejudo are turning up the heat after their exchange at UFC 276. Things have only escalated since then, with a potential fight being put together in the process. O’Malley sent off the first shot on Twitter, saying “Sept 10 too […]

Israel Adesanya defended his Middleweight title belt at UFC 276 with a victory against Jared Cannonier. While Adesanya earned the win, his overall performance was rather lackluster. Among those critical of the performance was actor Chris Pratt, who gave his opinion on the bout during a television segment during the post-fight coverage. After hearing Pratt’s […]

Alex Volkanovski put on a show at UFC 276, completing his trilogy sweep of Max Holloway on Saturday night in convincing fashion. While Holloway fought like a warrior, he was simply outmatched by Volkanovski, who delivered countless powerful blows, resulting in a gruesome split eyebrow for Holloway and a victory by unanimous decision. On Sunday, […]