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Conor McGregor hasn’t competed in a UFC match since July of last year. However, his comeback to the ring is the least of the Irishman’s immediate priorities. According to Irish Independent writer Robin Schiller, McGregor was arrested in west Dublin Tuesday evening for dangerous driving. Schiller’s article states that McGregor was driving his Bentley Continental […]

It appears Eagle FC could have some interest in former UFC fighter, Dan Hardy. Khabib Nurmagomedov is in charge of the MMA promotion and he has been looking to sign the biggest names possible. Dan Hardy retired from the UFC back in 2013 but has been teasing a return to MMA for years. The Englishman […]

The UFC may have a new superstar on its hands. Paddy Pimblett, perhaps better known as Paddy the Baddy, has been climbing up the ranks in UFC, and calling out just about everyone along his rise to stardom. After a slow start quickly turned into a dominating first-round victory for Pimblett at UFC London on […]

It’s no secret that Kayla Harrison wants the biggest fights possible in her MMA career. She recently re-signed with PFL and is hoping the promotion can make the fights happen. Cris Cyborg is one of those big fights. Cris Cyborg is currently champion in Bellator and the two were expected to fight if Kayla Harrison […]

Adam Borics is coming off of an excellent fight against Mads Burnell at Bellator 276. The featherweight MMA fighter now finds himself in an excellent place to potentially get the next title shot. The main event of Bellator 276 saw the two MMA fighters try to take each other’s legs off. It actually resulted in […]

Jake Paul is working hard to make his MMA fight with Conor McGregor happen. As an added treat, he’s even campaigning for a boxing showdown between Kanye West and Pete Davidson. On Monday, Paul took to Twitter to encourage his fans to retweet his post. If it reaches 10,000 RTs, he promised to arrange a […]

Gegard Mousasi believes Johnny Elben may have to sell crack in order to fight him next. The Bellator MMA middleweight champion has made it clear he wants exciting fights against big names next. Johnny Elben spent last week calling out the MMA champion and hoping to set up a fight. Gegard Mousasi didn’t exactly pick […]

Kayla Harrison has signed a new deal with PFL where she will be competing for her next couple of MMA fights. There was some disappointment as many were hoping she would sign to a new organization in order to get bigger fights. It took a long time for Kayla Harrison to put pen to paper […]

After a solid start to his MMA career, Greg Hardy’s UFC stint is coming to a close. The former Carolina Panthers defensive end announced that Dana White’s company has declined to re-sign him after his contract terminated. (via Ari Meirov) Former NFL DE Greg Hardy announced that the UFC will not re-sign him. Hardy started […]

Kayla Harrison finally made her decision on her next move in MMA after becoming a free agent last year. Her choices were between coming back to PFL or joining the UFC or Bellator. The Olympian opted to stay in PFL after they matched Bellator’s offer. Scott Coker recently reacted to the news and the Bellator […]

It was announced Tuesday morning that Kayla Harrison would be staying with PFL and re-signing with the organization. There was plenty of attention from the UFC and Bellator but PFL did everything they could to keep her. The biggest thing Kayla Harrison was looking for was to face bigger names in PFL. So far, the […]

The MMA world has been holding its breath and waiting to find out where Kayla Harrison will choose to fight next. There were three realistic options for her next as the PFL, UFC, and Bellator, all seemed very interested in her services. Kayla Harrison had a lucrative offer on the table from Bellator but PFL […]

Jorge Masvidal was a considerable underdog for his fight against Colby Covington at UFC 272 on Saturday night, but that didn’t stop some significant wagers from being made on the 37-year-old. Among the notable figures to throw down some coin on the fight was Drake, who reportedly placed a $275,000 bet on Masvidal to pull […]

Earlier this week, former UFC Champion Cain Velasquez was arrested and charged with attempted murder. Former UFC star and current WWE superstar Ronda Rousey appears to be coming to Velasquez’s defense. I would have done the same thing if not worse #freeCainVelasquez — Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) March 3, 2022 Rousey posted on Twitter Thursday morning: […]

UFC superstar Kamaru Usman is easily one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. He has not lost a fight in over nine years and has taken out all-time greats like Tyron Woodley, Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal along the way. Apparently, Usman has grown too big for his own sport. He […]

Conor McGregor is interested in buying Chelsea Football Club from owner Roman Abramovich. The MMA fighter expressed his interest via Twitter Wednesday morning, shortly after Abramovich announced that it was up for sale. He tagged the official Twitter account of Chelsea in his tweet, writing, “I wish to explore this.” I wish to explore this. […]

Gegard Mousasi has now reached the point in his MMA career where he’s going to be compared to the champion in the UFC. There has been plenty of talk about how a fight with Israel Adesanya would go if the two ever fought. The Bellator MMA middleweight champion likes his chances against both Israel Adesanya […]

Austin Vanderford challenged Gegard Mousasi for the Bellator MMA middleweight title at Bellator 275 on Friday. He suffered a very quick TKO loss after taking some punches and having his takedown defended. It looked like he had suffered some sort of injury to his shoulder. Gegard Mousasi looked excellent and many people online praised ‘The […]

Thiago Alves and Mike Perry appear to be on a collision course in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Alves is currently the middleweight champion and he’s looking to take on a big name from the MMA world. Mike Perry had a successful debut and it appears that Thiago Alves could make for the biggest fight to […]

Many people assumed that Diego Sanchez would be leaving MMA and signing with the bare-knuckle boxing organization BKFC. That wasn’t the case as he picked Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion, Eagle FC, where he’ll fight Kevin Lee. Diego Sanchez recently opened up on MMA Junkie Radio and explained why he went with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s promotion. Most would […]

Anthony Pettis has been enjoying life in the PFL ever since he left the UFC. The lightweight MMA fighter has been preparing for his second season in the promotion. There are plenty of fun matchups including a rematch against the new signing, Jeremy Stephens. Jeremy Stephens fired some shots at Anthony Pettis a few weeks […]

MMA is a sport that is always evolving. The sport looks dramatically different now than it did when it first started in 1993. Tyron Woodley expects the sport to continue changing with the fighters evolving. Tyron Woodley’s athleticism has been harped on throughout his career. The MMA fighter has big power, good explosiveness, and his […]

Jaylon Bates is an undefeated MMA prospect in Bellator that has a lot of hype surrounding him, justifiably so. The 4-0 fighter is set to take on Chris Disonell at Bellator 274 on Saturday and he’ll look to take out the ‘hype train derailer’ himself. Currently, Jaylon Bates is not picky about who he fights. […]

Neiman Gracie carries one of the most important names in the history of MMA. The Bellator welterweight carries the name with him in every fight, obviously. Royce Gracie kicked things off in 1993 and showed everyone the power of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He came in as an undersized Brazilian wearing a gi and submitted everyone on […]

Davion Franklin is a heavyweight MMA prospect that many people are excited about. The Bellator big man has knockout power and a fun personality. It was enough to get WWE to start taking a look at him. The problem with WWE was that Davion Franklin was not interested in joining the pro-wrestling promotion. They wanted […]

Lyoto Machida has shown no signs of slowing down in his MMA career. ‘The Dragon’ currently has one more fight left on his Bellator contract and he has no plans to retire. Bellator MMA wanted to keep Lyoto Machida under contract in the promotion but he was the one who turned it down. The Brazilian […]

Jake Paul seems to be linked to fighting just about anyone that’s capable of fighting him. Khabib Nurmagomedov is the latest name to be mentioned as a potential opponent. There has been talk of a fight in Eagle FC. Khabib Nurmagomedov currently has his own promotion of Eagle FC and many want him to fight […]

Kayla Harrison has many options ahead of her after her contract with PFL came to an end. The MMA fighter seems to have three very strong contenders in UFC, PFL, and Bellator. There have been official offers from both UFC and PFL. Bellator seems to be the MMA promotion that has not officially sent in […]

Paul Daley appears to be ready to hang up in the gloves and walk away from fighting in MMA. The Bellator welterweight recently spoke about his next Bellator fight that’s taking place in May. Paul Daley has competed in MMA for a long time and has been very important for the sport in England. He […]

Cris Cyborg and Cat Zingano have been going after each other lately ahead of a potential featherweight title fight in Bellator MMA. Scott Coker recently stepped in and gave his opinion on the ongoing situation. Cat Zingano recently went after Cris Cyborg by saying she is refusing to drug test ahead of a potential MMA […]

Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko appear to be on some sort of collision course as the Russian legend looks to end his MMA career on a high note. The two fought in Bellator back in 2019 with Bader winning by KO. Fedor Emelianenko has recently been on an excellent run and hopes to rematch Ryan […]

Tyrone Spong is set to return to MMA after years of not competing in the sport. He makes his return at Eagle FC 44 against Sergei Kharitonov in a highly anticipated heavyweight matchup. Tyrone Spong is a noted kickboxer and has been competing in boxing. His return to MMA sees him get back to things […]

Ryan Bader managed to become a two-weight world champion in Bellator at both heavyweight and light heavyweight. The longtime MMA fighter eventually had a choice to make in terms of where he wanted his future. He lost his light heavyweight title back in 2020 but remains the Bellator MMA heavyweight champion. Ryan Bader is set […]

Jake Paul has just about every MMA fighter hoping to get their hands on him. Bellator’s light heavyweight ‘Big Tuna’ Ben Parrish is hoping for a chance to fight him. It’s not about beef for the fan-favorite MMA fighter, he has many fans hoping that he will fight Jake Paul. Ben Parrish is a man […]

Saad Awad is set to compete against hyped MMA prospect Chris Gonzalez at Bellator 273 on Saturday. The fight pits a long-time veteran against an up-and-comer looking to prove himself. Saad Awad is used to fighting just about every type of opponent, Chris Gonzalez is a prospect looking to make a name for himself in […]

Benson Henderson is set to make his MMA return at Bellator 273 on Saturday. The former UFC champion takes on Islam Mamedov in a tough, lightweight contest. The Bellator MMA lightweight made it clear that he wanted to get back in the title picture and asked Bellator what he needed to do. The organization made […]

Rashad Evans is set to return to MMA when he takes on Gabriel Checco at Eagle FC 44. The return marks his first fight since he was in the UFC back in 2018. He had hit a big losing skid and ended his career on a low note. Rashad Evans is now coming back to […]

Darrion Caldwell is set to take on Enrique Barzola at Bellator 273. The bantamweight MMA fighter is on the comeback trail and looking to get back in the championship title picture. Darrion Caldwell has been training in Florida for the past year and he’s looking to get back on track. The focus is to get […]

Fighter pay has been a big talking point in the MMA world with many fighters wanting to get paid what they’re worth. Bellator welterweight, Michael ‘Venom’ Page has been vocal recently about wanting to be paid in main events that include extra rounds. Bellator MMA used to have three-round main events and recently switched it […]