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Christian “The Warrior” Lee is the current Lightweight champion in the One Championship fighting league. He faces off against Rae Yoon Ok, who is dangerous in his own right. This is Lee’s fourth title defense since becoming the champion back in 2019. The 23-year-old is ecstatic for his bout on Sept. 24. You can find […]

Alistair Overeem has been involved in combat sports for what feels like forever. He started competing in MMA in 1999 and fought on and off in kickboxing throughout the 2000s. Now he’s back in kickboxing and is set to take on Rico Verhoeven at Glory Collision 3 on October 23. The contest is a highly […]

Anthony Johnson has been forced to pull out of his scheduled October 16 Bellator title fight against Vadim Nemkov. The fight has left fans everywhere disappointed as the title fight was expected to be a very exciting matchup. Anthony Johnson revealed on social media that he was forced to pull out due to a ‘very […]

Yoel Romero made a lot of changes heading into Bellator 266 against Phil Davis. The Cuban fighter changed his promotion and his weight class going into the event. He previously fought in the UFC, at middleweight, against Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 back in March 2020. The fight was heavily criticized as many felt it […]

Ismail Naurdiev has a rap video that went viral back in late 2020. The Austrian fighter released the video after joking around with some of his friends. “It’s called multi-talent,” Naurdiev said of his rapping abilities to Clutch Points. “It was just for fun. It was about started from the bottom now we are here. […]

Ismail Naurdiev’s last fight was a scary experience for the Austrian fighter. He was challenging Jarrah Al-Silawi for the Super Welterweight title at Brave CF 50 and was having a good fight. The first round went his way and Naurdiev was feeling good. The second round is where things took a turn for the worst. […]

Conor McGregor once again hogged the headlines after his unexpected incident with rapper Machine Gun Kelly at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. McGregor apparently wanted a picture with MGK but his request was shot down by the rapper’s security. This immediately enraged the controversial former UFC champion, who is well-known for having the […]

Transgender fighter Alana McLaughlin made her much-awaited MMA debut last Friday in Combate Global in Miami. She had a stunning maiden battle, finishing off her opponent, Celine Provost, in round two via a stunning chokehold. It was a dominating performance for McLaughlin, who had to undergo several tests prior to the fight to make sure […]

Bellator 266 Phil Davis vs Yoel Romero has a finalized and an updated card for Saturday. The event added some prelims to round out the card and overall the event is an interesting one. The main event sees Yoel Romero make his long-awaited debut as he takes on former UFC contender Phil Davis in an […]

While many of modern MMA fans are convinced that Khabib Nurmagomedov is the sport’s so-called “GOAT,” there seems to be some factors that make it refutable. Without a doubt, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s undefeated record certainly presents a strong case to be hailed the greatest of all time. Atop that, Nurmagomedov fought in an era where the […]

The MMA World was rocked recently with the recent news that MMA fighter Kyle Reyes had passed away. The sad news was followed by an outpouring of love from his former teammates at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. The native of Guam had moved to Las Vegas in order to further his MMA career and […]

Kyoji Horiguchi is now a free agent with his Rizin contract coming to an end. He had previously been with the UFC, leaving after his last fight in 2016 and competing in Rizin starting in 2017. He went 7-1 in the UFC losing his only fight to Demetrious Johnson via submission in the very last […]

Gable Steveson is a popular man after competing in the Olympics this past summer. The heavyweight has been seen everywhere there are combat sports including UFC, WWE, PFL, and Bellator among others. He has a plethora of options for what’s next and he’s taking his time before making a decision. It seems he is leaning […]

Betting has always been part of the whole spectrum of sports. Almost every league has fans willing to gamble money to make viewing more exciting—and that includes the UFC. The UFC continues to grow in popularity, with some observers even believing it could take over boxing as the biggest draw in fight sports. But of […]

File this under Things You Thought You Would Never See. A female MMA fighter took psychological warfare to an entirely different level over the weekend after she savagely trolled her opponent. During a promotional event of their MMA match in Poland, Ewa Brodnicka surprised everyone by taking out a sex toy and handed it to […]

Junior dos Santos has been figuring out what’s next for him in his career after getting released from the UFC a few months ago. The Brazilian Heavyweight was at the 2021 PFL Playoffs 3 event last Friday and spoke to MMAJunkie on what’s next for him. Many were expecting him to consider retirement but that […]

The MMA world received the sad news on Monday when it was revealed on social media that 22-fight MMA veteran Kyle Reyes had passed away. Reyes was a member of the famous gym Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Reyes was 30 at the time of passing. Kyle Reyes had a GoFundMe set up to help […]

Aniela Bogusz was in for a strange surprise when she went to weigh-in for her MMA bout in Poland. MMA is a sport known for having some whacky moments. Especially at weigh-ins. Tempers flare, fighters push each other, altercations turn into brawls. At High League in Gdansk, Poland, things went completely off the rails rather […]

Bellator 263 has all of the hype in the world. You can catch the prelims on Youtube at 7 pm Eastern, then the main card will be available on Showtime, starting at 10 pm Eastern. The Featherweight title is on the line, as Patricio Freire takes on AJ McKee. It’s time to continue our MMA […]