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Two-time Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas has big plans for his next steps in MMA. A second-round head-kick knockout over Jose Alday on a “Lookin’ For a Fight” card wasn’t enough to convince UFC President Dana White to sign him to a deal. Now, Dantas is eager to travel around the world and “go where

Gilbert Burns’ toughness was on full display in the UFC 288 co-main event against Belal Muhammad this past weekend. Coming together on short notice, Burns made the effort to turn right around after a big win at UFC 287 against Jorge Masvidal one month prior. “Durinho” retired “Gamebred,” getting back on a winning streak with

UFC Charlotte takes place this Saturday headlined by a heavyweight showdown between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida, and you know what that means: the No Bets Barred boys are back to break it all down. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew begin the show with a recap where Conner finally got things on track for

Jake Paul was caught off guard by Nate Diaz’s lack of hostility at their first pre-fight press conference on Tuesday. The younger Diaz brother is finally set to make his lifelong dream of competing in a professional boxing match a reality. Along with that comes several press obligations and the media festivities kicked off this

Chaos reigns on the latest episode of the MMA Fighting Rankings Show as the crew tie up some loose ends for UFC 288. Co-hosts Shaun Al-Shatti and Alexander K. Lee are joined by their good pals Jed Meshew and Damon Martin to debate where Henry Cejudo falls in the bantamweight division after his split decision

Dominck Cruz is flabbergasted one judge gave Aljamain Sterling the fifth round of his UFC 288 title defense against Henry Cejudo – to him, that was the easiest frame to give to Cejudo. But Cruz is also relieved that, judging questions aside, Cejudo’s late surge didn’t win him the fight. He believes the bantamweight division

Matt Frevola called and now Paddy Pimblett has answered. Following a stunning first-round knockout over Drew Dober at UFC 288, Frevola wasted no time turning his attention to Pimblett while calling for a fight against the superstar from Liverpool later this year. Of course, Pimblett is out of action right now after undergoing ankle surgery

Colby Covington wasn’t impressed by Belal Muhammad’s performance at UFC 288 this past weekend. The UFC welterweight division’s very best have been highlighted on four consecutive pay-per-view events stretching back to UFC 285 in March. Whether it be top contenders jockeying for position or the champion competing, there have been month-by-month developments that are keeping

The main card for the UFC’s return to Canada has been revealed. During Saturday’s UFC 288 broadcast, the promotion announced the pay-per-view main card for UFC 289, which takes place June 10 in Vancouver. In the main event, Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title against Irene Aldana. Aldana steps in for the injured Julianna Peña,

In the main event of UFC 288, Aljamain Sterling made history by becoming the first UFC bantamweight champion to defend their title three consecutive times, and in doing so, he spoiled the long-awaited return of former two-division champion Henry Cejudo. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Shaheen Al-Shatti, and Jed Meshew react to Sterling’s victory over Cejudo,

MMA Fighting has Canelo vs. Ryder results live for the Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder fight card at the Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico on Sunday afternoon. When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Canelo vs. Ryder live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Canelo

The Canelo vs. Ryder start time and TV schedule for the Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder fight card at the Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, on Saturday night. This post will help explain the Canelo vs. Ryder fight card and at which time the headliners are expected to make their ring walks. The event

The stakes seem quite high in the welterweight co-main event of Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view, and while the winner between Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad moves to the top of the contenders’ line, Jon Anik believes the loser won’t take a major step back. Burns and Muhammad compete in a five-round matchup, which was put together

At the UFC 288 official weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning, and MMA Fighting will have live video of it above. In the main event, UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling and former two-division champion Henry Cejudo can weigh no more than 135 pounds, the maximum

Trash talk is expected at pre-fight press conferences, so Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo attempted to pull out their best one-liners ahead of their battle at UFC 288. Cejudo, who proudly proclaims himself as the “King of Cringe,” fell right back into his old patterns at Thursday’s UFC 288 pre-fight press conference after a three-year

The Invicta FC 53 live stream online features the entire Invicta FC 53 event Wednesday night at the ReelWorks Denver. In the main event, Jillian DeCoursey defends her Invicta FC 53 atomweight title against Rayanne dos Santos. The entire main card is below. Invicta FC 53 is expected to begin at 9 p.m. ET. Atomweight

Henry Cejudo’s longtime coach is calling his shot for UFC 288. “‘Triple C’ takes him in three,” Eric Albarracin predicted Wednesday on The MMA Hour, days out from Cejudo’s return against UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. “I think it’s going to be a submission. Henry might be saying something else, but I think it’s going

Amanda Nunes has a new challenger for UFC 289. UFC President Dana White announced Tuesday that Nunes’ originally scheduled opponent Julianna Peña has been forced out of their upcoming bantamweight championship trilogy bout scheduled for June 10 in Vancouver, Canada, due to injury. Stepping in to replace Peña is top contender Irene Aldana. According to