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Conor McGregor’s skills as a pitch man were at full force at BKFC 41. Following the main event of BKFC 41 in Broomfield, Colo., this past Saturday, McGregor emerged from the audience and stepped into the ring after being called out by winner Mike Perry. The two met in an animated but respectful faceoff, which

Eddie Alvarez was glad to share a moment with Conor McGregor this past weekend. On Saturday, Alvarez made his bare-knuckle boxing debut, winning a hard-fought split decision over Chad Mendes in the co-main event of BKFC 41. The event was so hotly anticipated that McGregor showed up to ringside to watch the fights, and was

Arnold Allen concedes there was no controversy in his loss to Max Holloway at UFC Kansas City because he already knew the outcome before the decision was read. While he battled it out with Holloway for 25 minutes, the 29-year-old British featherweight expected the scorecards to go against him with no one to blame for

Veteran bantamweight Brian Kelleher is unsure when he’ll return to the sport after the discovery of an injury that cancelled his UFC Vegas 72 fight with Journey Newson. Kelleher was ruled out of Saturday’s event on Wednesday of his preliminary card matchup at UFC APEX. In his place went Marcus McGhee, who wound up earning

MMA Fighting’s José Youngs, Steven Marracco and E. Casey Leydon react to Eddie Alvarez’s thrilling split decision win in his BKFC debut, Chad Mendes’ retirement, Mike Perry’s strange TKO win over Luke Rockhold, Conor McGregor’s appearance in the BKFC, Ben Rothwell’s violent win over Josh Copeland, Christine Ferea successful title defense against Bec Rawlings, and

MMA Fighting has BKFC 41 results for the Perry vs. Rockhold fight card, live blogs from the top two fights, and more from the 1stBank Center in Bloomfield, Colo., on Saturday night. In the main event, Mike Perry welcomes former UFC champion Luke Rockhold to the BKFC ring in a light heavyweight contest. Former UFC

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 72 results for the Song vs. Simon event from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In the main event, Song Yadong and Ricky Simon will square off in a bantamweight contest. Song has won three of his past five fights, while Simon has won five fights in

Another week, another UFC card — and as has become the norm these days, it’s not a particularly good one. UFC Vegas 72 is headlined by a fun matchup between Song Yadong and Ricky Simon, but the rest of the card leaves plenty to be desired. Still, the best way to spice up an underwhelming

Slim Trabelsi is now a Bellator MMA fighter after a dispute between managers that led to his UFC release. Bellator officials confirmed to MMA Fighting Trabelsi’s move to the Paramount-owned promotion after an initial report from TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter. According to a press release from Dominance MMA, the contract is a “six-figure,” multi-fight, multi-year deal.

Watch the pre-fight press conference for the BKFC 41 event on Thursday in Denver. The press conference features headliners Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold and other fighters as they answer questions for the media in advance of their clash on Saturday at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo. The press conference is open to the public

The UFC keeps right on rolling this Saturday with another return to the Apex, headlined by a bantamweight prospect matchup between Song Yadong and Ricky Simon, so the No Bets Barred boys are back to break down their best bets. Co-hosts Conner Burks and Jed Meshew begin the show by recapping UFC Vegas 71 as

For Luke Rockhold and Mike Perry, the tension is palpable just days out from BKFC 41. The two UFC veterans are slated to headline BKFC 41 in a five-round affair this Saturday at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo. The bout serves as Rockhold’s bare-knuckle boxing debut following a successful 10-year run in the UFC,

UFC Vegas 72 is down to 11 fights after the rebooking of Pete Rodriguez vs. Natan Levy for a later fight card. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Rodriguez vs. Levy will now take place at UFC Charlotte on May 13. Rodriguez suffered an illness that forced the

Carl Frampton thinks Ryan Garcia failed to go out on his shield. Garcia faced Gervonta Davis in one of the year’s most highly anticipated boxing bouts this past Saturday in Las Vegas and suffered the first setback of his career, losing by seventh-round knockout after Davis caught him with a wicked body shot. The previously

Frankie Edgar spent almost eight total hours inside the UFC octagon during his illustrious career, but that doesn’t mean he’s not prone to mistakes every now and again. The former UFC lightweight champion, who announced his retirement from active competition this past November, posted a video on his Instagram account on Monday showing a recent

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane might get her wish. The former Bellator flyweight champion won a narrow split decision over Kana Watanabe this past Saturday in Honolulu, then called for a fight with close friend and longtime training partner Liz Carmouche. Macfarlane has won two straight fights and holds the Bellator record for the most defenses of the

Don’t expect Olympic gold medalist Rafaela Silva to follow the footsteps of fellow judokas Ronda Rousey and Kayla Harrison to MMA. A two-time judo world champion (2013 and 2022) and one-time Olympic champion (2016), Silva flirted with mixed martial arts during her two-year suspension for fenoterol, a substance used to treat asthma. Silva claimed innocence