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George Sotiropoulos is returning to the cage. The 45-year-old Sotiropoulos is scheduled for his first fight in nearly nine years as he’ll face Josh Togo in a lightweight contest at Hex Fight Series 26 — which takes place May 26 at the Melbourne Pavilion in Australia — the promotion announced on Tuesday. Sotiropoulos had 11-fights

Israel Adesanya has faced Alex Pereira three times across kickboxing and MMA and each occasion saw him come within inches of victory before he fell into the jaws of defeat. A razor-close decision in their first fight that led to Adesanya nearly scoring a finish in their rematch until Pereira flattened him with a highlight-reel

The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: We recap another wild and crazy weekend in combat sports. 1:40 p.m.: Michael Chiesa checks in to give an update

It’s not very often that Brock Lesnar is the smaller man in any of his WWE matches, but that’s exactly what the ex-UFC champion faced Sunday at WrestleMania 39. During the second night of the annual event, Lesnar took on an opponent named Omos (real name Tolulope “Jordan” Omogbehin) — an athlete billed at 7-foot-3

UFC 287 gets a late shakeup in the heavyweight division. A person with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Chase Sherman will now face Karl Williams at next weekend’s pay-per-view event at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami. UFC Brazil also revealed the new matchup. Williams replaces fan favorite Chris Barnett, who

While Saturday featured several combat sports events, none were wilder on paper than the latest offering from Fight Circus, which delivered in many ways. Fight Circus 6 took place Saturday night on FITE, and in the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson teamed up with fellow PRIDE veteran Bob Sapp for a

MMA Fighting has Joshua vs. Franklin results for the Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin event at The 02 in London, England, on Saturday afternoon. In the main event, Anthony Joshua will look to get back on track against Jermaine Franklin in a heavyweight contest. The Joshua vs. Franklin main event is expected to start at

MMA Fighting has PFL 1 results for the Loughnane vs. Moraes fight card from The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas on Saturday night. In the main event, Brendan Loughnane squares off against Marlon Moraes in a featherweight contest. Loughnane won the PFL featherweight tournament last year. Rob Wilkinson, who won last year’s PFL

Bryce Meredith has high expectations for himself, just like longtime friend Bo Nickal, but he’s also smart enough to realize that they may not walk the same exact path. A three-time All-American wrestler from the University of Wyoming, Meredith was already considered a top prospect from the day he decided to try MMA. Thus far,

MMA Fighting has Bellator 293 results for the Golm vs. James event and more from Friday’s action at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif. In the main event, Bellator heavyweight contenders Marcelo Golm and Daniel James collide in a five-round battle with title implications. Cat Zingano and Leah McCourt compete in a women’s

Thiago Santos had 24 octagon appearances before he parted ways with the UFC, but his final one taught him an important lesson. Santos met future UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill in a headlining bout this past August and lost via fourth-round stoppage. Despite being known as a ferocious striker, Santos changed his game plan

Heavyweights Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes will battle in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout at UFC Vegas 71 on April 22, and now the poster for the event has been revealed. Considering the stakes in the fight, it’s no surprise that Pavlovich and Blaydes take center stage ahead of the card, which is scheduled

There were no major medical suspensions following UFC San Antonio this past weekend, although four fighters on the card did end up with six-month layoffs handed down by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The medical suspensions were released by the commission with every fighter on the card receiving at least a mandatory layoff

Gamebred Boxing has tweaked the lineup for Saturday’s event in Milwaukee. MMA slugger Paul Daley is out of a planned clash with fellow UFC veteran Markus Perez. Joe Riggs, a longtime MMA veteran who has been competing in bare-knuckle boxing matches over the past few years, has agreed to step in on days’ notice. The

On the latest episode of Anything But Fighting, Invicta FC veteran Serena DeJesus joins MMA Fighting’s José Youngs to discuss her love of all things anime, look back on the glory days of Toonami, and why she genuinely enjoys Grave of the Fireflies. The Las Vegas native also breaks down what she considers to be

Dakota Ditcheva was not at all shocked she earned her first submission win this past weekend at PFL Europe 1. The 24-year-old improved to 8-0 as a pro MMA fighter when she tapped Malin Hermansson in the first round in Newcastle, England. Having come from a Muai Thai background, a lot of MMA fans were

Dana White often says he doesn’t make fights right after UFC events, but he made a rare exception when he announced Colby Covington as the next contender for Leon Edwards’ welterweight title in the hours after UFC 286. So why was Covington a special case? “That is true [we don’t make fights right after fights],