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MMA Fighting has Bellator 284 results for the Gracie vs. Yamauchi fight card from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday night. In the main event, Neiman Gracie and Goiti Yamauchi will square off in a welterweight contest. Gracie has won two of his past five fights, while Yamauchi has won four of

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane struggled with the scale ahead of a pivotal bout. At Thursday’s official weigh-ins for Bellator 284, the former flyweight champion weighed in at 129 pounds, three pounds over the limit for her fight with Bruna Ellen, which takes place Friday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. This is the first weight miss

A high-profile middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland is in the works for the main event of the UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15. The bout has yet to be officially signed. Ariel Helwani first reported news of the plans. Cannonier (15-6) and Strickland (25-4) are both top-ranked middleweights in the MMA

‘Judo’ Gene LeBell died at age 89 on Tuesday, and the combat sports world took to social media to reflect on his career as a martial arts instructor, actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator. Check out their posts below. My hero.My teacher.My inspiration.My unfailing reminder that I am ugly and nobody likes me.My friend.RIP to

Like everyone else at the UFC APEX, former middleweight champion Michael Bisping was impressed by Bo Nickal’s second pro win in the DWCS headliner on Tuesday night. But the ex-champ and DWCS commentator included in his praise a healthy amount of skepticism in signing off on the three-time Division I champion as a future UFC

UFC fighter Taila Santos has been accused by two former coaches and a manager of not paying them for her past three UFC bouts, including a 125-pound title fight with Valentina Shevchenko, but Santos denies the accusations. Local news outlet “O Município de Blumenau” first reported the situation. Santos’ former head coach and manager Marcelo

Kamaru Usman goes for title defense No. 6 at UFC 278. The main card for the UFC’s Aug. 20 pay-per-view has been announced with Usman defending his welterweight championship against Leon Edwards in the headliner. The bout is a rematch of a December 2015 bout that Usman won by unanimous decision. Usman is currently the

Cody Garbrandt and Rani Yahya are getting another chance to meet in the cage. MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the booking that Garbrandt (12-5) is set to fight Yahya (28-10-1, 1 NC) in a bantamweight bout at the UFC’s Oct. 1 event, with a location still to be determined. This bout is

After getting brutally knocked out by now-champion Jiri Prochazka in one of the most exciting fights of 2021, two-time UFC title challenger Dominick Reyes is looking to return this fall. For Reyes, he just needed to take some time away from the chaos of MMA and the UFC. “I had to do some soul searching

Khamzat Chimaev anticipates the same result many fans and observers do in his UFC 279 fight against Nate Diaz. In response to a new promo for the welterweight matchup on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas, Chimaev posted a coffin emoji with the 209 area code, a reference to the Stockton, Calif., territory Diaz calls home.

Mohammed Usman lived up to his famous family name with a devastating knockout to finish Zac Pauga to claim The Ultimate Fighter championship at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday. An underdog according to betting experts, Usman only needed a short left hook that clipped Pauga in the second round that sent him down to the

It’s been a big week. UFC 277 happened, with several very important outcomes taking place, and then the UFC announces Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler. So let’s talk about all that, plus a brief mention of UFC Vegas 59 tonight. After his recent loss, what do you do with Kai Kara-France? — Rose Skye (@ThatTransMMAFan)

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 59 results for the Santos vs. Hill fight card, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 59 Twitter updates. In the main event, Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill collide in a key light heavyweight battle. A one-time title challenger, Santos is in dire need of a

Volkan Oezdemir and Nikita Krylov find themselves on the same card again, this time as opponents. The UFC announced Friday that Oezdemir (18-6) is set to fight Krylov (28-9) in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 280, which takes place Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Both fighters snapped two-fight losing streaks with

A bantamweight fight between Sara McMann and Aspen Ladd has been rescheduled for the upcoming UFC Vegas 60 card scheduled on Sept. 17 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday with agreements in place from both athletes. The fight

Where do Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña go from their five-round battle in Dallas this past Saturday? On an all-new episode of Between the Links, the panel will discuss the potential next moves from the UFC 277 headliners following Nunes’ dominant decision win to reclaim the UFC bantamweight title. Will the UFC book a third

This Saturday, the UFC returns with another Fight Night event at the UFC APEX, UFC Vegas 59. The card is headlined by a light heavyweight fight between two heavy hitters, Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill, and the No Bets Barred boys have you covered with full breakdowns of all the main card fights, plus some

Conor McGregor has booked a leading role in the Amazon Studios remake of “Road House,” the production company announced on Monday. McGregor joins Jake Gyllenhaal in the reimagining of the 80s cult classic, which begins filming this month in the Dominican Republic. The ex-champ’s role has not been announced, but Deadline reported he will play