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9:06 AM ET Conor McGregor has not stepped into the Octagon in 14 months, yet hardly a day goes by without his name being brought up in an MMA conversation. As the starry Irishman’s return from a broken leg draws nearer, there is speculation about who might be next to step under the brightest of

Bellator light heavyweight Melvin Manhoef’s upcoming fight against Yoel Romero just became bigger following Manhoef’s recent admission. Romero and Manhoef will square off in the Bellator 285 co-main event this Friday in Dublin, IE. The event is headlined by a lightweight matchup between Benson Henderson and Peter Queally. During a week in which there are

UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen kept himself afloat in the 135-pound title chase by capturing a technical knockout victory over up-and-coming prospect Song Yadong in the UFC Vegas 60 main event last weekend in Vegas. Unfortunately, “The Sandman” has been defeated by reigning champion Aljamain Sterling, as well as top contenders Petr Yan and TJ

Kevin Holland’s cryptic Instagram post looks like a retirement from MMA Fan favorite Kevin Holland may have just announced his retirement. “Had a good run 30 in a little over a month got paid I’m out,” he wrote in a quote graphic. “Next career choice??” In the caption of the image, he simply put the

11:16 PM ET Eddie Alvarez and ONE Championship have agreed upon his release, the decorated MMA fighter wrote Tuesday night on Twitter. Alvarez, a former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion, wrote that he left ONE “amicably” and is “officially a free agent.” Alvarez signed with ONE as a free agent from the UFC in October

UFC President Dana White has revealed his favorite moment from the recently concluded career of legendary former featherweight king José Aldo. Having fallen short of capturing gold in a second weight class against Petr Yan in 2020, Aldo began what appeared to be an unlikely resurgence towards the top. After going through Marlon Vera, Pedro

The Nate Diaz free agency is about to get very interesting. Throughout 2022, the younger Diaz brother had essentially been begging for his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) release. The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 winner went as far as to once highlight Bellator specifically as a place he wants to fight for. Eventually, Diaz received one

Since making his pro debut in October of 2021, heavyweight Austin Green has been on a tear. Over the course of the first year of his career, Green has gone undefeated in three bouts, finishing all three of his opponents and spending less than seven minutes total in the cage during his fights. “It’s been

10:50 PM ET The UFC is bringing in a fighter who is just shy of his 18th birthday. Raul Rosas Jr. became the youngest fighter to sign with the UFC on Tuesday night, following a unanimous decision win over Mando Gutierrez on Dana White’s Contender Series. White, impressed by Rosas’ performance, offered the teen a

Undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather has revealed when he expects to share the ring with MMA superstar Conor McGregor again. After a retirement in 2015, Mayweather returned to boxing a year later in search of his 50th professional victory. And in one of the most lucrative fights in combat sports history, “Money” accomplished that feat

Alexander Volkanovski hosts his own cooking show titled “Cooking with Volks” and typically invites fellow fighters and local celebrities to join him for a meal. This week’s offering features pint-sized social media sensation Hasbulla, who recently joined the Aussie on the UFC roster. I’m not sure why every Hasbulla video starts with a fighter getting

Eddie Alvarez is no longer with ONE Championship According to Eddie Alvarez, the former UFC champion, he is no longer signed to ONE Championship. “Confirmed, I am no longer with ONE. We parted ways amicably and I remain on good terms with the ONE team. I want to thank Chatri for the opportunity and I

5:27 PM ET The fight between Cody Garbrandt, the former UFC bantamweight champion, and Rani Yahya, a Brazilian veteran who is 5-1-1 in his past seven bouts, on the Oct. 1 UFC Fight Night: Mackenzie Dern vs. Xiaonan Yan card has been postponed after injuries to both fighters. Yahya reportedly suffered a neck injury last

Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has formally agreed to part ways with ONE Championship. The mutual separation was originally reported by South China Morning Post on Tuesday evening. This news brings a close to a four-year marriage between Alvarez and the promotion. Upon Alvarez’s signing with ONE Championship, he revealed that the

In the minds of some, Paddy Pimblett is on a Conor McGregor-like rise to fame. While McGregor has been sidelined healing from his gruesome broken leg injury suffered in July 2021, Pimblett has been flawless in the Octagon, winning his first three fights. Upon his arrival, like McGregor, “The Baddy” blew the roof off the

DWCS Week 9: Bruno Ferreira earns quick TKO over Leon Aliu There are only two more weeks left of DWCS and this card was an interesting one. In the main event, Bruno Ferreira went in hard and finished Leon Aliu in what felt like just seconds. The referee jumped in to stop the onslaught and

UFC heavyweight contender Chris Daukaus has become the latest to provide a fairly damning assessment of the promotion’s shoe partnership with The Rock. Late last month, the MMA leader announced that Project Rock, created by former WWE figure and current Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, had launched its first-ever co-branded footwear, the Project Rock x UFC

Jose Aldo had just one fight remaining on his UFC contract and the promotion already booked a return to Rio de Janeiro in January, but for reasons only known to “Junior,” the former 145-pound champion wanted to call it quits this week and say goodbye to his life inside the Octagon. More on that surprising