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PRESS RELEASE – PARIS, FRANCE – A sold out crowd of over 13,000 fans packed the Accor Arena tonight for Bellator 296, the promotion’s third successful event in Paris, France. Several French fighters shined brightly for the partisan Parisian crowd, including Thibault Gouti (17-6), who scored an emphatic knock out over Kane Mousah (14-5) to start the main card off

Bellator will begin a new era of its broadcasting history Friday, as the promotion announced a new change for Canadian MMA viewers. According to TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, Bellator events will move from exclusive broadcasts on YouTube to a semi-traditional pay-per-view model, beginning with Bellator 296 in Paris, France. The main event features a critical middleweight

When Jake Paul first got into boxing, he was the freakshow. Now he’s got nothing on the current crop of ‘influencer boxing’ offerings like Misfits Boxing, and he’s the old guard trying to protect the sport’s reputation Misfits Boxing 007 goes down this weekend, headlined by KSI vs. Joe Fournier. Further down the card there’s

Though it’s been 10 months since his last fight, UFC welterweight Gabe Green doesn’t look at the past year with bad feelings. Rather than be upset about his situation, Green has remained optimistic, and is now finally set to return to action for the first time since July of last year. “Things are good,” Green

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2023, 09:14 AM ET The gravity of the situation didn’t dawn on Vijay Hanumantha Raju until hours later when he was talking with his friends. Hanumantha Raju competed Saturday in his first Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition. His opponent was also making his competitive debut in the grappling art: Mark Zuckerberg,

In the co-main event of UFC Charlotte, a light heavyweight bout goes down as Anthony Smith takes on Johnny Walker. Heading into the scrap, the fight is lined as a pick’em as both Smith and Walker are listed at -113 on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight at UFC Charlotte, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro

Kelvin Gastelum is shaking things up in a big way. At 21 years old, Gastelum — now 31 —became the youngest fighter to win a season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), earning his contract on Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) roster as a Middleweight. Once in the big leagues, the 5-foot-9 Gastelum immediately debuted at Welterweight,

Watch Valentina Shevchenko beach workout | VIDEO Former UFC champion Valentina Shevchenko shared a video clip of her working out on the beach and it’s pretty intense. She’s doing her classic kicks, sprawls and shadow boxing all while trying to balance on the sand. Shevchenko is coming off her first loss since becoming champion when

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2023, 05:39 PM ET Professional Fighters League (PFL) has signed top kickboxer Cédric Doumbé, the promotion announced Wednesday. Doumbé, 30, had once been tied to contract talks with the UFC, but now will be plying his trade in MMA with PFL. He is a former Glory Kickboxing welterweight champion

Gilbert Burns has revealed the extent of the shoulder injury that he suffered at UFC 288 during his loss to Belal Muhammad. Throughout the course of their co-main event over the weekend, it became clear that something was wrong with Gilbert Burns. He didn’t appear to be moving as he usually does and his body

Gilbert Burns has a diagnosis on the shoulder he injured early into his UFC 288 loss to Belal Muhammad. Burns struggled through five tough rounds against Muhammad, losing the welterweight title eliminator fight 50-45, 49-46, and 49-46 on the judges’ scorecards. The fight took a bad turn for “Durinho” midway through the first round when

Nate Diaz declares himself the best UFC fighter ever Nate Diaz, during a rather bazaar and self-proclaimed “sketch” press conference opposite Jake Paul, declared himself the best UFC fighter ever. What about Jon Jones? What about Anderson Silva? Or how about Georges St-Pierre? Diaz apparently believes his 21-13 record, winning Season 5 of The Ultimate

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun English heavyweight Tom Aspinall will headline a UFC Fight Night event July 22 in London against Marcin Tybura, UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday. Aspinall (12-3) will return to O2

UFC star Sean O’Malley believes Paddy Pimblett’s eating habits and recent injury are a recipe for depression. Paddy Pimblett (20-3 MMA) last fought in December of last year at UFC 282 where he defeated Jared Gordon (19-6 MMA) via unanimous decision in a lightweight bout. The 28-year-old suffered an ankle injury, requiring surgery, which has

Kayla Harrison vs. Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino feels like it will never happen at this point. Both fighters have gone through free agency periods that revolved somewhat around the other in the past two years but couldn’t land any deals to compete under the same umbrella. As she’s ascended to the status of two-time Professional Fighters

Full Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz ‘sketch ass’ press conference video Jake Paul and Nate Diaz held court with the media in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, in what Diaz proclaimed a “sketch ass” and “rookie” press conference. All this while allegedly trying to hype his bout opposite Paul. The two will square off on Aug.

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 08:00 PM ET DALLAS – Jake Paul has shaken up his coaching staff following his first career loss. The YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter told ESPN on Tuesday that he is now working with trainers Theo Chambers and legendary retired boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley, along with his longtime coach J’Leon Love, a

Merab Dvalishvili has accepted the challenge he received from former UFC champion Henry Cejudo. UFC 288 took place last Saturday, May 6th which saw Aljamain Sterling  (23-3 MMA) defeat Henry Cejudo (16-3 MMA) via split decision in the main event. With the victory, Sterling has successfully defended his bantamweight title 3 times. Following the defeat,