11:01 AM ET Bellator MMA lightweight prospect Aaron Pico has booked his next fight, against John de Jesus on Nov. 12, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have verbally agreed to the matchup. The Nov. 12 event is expected to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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Cal Ellenor’s main event clash with James Gallagher has been over a year in the making. Nobody could have predicted the bizarre trajectory that this Bellator matchup between two of Europe’s top bantamweight prospects would take, with the fight—barring any last-minute weirdness—finally landing at Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy this Saturday. That it has stayed
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4 fighters have been released by the UFC recently. UFC President Dana White had previously stated that releases were likely to come soon as the company was handing out more contracts on the Tuesday Night Contenders series. According to a report from MMA Fighting, Iuri Alcântara, Jeff Hughes, Mara Romero Borella, and Khadis Ibragimov have
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Colby Covington is ready to beat any welterweight UFC puts in his way, and that includes rising sensation Khamzat Chimaev. As one of the most controversial and outspoken fighters on the UFC roster today, Covington enjoys walking around with a target on his back. He calls out just about everyone, regardless of weight class, and
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“I wanted to put my name out there and have crazy performances, but now I realize it’s all about the wins. When I won against Dooho Choi there’s all this TV and opportunity, but then when I lose, even by split decision, it’s a loss in the eyes of the people and your wallet. So
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12:21 PM ET Deiveson Figueiredo‘s first flyweight title defense won’t come against Cody Garbrandt after all. Figueiredo (19-1) will now face Alex Perez at UFC 255 on Nov. 21 after Garbrandt was forced to withdraw from the title fight because of an injury, sources told ESPN. The news was first reported by Combate. The fight
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to “Fight Island” last weekend to stage UFC 253 and it turned out to be a massive success. According to a recent report by The Athletic, UFC 253 pulled in over an estimated 700,000 PPV buys worldwide. The PPV card was led by a main event grudge match between UFC
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UFC Fight Island 4: Holm vs Aldana Odds Breakdown [embedded content] Check out the odds and breakdown for UFC Fight Island 4 (aka UFC on ESPN 16) featuring Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana with the best in the business. This is an MMAWeekly EXCLUSIVE with Cage Side Seat’s Jim “Gries” Grieshaber, as he and world-renowned
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“I always say that Instagram can be very deceiving in terms of what people put out — but I am in a good place right now,” said Holm, whose social media feed is filled with playful videos, pictures of her “ride or die” travel companion River, and post-training pictures with her team from the Jackson-Wink
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At the UFC Fight Island 4 weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Abu Dhabi are set to step on the scale Friday morning. In the main event, former champ Holly Holm and Irene Aldana can weigh no more than 136 pounds for their non-title bantamweight title bout. The UFC Fight Island 4
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