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LFA 78 Results: Yanez slips by Estrada, Jose Johnson has a KOTY
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LFA 78 Results: Yanez slips by Estrada, Jose Johnson has a KOTY

  It was another exciting night of fights deep in the heart of Texas. Legacy Fighting Alliance made its UFC Fight Pass debut with LFA 78 on November 15, from Belton, Texas. The card was the first for the promotion since September when the company’s then broadcast partner AXS TV was acquired by Anthem Sports…

Dana White’s Contender Series set to launch in Asia in 2020
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Dana White’s Contender Series set to launch in Asia in 2020

Dana White’s Contender Series will continue its expansion globally with the addition of an Asia-based version of the show. The first season of the new series, which is set to take place in the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai, will debut in 2020. “One of my favorite parts of my job is looking for up-and-coming…

Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson II set for Bellator Japan

Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson II set for Bellator Japan

Just weeks after the confirmation that Bellator MMA will team-up with RIZIN Fighting Federation to make Bellator Japan happen on December 29, the co-main event has been revealed. It features a pair of lightweight legends in Michael Chandler (19-5) and Benson Henderson (28-8) in what will be a rematch. Of course, the official announcement of…

ONE Century will be behind a paywall in the US: Is it the right call?
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ONE Century will be behind a paywall in the US: Is it the right call?

This past summer, ONE Championship announced that in celebration of their 100th live event, they would be hosting an MMA double-header aptly titled ONE: Century, on October 13, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan. The first card is headlined by a champion vs. champion rematch between Angela Lee and Xiong Jing Nan for Lee’s ONE Women’s Atomweight…

‘Cupcakes’ vs. Commission: Johnny Campbell’s perplexing battle with Rhode Island over marijuana

‘Cupcakes’ vs. Commission: Johnny Campbell’s perplexing battle with Rhode Island over marijuana

On July 26, New England’s Johnny Campbell entered the cage for the 30th time in his professional career taking on regional prospect Kris Moutinho at CES 57. The 32-year-old had snapped a three-fight losing streak just a month prior, and he was looking to go on a run to get on the radar of promotions…

Bellator 226 Results: Ryan Bader retains title in bizarre fight with Cheick Kongo
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Bellator 226 Results: Ryan Bader retains title in bizarre fight with Cheick Kongo

It was about as anticlimactic as a title fight can be, but Ryan Bader is still the Bellator heavyweight champion. This fight will not count as a title defense for the champion, who was hoping to earn his first after winning the belt in January. Instead, Bader’s fight against Cheick Kongo in the main event…

For Steve Garcia, the Contender Series is the way, way back
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For Steve Garcia, the Contender Series is the way, way back

“I believe in Steve Garcia.” That was the message from Mike Winkeljohn on May 10 of this year after watching the Albuquerque bantamweight overwhelm his opponent that night. Ordinarily, Winkeljohn’s backing would hint at a young fighter’s budding ascendancy to one of the world’s major promotions. After all, Garcia’s performance came at a local New Mexico card…

Alesha Zappitella talks RIZIN 18 and ‘impressive’ Weili Zhang

Alesha Zappitella talks RIZIN 18 and ‘impressive’ Weili Zhang

It never crossed the mind of Alesha Zappitella to take an extended break after suffering her first career loss. The 24-year-old tasted defeat for the first time in June against former UFC strawweight Viviane Pereira at Invicta FC 35 but chose to take the positives from the experience rather than harp on the negatives. “I…

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ONE Championship’s first semi-open weigh-ins raise more questions than answers

Update: Information received from ONE Championship has been added to the bottom of this post.  On Thursday, August 15, ONE Championship broadcasted the official weigh-ins and hydration test for ONE Championship: Dreams of Gold on YouTube. Following the death of Chinese fighter Yang Jian Bing in 2015 as a result of weight cutting complications, ONE…