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Gilbert Burns draws top prospect Mike Davis on short notice in Sunrise
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Gilbert Burns draws top prospect Mike Davis on short notice in Sunrise

UFC lightweight and Brazilian jiu jitsu standout Gilbert Burns (14-3) has a new opponent for his upcoming UFC Sunrise fight following his previously scheduled opponent, Eric Wisely’s, withdrawal. Burns will now face Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series veteran and Island Fights standout, Mike Davis (7-1), a source confirms to The Body Lock. Burns, 32,…

UFC Fight Night 149 Predictions: Alistair Overeem vs. Aleksei Oleinik
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UFC Fight Night 149 Predictions: Alistair Overeem vs. Aleksei Oleinik

Originally a fight between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov, Volkov’s withdrawal and the entry of Aleksei Oleinik has turned the main event in St-Petersburg into a far more binary affair; the new main event is between the division’s most decorated kickboxer and its most bizarrely effective submission threat. Oleinik is off the biggest win of…

Manel Kape eyes RIZIN flyweight title before Kyoji Horiguchi rematch

Manel Kape eyes RIZIN flyweight title before Kyoji Horiguchi rematch

Manel Kape returns to action this weekend at RIZIN 15 in Yokohama, Japan. A man who many would argue is made for the big show, Kape has settled into the Japanese based promotion well since arriving in late 2017. After defeating Ian McCall in December 2017, Kape earned a shot at one of the promotion’s best,…

ONE Championship announces fight card for ONE: Warriors of Light in Bangkok, Thailand
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ONE Championship announces fight card for ONE: Warriors of Light in Bangkok, Thailand

ONE Championship has announced the full fight card for their upcoming ONE: Warriors of Light event in Bangkok, Thailand, set to take place on Friday, May 10. The event is headlined by a Muay Thai title fight between Nong-O Gaiyanghadao and Hiroaki Suzuki. The contest will mark the first time that Gaiyanghadao attempts to defend…

Mark Godbeer announces return to MMA, eyes ACA heavyweight title

Mark Godbeer announces return to MMA, eyes ACA heavyweight title

Mark Godbeer (13-4) has announced his return to mixed martial arts. The British heavyweight retired in September 2018 after competing in the UFC for four years. Contrary to popular belief, it was Godbeer himself who requested to leave the promotion, stating that he had lost his passion for mixed martial arts. In March, Godbeer made…

UFC 236 Rankings Update: Dustin Poirier leapfrogs Conor McGregor in pound-for-pound rankings
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UFC 236 Rankings Update: Dustin Poirier leapfrogs Conor McGregor in pound-for-pound rankings

UFC 236 was a night to remember for fighters and fans alike. In two of the most spectacular title fights in recent memory, Israel Adesanya and Dustin Poirier became interim champions and will likely now face Robert Whittaker and Khabib Nurmagomedov respectively for a chance to become unified champions. It seems obvious that the UFC’s…

MMA Results Hub: Covering Everything in US and World MMA (Apr. 17 – Apr. 23)
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MMA Results Hub: Covering Everything in US and World MMA (Apr. 17 – Apr. 23)

The MMA Results Hub is your go-to for coverage of every major professional mixed martial arts fight across the globe. With links to finishing clips, live updating world MMA results, full event recaps, highlights plucked from streams worldwide, and pre-event interviews. We’ll begin with the more mainstream/easily watchable stuff and then go deep into every…

UFC Fight Night 149: Overeem vs. Oleinik fight card preview
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UFC Fight Night 149: Overeem vs. Oleinik fight card preview

UFC Fight Night 149, this Saturday, April 20, will mark the UFC’s second event in Russia and first in Saint Petersburg at the Yubileyny Sports Palace. The main event will feature a heavyweight bout between former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem and Aleksei Oleinik. Overeem and Oleinik have a combined total of 131 fights to…

RIZIN 15 Fight Card Preview: Kyoji Horiguchi, Tenshin Nasukawa, and more

RIZIN 15 Fight Card Preview: Kyoji Horiguchi, Tenshin Nasukawa, and more

RIZIN 15 is almost upon us and it looks primed to deliver. The promotion’s first card of 2019 will be live from Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, this weekend. While this one may be void of an international boxing star in the main event, it will feature octuple boxing champion Manny Pacquiao ringside. The politician/pugilist signed…

Matt Dixon, XFN’s undefeated champion and MMA’s quintessential good guy

Matt Dixon, XFN’s undefeated champion and MMA’s quintessential good guy

“How I would want to be remembered…” There’s a silence on the other end of the phone. Matt Dixon, the Xtreme Fight Night (XFN) welterweight champion, thinks for several seconds as he ponders the question. It’s the end of a lengthy interview, with dozens of questions and topics already answered and dissected. Dixon, just 23…