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HONOLULU – Former UFC title challenger Sara McMann has her eyes on the Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, but won’t wait around for her return. At Bellator 294, McMann (14-6 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) had a successful promotional debut in a featherweight victory over former title challenger Arlene Blencowe. It was a dominant display that

HONOLULU – We’re just hours away from Liz Carmouche’s latest title defense, and it looks like there’s already another one on the horizon. Bellator president Scott Coker says former champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is next in line following the pair of events this weekend in Hawaii; Bellator 294 on Friday and Bellator 295 on Saturday. Carmouche

LAS VEGAS – Bruno Silva is on cloud nine following his latest triumph in the octagon. The UFC middleweight notched one of his best career wins on Saturday night, stopping veteran Brad Tavares in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 222, which took place at the UFC Apex. And for Silva (14-5-2 MMA, 4-2

UFC 290 keeps taking shape. The UFC’s “International Fight Week” pay-per-view is expected to have a key welterweight matchup in its lineup, as Sean Brady is expected to return against rising contender Jack Della Maddalena. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with sources, following an initial report on Twitter on Sunday morning. UFC 290 is set

HONOLULU – Aaron Pico has an idea. Saturday at Bellator 295, Pico (11-4 MMA, 11-4 BMMA) defeated James Gonzalez (10-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) by unanimous decision at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena and immediately set his sights on his next move. “I’m ready to fight for a world championship,” Pico told MMA Junkie and other reporters.

HONOLULU – “Buy my mom a house, take care of my family, be smart, and stay level.” If he wasn’t a millionaire before Bellator 295, Patchy Mix is one now – and the plans have already begun as to where his money will be going. In the main event Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena,

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 222 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $181,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 222 took

UFC star Conor McGregor was in attendance for Saturday night’s boxing showdown between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia. Not only that, he made it to the locker room post-fight to speak with the fighter he supported. That was Garcia, who lost to Davis by seventh-round knockout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Afterward, McGregor spoke

Check out these photos highlighting Patchy Mix’s first-round knockout win over Raufeon Stots in the Bellator bantamweight grand prix final at Bellator 295 from Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) raufeon-stots-bellator-295 raufeon-stots-bellator-295-1 tatiana-suarez-bellator-295 patchy-mix-bellator-295-8 patchy-mix-bellator-295-7 raufeon-stots-bellator-295-2 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-2 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-3 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-4 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-5 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-6 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-8 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-7 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295-9 patchy-mix-bellator-295-9 patchy-mix-raufeon-stots-bellator-295 patchy-mix-bellator-295 patchy-mix-bellator-295-10 patchy-mix-bellator-295-1 patchy-mix-bellator-295-2

Can anyone beat Gervonta Davis? Ryan Garcia is a damn good fighter, and he didn’t even come close Saturday night before 20,842 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, taking a vicious left to the body that forced him to quit on one knee in the seventh round. The dramatic ending – Davis’ 27th knockout in 29

Check out these photos highlighting Gervonta Davis’ seventh-round knockout win over Ryan Garcia at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Al Bello, Getty Images) Gervonta Davis v Ryan Garcia – Fight Night LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 22: Ryan Garcia in the black trunks walks to the ring… LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 22:

The UFC handed out four Performance of the Night bonuses after Saturday’s card, rewarding fighters for their finishing efforts as no Fight of the Night was selected. After UFC Fight Night 222, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below. ‘Performance of

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 222 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which kicks off at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). You can discuss the event here. Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC Fight Night 222

Montel Jackson was patient at first, but the finishing sequence of his UFC Fight Night 222 bantamweight bout lived up to his nickname. In the penultimate preliminary bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas which aired on ESPN+, “Quick” Jackson showed off his speedy hands in a fast counter sequence to finish Rani Yahya

Jim Miller has his 42nd UFC fight on the books. At a UFC Fight Night event scheduled for June 3 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Miller (35-17 MMA, 24-16 UFC) returns against Ludovit Klein (19-4-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC) in a lightweight bout. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie

UFC Fight Night 222 predictions: Curtis Blaydes or Sergei Pavlovich in Las Vegas? The UFC is home in Las Vegas this week with a big heavyweight matchup at the top of the lineup. UFC Fight Night 222 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. (Click here to open a

Chris Daukaus will seek new life at 205 pounds. After spending his entire professional MMA career as a heavyweight, Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) makes his light heavyweight debut against Khalil Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at UFC 289 on June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, per promotion officials. Daukaus, 33, will look to snap a

The first half of Bellator’s doubleheader in Hawaii went down Friday with Bellator 294, which took place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and saw a champion defend her title in the main event. Liz Carmouche (19-7 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) recorded a second consecutive defense of her women’s flyweight title when she rallied from