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Check out these photos from the fighters on the scale at the Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins and pre-fight fighter faceoffs at the host hotel in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) Sharaf Davlatmurodov Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 ceremonial weigh-ins

Check out these photos from the fighters on the scale at the Bellator 294 official weigh-ins at the host hotel in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) Sharaf Davlatmurodov Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Anthony Adams Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Blake Smith Bellator 294 official weigh-ins Cris Lencioni Bellator 294

HONOLULU – DeAnna Bennett isn’t surprised the stars aligned for a rematch with Liz Carmouche. Carmouche (18-7 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) defends her title against Bennett (13-7-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) in Friday’s Bellator 294 headliner at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. In what was

It appears the UFC tried to book Jan Blachowicz against Paulo Costa in a light heavyweight bout, though whether it comes to fruition remains to be seen. UFC 288 recently lost it’s co-main event bout between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush due to injury, leaving Dana White looking for a new co-headliner for the May

Stephen Thompson is excited to see a striker atop the welterweight division. Two of the longest-reigning welterweight champions in UFC history have been Georges St-Pierre and Kamaru Usman, who both possessed a strong wrestling game. No one had an answer for Usman’s dominance in the 170-pound division until Leon Edwards came along and defeated him

LAS VEGAS – Sergei Pavlovich welcomes Curtis Blaydes’ pursuit of takedowns in the UFC Fight Night 222 main event. Going into Saturday’s heavyweight headliner, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+, the strengths of both men are quite obvious. Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) is a devastating knockout specialist, while Blaydes

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski sees Yair Rodriguez as a serious threat. Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) will look to unify his belt with interim champ Rodriguez (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) on July 8 at UFC 290 in Las Vegas. Rodriguez captured the interim title with a flawless submission of Josh Emmett, showing that he’s

Khabib Nurmagomedov correctly predicted that Alexander Volkanovski was going to be a stern test for Islam Makhachev. According to Javier Mendez, Nurmagomedov expressed concern about the matchup, which the American Kickboxing Academy coach initially dismissed. But as Nurmagomedov thought, Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) ended up taking lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) to

LAS VEGAS – Brad Tavares isn’t holding his breath for a UFC event in Hawaii. Despite Hawaii having a number of high-level fighters across the UFC roster, Tavares (19-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) doesn’t like the chances of the promotion hosting an event on his home island. The UFC middleweight veteran was once hopeful of fighting

This week, the UFC is back in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex for a heavyweight showdown. In the main event, Sergei Pavlovich takes on Curtis Blaydes in a fight scheduled for five rounds. Elsewhere, many other MMA and boxing events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under

HONOLULU – Sara McMann is fully focused on her Bellator debut, but there is an end game to this new journey. McMann (13-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has set her sight on the Bellator women’s featherweight title now that she’s on the verge of starting a career with her new promotion after leaving the UFC in

LAS VEGAS – Jared Gordon thinks a rematch with Paddy Pimblett would be a step backwards if he beats Bobby Green on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 222. Gordon (19-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) suffered a controversial unanimous decision loss to Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 282 in December in a result that was deemed

LAS VEGAS – Bobby Green’s final UFC fight takes place Saturday, but “King” will fight on. The misconception, Green (29-4-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) said at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday, is that he’s retiring. That’s not the case. “I keep telling you I’m different,” Green told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “Let them guys be

vHONOLULU – It’s been a year already since Yancy Medeiros’ most recent fight, and he seems more than ready to get back to work. Bellator 295 Born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Medeiros means not just winning fights, but spreading his version of aloha to all the people. “It’s always that love

LAS VEGAS – The UFC schedule for April rolls on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 222, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+. A marquee heavyweight main event serves as the final act on the card. Sergei Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will take on Curtis Blaydes (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC)

Every champion in MMA history started out somewhere. For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey begins long before they strap on UFC, Bellator, or PFL gloves. Modern-era fighters progress through the regional ranks with hopes of accomplishing the highest accolades. Many will try, few will succeed. This month, five fighters on

HONOLULU – One of Bellator’s all-time great champions has a plan to recapture a title before it’s time to hang up the gloves. Former women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (12-2 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) is set to return Saturday for a fight in front of her home city fans against Kana Watanabe (11-1-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) at

Former UFC fighter Kay Hansen opened up about trauma she says she experienced during her rise as a youth athlete to a teenage professional fighter and beyond. “My successes and struggles have all been in the public eye for many years, but everyone has a story behind the scenes,” Hansen wrote on social media Tuesday