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Leah McCourt believes there’s a lot on the line in her next fight. The Bellator women’s featherweight contender thinks she can get a shot at champion Cris Cyborg if victorious in her return. McCourt (7-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) takes on former UFC title challenger Cat Zingano in the co-main event of Bellator 293. The event

Cat Zingano has a big fight to focus on this Friday at Bellator 293, where she’ll meet Leah McCourt in what is likely a No. 1 contenders fight in the women’s featherweight division. Cris Cyborg, on the other hand, is nowhere to be found. In fact, it’s coming up on a year since the reigning

Rising Japanese flyweight Tatsuro Taira has his fourth UFC challenge. At a UFC Fight Night event scheduled for June 17, Taira (13-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will take on Brazil’s Kleydson Rodrigues (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), both fighters recently announced on social media. The event does not currently have a known location or venue. At this

Maria Henderson is aware her family name carries big weight in the MMA world, but she’s not going to let that affect her. The Bellator newcomer is kicking off her professional MMA career now that her husband, former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, retired from fighting. Benson hung up his gloves earlier this

Randi Field is hoping Bellator makes an addition to its divisions. The Bellator prospect would like to see the promotion open up strawweght as she feels she’s best suited for 115 pounds. Field (3-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) has competed at flyweight for Bellator and returns this Friday to fight at a catchweight of 120 pounds.

Israel Adesanya has shifted his mindset going into his title fight rematch with Alex Pereira. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will look to reclaim the middleweight title from Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) when the pair run things back in the UFC 287 headliner on April 8 in Miami. Pereira rallied to knock out Adesanya

Ryan Hall has been plagued with injuries in the past year. Hall (9-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) hasn’t competed since a December 2021 win over Darrick Minner, but the jiu-jitsu wizard says he’s just had a string of bad luck ever since. According to Hall, he’s gone under the knife 16 times to repair all sorts of

Chris Weidman is ready to return after enduring a horrific leg break in April 2021. Weidman (15-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC) snapped his right leg on the first kick he threw against Uriah Hall at UFC 261. He was stretchered out and quickly underwent emergency surgery. He since has gone through a grueling process to get back

Given that reigning PFL featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane is looking for “name value” fights, the start to his 2023 season can’t be more appealing than having to face Marlon Moraes. Is he surprised to draw the former UFC title challenger right off the bat? “Not really, no,” Loughnane told MMA Junkie Radio. “They’re probably paying

Sean O’Malley won’t be the backup for the UFC 288 title fight, even if he had received an offer. O’Malley both contemplated serving as the backup for bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling’s (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) title defense against Henry Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in the UFC 288 headliner on May 6, and jumping in as a

Rising light heavyweight contenders Carlos Ulberg and Ihor Potieria will meet in May. Ulberg (6-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) takes on Potieria (19-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at a UFC event on May 13 that does not yet have an announced venue or location. Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie on

UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell is imparting some wisdom upon Alex Pereira ahead of his first UFC title defense. Liddell, a former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, is a friend and training partner to Pereira’s head coach, Glover Teixeira. In advance of Pereira’s title clash with Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 on April 8,

Leon Edwards defended his welterweight title earlier this month in front of his home fans. He didn’t have a lot of time to bask in the glory of the win against former champ Kamaru Usman, which came in their trilogy fight, and in front of a friendly crowd in London. Former interim champ Colby Covington

10:55 PM ET It’s not easy to stand out in the UFC’s absolutely stacked 135-pound bantamweight division, but Cory Sandhagen is finding a way to do just that. Sandhagen (16-4) was brilliant over the course of a five-round split decision over Marlon “Chito” Vera (22-8-1) on Saturday, in the main event of UFC Fight Night

The UFC bantamweight division has been the subject of some important fights in recent weeks, the latest being the main event of this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN 43. Surging contenders Cory Sandhagen and Marlon Vera collided in the main event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, and it was Sandhagen who emerged with the

Colby Covington expects to drown Leon Edwards when they fight. Covington was declared the No. 1 contender for welterweight champion Edwards and thinks he’s a bad stylistic matchup for him. Covington weighed in as a backup for Edwards’ title defense against Kamaru Usman earlier this month at UFC 286 in London, but Edwards doesn’t think

This past Saturday at UFC on ESPN 43 in Texas, the UFC announced its latest upcoming Hall of Fame inductee. Donald Cerrone’s career may not have included a major MMA title, but the “Cowboy” resume is littered with accolades. He has the third most fights in UFC history with 38, and he fought for the

As impressed as Sean O’Malley was by Cory Sandhagen, he also expected more from Marlon Vera at UFC on ESPN 43. Vera (20-8-1 MMA, 14-7 UFC) dropped a split decision to Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in this past Saturday’s headliner in San Antonio. Vera was outstruck and taken down three times in the fight. O’Malley’s