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Fabian Edwards got a win over one of the biggest names in Bellator and secured a title shot all in one night. Edwards defeated former middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in the main event of Friday’s Bellator 296. Edwards won a unanimous decision that read 49-46 across all three judges’ scorecards at Accor Arena in Paris.

Andres Waters May 12, 2023, 08:35 AM ET Rising heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida (18-2, 4-0 UFC) is set to make his first UFC Fight Night main event appearance on Saturday night. Almeida, currently unranked in ESPN’s divisional rankings, will take on ESPN’s No. 10 ranked heavyweight, Jairzinho Rozenstruik, at UFC Fight Night in Charlotte (3

DALLAS – Matt Schnell welcomes the opportunity to train with UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno. Both currently training at Fortis MMA in Dallas, Schnell has a long history with Moreno. Although they’ve never fought, Schnell and Moreno took part in Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter” and have trained with each other in the past.

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COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Thiago Alves is down to spice up the bareknuckle boxing world once again, under the right conditions. Alves, a former UFC title challenger and BKFC middleweight champion, is interested in fighting Mike Perry or Eddie Alvarez in the BKFC ring if the offer is right. “That was the fight that I

Mansour Barnaoui gave Brent Primus no choice but to dig deep in enemy territory, and the former Bellator lightweight champion rose to the occasion. Primus and Paris’ own Barnaoui engaged in a fast-paced, back-and-forth affair in which the American ultimately came out victorious by unanimous decision in the Bellator 296 co-main event Friday at Accor

The Bellator 296 main card got started with a bang, courtesy of Thibault Gouti. The Frenchman blasted Kane Mousah with a nasty right hook that sent him crashing down to the canvas. Gouti (16-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) picked up the knockout win at the 3:58 mark of Round 2. The lightweight bout opened the main

Juan Archuleta was successful in his return to Japan. The former Bellator bantamweight champion picked up a unanimous decision win over Naoki Inoue this past Saturday on May 6 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. It was a tough fight for Archuleta. He was taken down early and controlled. He also got his back taken for

Bellator 296 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The event takes place at Accor Arena in Paris. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the main event, former middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (49-8-2 MMA,

UFC on ABC 4 has lost a lightweight matchup. Natan Levy(8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Pete Rodriguez (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is off Saturday’s prelims at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., due to weight management issues on Rodriguez’s side. UFC officials announced the fight’s removal during the official weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel, and