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11:56 PM ET Vadim Nemkov has clearly established himself as the man to beat in Bellator’s light heavyweight tournament, following Friday night’s convincing title defense over Phil Davis. Nemkov (14-3) is already Bellator’s 205-pound champion, but with bigger names in the promotion’s tournament like Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, Yoel Romero and Ryan Bader, it would be

LAS VEGAS — After Marvin Vettori took apart Kevin Holland on April 10, there was a lot of speculation that the Italian deserved the next crack at the UFC’s middleweight title. But a week later in the same cage, Robert Whittaker seemed to, at least for the moment, end Vettori’s dreams. Whittaker outclassed Kelvin Gastelum

The Jake Paul-Ben Askren fight arrived on Saturday, and it was everything the MMA world feared it would be. In a battle between a YouTube star and a professional mixed martial artist, it was the YouTube star who emerged victorious. In the first round, via KO.  Granted, Askren was always more of a grappler than

Getty Images Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker continues his road back to title contention on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night. Whittaker gets a man he was scheduled to defend his title against when he held it in Kelvin Gastelum. Both men are hoping a win gets them a rematch with current

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 17: Jake Paul celebrates after defeating Ben Askren in their cruiserweight bout during Triller Fight Club at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 17, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images for Triller) Jake Paul’s boxing career keeps on growing, and now he has his fastest win yet. The YouTube star

The co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night has been called off, and one of the fighters says the reason stems from a shove at the previous day’s weigh-in. Drakkar Klose was set to face Jeremy Stephens in Las Vegas, but felt his hand go numb and neck tighten up after Stephens gave him a

Middleweight contenders with an eye towards a rematch with Israel Adesanya will meet in Saturday’s main event of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum. Top contender Robert Whittaker and No. 8 ranked Kelvin Gastelum will meet, with one of them moving one step closer to a title shot. UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum will

USATSI Middleweight contenders and former Ultimate Fighters who never got the chance to battle it out for a championship will face off when No. 1 contender Robert Whittaker battles No. 8 Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum on Saturday. The main UFC fight card starts at 10 p.m.

Bellator MMA Two fights before winning the Bellator light heavyweight championship, Vadim Nemkov announced his place as a major force in the division with a split decision win over Phil Davis. On Friday night, the two men will rematch at Bellator 257 in the first round of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix with

Bellator MMA The Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix continues this Friday with a pair of quarterfinal fights. In the first tournament bout, Corey Anderson will take on Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov. The night’s main event features light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov taking on Phil Davis for both the title and a trip to the tournament semifinals.

Getty Images Bellator MMA is back in a big way. The promotion returned with its debut card for 2021 on April 2 and saw two-division champion Patricio Pitbull defend his featherweight crown with a first-round submission of Emmanuel Sanchez. The win sets up a massive fight later this year against top contender AJ McKee in

USATSI The women’s bantamweight title is set to be contested for once again. Two-division champion and consensus greatest women’s fighter of all time Amanda Nunes will put her 135-pound title on the line when she faces top contender Julianna Pena at UFC 265 on Aug. 7, according to UFC president Dana White.  Nunes has been

The Guardian MLS 2021 predictions: LAFC’s first title and the return of Josef Martínez The new season kicks off this weekend. Our panel of writers deliver their verdicts on the MVP, the champions and a new team in Texas Carlos Vela, Phil Neville and Josef Martínez will all figure prominently in the new MLS season.

French auhorities have reportedly dropped an investigation into Conor McGregor. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) French authorities have dropped a sexual assault investigation into Conor McGregor, according to documents obtained by TMZ. Police on the French island of Corsica detained McGregor last September following a complaint against the UFC fighter. Prosecutors described the allegation