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Cris Cyborg Sends Message To Kayla Harrison Following Bellator 271: “I’m Here Ready For Anyone Who Wants To Fight Me”

Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg made it clear that if undefeated PFL women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison wants to fight her, she simply just needs to sign with Bellator. Cyborg spoke with the media following her first-round knockout win…

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UFC Champ Glover Teixeira Receives Key To City In Hometown Celebration Parade

New UFC light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira received a warm welcome back in Danbury, Connecticut. Teixeira returned to his adopted hometown after defeating Jan Blachowicz via second-round submission at last month’s UFC 267 event to become the oldest first-time champion…

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Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs Wants MMA Fight Before He Retires: “I Just Have A Strong Desire To Get In There”

Olympic gold medalist wrestler Jordan Burroughs is serious about competing in an MMA fight before he retires. The 2012 London Olympics champion spoke with journalist Ariel Helwani on the latest edition of The MMA Hour and revealed that he’s serious…

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Thiago Santos vs. Magomed Ankalaev Scheduled For March

UFC light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev are set to square off in the headlining bout of a yet-to-be-announced UFC Fight Night event on March 12. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was the first to report the news of the…

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Dana White Shoots Down Potential Max Holloway-Conor McGregor Rematch: “To Even Talk About Conor Is Silly”

UFC President Dana White shot down the idea of a rematch between former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor and former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. White spoke with the media during the post-fight press conference following Holloway’s thrilling unanimous decision…

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Jon Jones Announces Move To Jackson’s MMA Acoma Gym

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has found a new home gym to train at. Jones recently parted ways with his longtime team at Jackson Wink MMA after being suspended by coach Mike Winkeljohn for the incident that took…

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Israel Adesanya-Robert Whittaker Rematch Scheduled For UFC 271 In February

The anticipated rematch between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and former champ Robert Whittaker seems to finally have found a date. MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin reported that the promotion is currently targeting UFC 271 on February 12 for the pair’s…

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Scott Coker On Bellator’s Interest In Free Agent Kayla Harrison: “I Think That We Would Love To Have A Bigger Conversation”

Bellator President Scott Coker said the promotion is definitely interested in acquiring the services of undefeated PFL women’s lightweight champion and current free agent Kayla Harrison.  Coker spoke with MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura ahead of this weekend’s Bellator 271 event in…

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Stephen Thompson vs. Belal Muhammad Slated For UFC Vegas 45 In December

UFC welterweight contenders Stephen Thompson and Belal Muhammad are set to fight at a yet-to-be-announced UFC Vegas 45 event in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 18. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news of the matchup, but the…

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Patricky Freire Wants Fight With A.J. McKee Next: “I’m Ready To Beat Him Up”

Newly crowned Bellator lightweight champion Patricky “Pitbull” Freire wants to face current Bellator featherweight champion A.J. McKee in a super fight of sorts in his first title defense. Freire who defeated Peter Queally via a second-round TKO at Bellator 270 last Friday…

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