The business of sports is something Manon Fiorot and Valentina Shevchenko both understand well. That is why their recent ...

Her manager Alex Davis told MMA Fighting, external she "suffered ... of the fight night and was headlined by Belfast fighter Leah McCourt. BBC Sport has asked PFL and Bellator officials for ...

The heavy-handed Brazilian has now captured championships in the UFC, PFL, Strikeforce ... with a first-round submission victory against Leah McCourt in a No. 1 contender’s bout at Bellator ...

Ex-MMA fighter Andre Mussi has died aged 48 after he collapsed following a training session in his native Brazil, with tributes paid to a man who "reformed" the sport. Mussi won 11 of his 16 pro ...

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Credit: Getty UFC superstar Conor McGregor considers himself the best MMA fighter ever but, despite taking the sport to new heights, he is often cast aside when it’s time to discuss the truly ...

Most fighters who debut in the UFC have to take a long and tricky path to a title fight. However, there have been a number of exceptions over the years. On a handful of occasions, a fighter has ...

The card was largely a showcase for fighters competing in MMA’s lighter weight classes, and one of the night’s main card bouts was a flyweight tilt between Uzbekistan’s Furkatbek Yokubov and ...

Here's a look at every weight class to determine the best of the best in UFC, Bellator ... of Stipe Miocic and Jon Jones and how each fighter can take advantage. Daniel Cormier breaks down ...

Two more fighters have been released from the UFC. Per UFC Roster Watch on X, ranked heavyweight contender Alexandr Romanov (18-3) and former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie (10-5 ...

"It is a monumental achievement that will get significant relief to hundreds of deserving MMA fighters," Cramer said in a statement to MMA Fighting. "We honor our brave representative plaintiffs ...