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The latest coverage from across combat sports.
MMAUFC Vegas 121 wrap: Rosas survives a war with a frightening ending, and the deputy needs 57 seconds to win $100,000
Barcelos was winning on every card when the fifth-round slam ended his night on a stretcher. Hernandez’s debut lasted less than a minute. The APEX got everything, including the part nobody wanted.
UFCUFC Vegas 121 preview: Rosas Jr. gets his first main event against a man who joined the UFC when Rojas was 13
Two first-time headliners separated by eighteen years, a co-main with real title stakes, the deputy’s debut, and the TUF finals. The APEX hosts the youth movement’s report card Saturday.
BJJUFC BJJ 11 wrap: Musumeci wins without the finish, the title fight ends in a draw and the pipeline announces itself
The spectacle delivered more fight than anyone predicted, the co-main delivered less resolution than anyone deserved, and two Opens qualifiers stole the undercard.
MMAEleven days after his contract, Hernandez gets his UFC debut on two days’ notice: the deputy meets Dumas at UFC Vegas 121
One man is making his first UFC walk. The other is fighting for his job. The internet has its own billing for Saturday’s fight. The sport’s version is better.
BJJUFC BJJ 11 preview: Musumeci headlines the spectacle, Craig Jones’s champion crashes the co-main, and the free era ends tonight
September’s grappling month closes with a show match up top, a genuine title war underneath, and a paywall where the YouTube link used to be.
MMAThe greatest flyweight ever tells Pantoja to ride off into the sunset, and Pantoja answers with Rocky
Johnson’s case isn’t that the former champion is finished. It’s that he’s finished everything: beaten everyone, no one left but teammates and newcomers. Pantoja’s reply came by way of Rocky Balboa, and it wasn’t a goodbye.
BusinessMartin walks seven weeks after the merger: PFL-MVP loses its CEO with the rebrand mid-flight
The executive who built the combination stepped down effective immediately, endorsing Jake Paul’s business partner to lead what he assembled. The same week the merged company signed its first star, it lost the man who ran it.
Ferguson gets a new dance partner four days out: an Olympic wrestler steps in for his first Misfits title defense
DWCS 93 wrap: Two wars sign both corners, the main event signs neither, and the record chase pulls ahead
Poolside combat: Tuff-N-Uff brings two title fights and an inaugural belt to the Sahara pool Friday night
DWCS Week 7 preview: Five unbeaten records, a Bellator son of Olympic gold, and eighteen contracts to find in four weeks
The merged MVP lands its first star: Shaydullaev signs two-year deal after making dual-promotion history in Osaka
