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Rory MacDonald knows he's about to enter rarified air if he can win at Bellator 206. On Saturday night, MacDonald will face middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in the main event in hopes of winning his second Bellator title after becoming welterweight champion back in January. Becoming a simultaneous

Now that he's cleared to return from a UFC Anti-Doping Policy violation, Jon Jones is starting to eye possible opponents for his comeback bout. One fight that excites him is a potential rematch with Alexander Gustafsson. “I’ve been hearing about the possibility that Alexander Gustafsson will be

Such a circus over the main event of a New York card is not at all how White and Co. expected it when they dreamed of getting to Madison Square Garden.

Georges St-Pierre returned to the Octagon for the first time in nearly four years when he took the belt from middleweight champion Michael Bisping at UFC 217 in November of last year. He hasn't fought since, but that doesn't mean the door is closed on the 37-year-old fighter's career.

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Ahead of his UFC 229 showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor gave his thoughts on the upcoming Nate Diaz vs. Dustin Poirier bout that is scheduled for UFC 230 in New York. TRENDING > Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘I am the Floyd Mayweather in MMA’ Tune in to

Though UFC 230 is little more than a month away, it is still without a headliner.  The UFC's annual trip to Madison Square Garden is typically one of its biggest events of the year, but as it stands, the fight card's biggest draw is likely the lightweight bout between Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier

Following a unanimous decision loss to Rory MacDonald at Bellator 192 in January, welterweight Douglas Lima has been able to spend the remainder of his year recovering and getting ready for the promotion’s upcoming eight-man tournament.

Conor McGregor has never been one to avoid controversy, and it doesn't appear he's going to start doing so any time soon.

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is out of the running for UFC 230, which takes place on Nov. 3 in New York. He will instead undergo a surgery that is expected to keep him on the sidelines for eight to 12 weeks. A title defense against Colby Covington had been considered for Woodley at UFC 230

(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) While boxer Floyd Mayweather recently pointed out that Conor McGregor is afraid of no man, that statement is also coming from the man that handily defeated the Irishman in his pro boxing debut. Mayweather is one of the greatest boxers to ever compete, having run