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Juan Puerta (21-6) vs. Lloyd McKinney (14-7) Combate’s latest transformation from Combate Americas to Combate Global has been accompanied by a regular set of late-night events. The latest, dubbed “Superfly,” features an interesting flyweight scrap between Juan Puerta and Lloyd McKinney. The 33-year-old Puerta made his pro debut in a losing effort in 2011, and he ultimately went just 3-3 through his first six fights. Of course, the American Top Team Atlanta product’s record has improved ...

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson Preview and Predictions May 4, 2021 The game of musical chairs leading up to this week’s UFC event has come to an end, at least for now. After the original headlining bout between returning former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and rising star Cory Sandhagen was called off due to a cut Dillashaw suffered in training camp, a myriad of possible short-notice replacement bouts were potentially due to headline, but now the UFC has finally landed on one...

Paweł Pawlak (17-4-1) vs. Sergey Guzev (20-3) Poland’s Babilon MMA returns with its 21st show on Friday. The lineup consists primarily of inexperienced upstarts, but the headliner is a pairing of veterans with gold on the line. Middleweight kingpin and UFC veteran Paweł Pawlak attempts to defend his crown when he meets Ukraine’s Sergey Guzev. Pawlak’s short-lived UFC stint came in 2014-15. “Plastinho” entered the big show with a perfect record through 10 pro outings, but the Octagon...

The Weekend in Scraps: UFC Fight Night 118, Bellator 185 and the Eddie Bravo Invitational Every Monday, the Combat Press staff gathers its thoughts on the previous weekend’s fights and fight news. This feature isn’t a recap and it isn’t an editorial, but rather a bit of both worlds. We’ll scour the best from the combat-sports landscape and deliver it, with some commentary, right here. Let’s get started… MMA Although many will point to Darren Till’s first-round finish of Donald Cer...

The Weekend in Scraps: Cyborg Dominates, Badr Hari Returns, Deontay Wilder Wins Big Every Monday, the Combat Press staff gathers its thoughts on the previous weekend’s fights and fight news. This feature isn’t a recap and it isn’t an editorial, but rather a bit of both worlds. We’ll scour the best from the combat-sports landscape and deliver it, with some commentary, right here. Let’s get started… MMA Well, Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino sure is cleaning out the UFC women’s bantam...

The Professional Fighters League returns on April 23 with its third season. Over the weeks and months that follow, the company will host its 2021 regular season, which features featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight competition on the men’s side and lightweight competition on the women’s side. The 2021 season airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and aims to give fighters a chance to win a $1 million grand prize. As the season approaches, Combat Press will preview eac...

Professional Fighters League 2021 Welterweight Season Preview The Professional Fighters League returns on April 23 with its third season. Over the weeks and months that follow, the company will host its 2021 regular season, which features featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight competition on the men’s side and lightweight competition on the women’s side. The 2021 season airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and aims to give fighters a chance to win a $1 million grand ...

Professional Fighters League 2021 Light Heavyweight Season Preview The Professional Fighters League returns on April 23 with its third season. Over the weeks and months that follow, the company will host its 2021 regular season, which features featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight competition on the men’s side and lightweight competition on the women’s side. The 2021 season airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and aims to give fighters a chance to win a $1 million g...

Every week, Combat Press takes a look at three regional, developmental and international cards from the upcoming weekend, previewing from each a single fight to which people should pay close attention. We will also list other significant bouts from the card, as well as information on how to follow each promotion and watch the events. Let’s discover those prospects that fight in obscurity, waiting for their shot at the bright lights and big stage of the UFC, and those veterans looking for one ...

Professional Fighters League 2021 Featherweight Season Preview Random The Professional Fighters League returns on April 23 with its third season. Over the weeks and months that follow, the company will host its 2021 regular season, which features featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight competition on the men’s side and lightweight competition on the women’s side. The 2021 season airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and aims to give fighters a chance to win a $1 millio...