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A new year is on the horizon, and that means it’s time for Combat Press to take a look back at the best of MMA in 2020. In the coming days, Combat Press will announce its award winners in multiple categories, covering everything from the action in the cage to the biggest stories surrounding the sport. Knockout of the Year Joaquin Buckley vs. Impa Kasanganay (UFC on ESPN+ 37) Despite the uncertainty that 2020 brought, MMA fans were spoiled with some of the greatest knockouts in the sport’s ...

Out of Obscurity: LFA 36, ONE Championship, ACB 83 and Cage Warriors 92 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 the obscurity of the regional, developmental...

After the most tumultuous year in the organization’s history, the final UFC event of 2020 — UFC on ESPN+ 42 — is upon us at last. With the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is a safe bet that the early fight cards of 2021 will struggle with the same scheduling difficulties as the events of 2020, but the UFC closes the year with a card filled with rising stars and grisled veterans. The headlining affair was slated to pit breakout phenom Khamzat Chimaev against Leon Edwards, but a...