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Emanuel Newton finished his unlikely run through the Bellator light heavyweight tournament with his unanimous decision victory over Mikhail Zayats on Thursday. The bout was even for the first two rounds, but Newton pulled away in final five minutes by taking Zayats down and controlling him. Newton’s victory holds a special significance. This was supposed to be Muhammed Lawal’s tournament ... Read More »

Women’s MMA has come a long way in the past couple of years. The UFC recently added a bantamweight division and crowned Ronda Rousey its champion; Bellator is planning a flyweight tournament; and the Invicta Fighting Championships has now crowned its second titleholder. Carla Esparza won the vacant Invicta strawweight title with her unanimous decision victory over Bec Hyatt on ... Read More »