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Veteran Trevor Prangley Tech Decisions Tony Lopez for KOTC Gold at ‘Vigilante’ HIGHLAND, Calif. -- Despite scintillating knockouts, upsets and not a single bout that saw the final bell, King of the Cage’s live television...

Tony Lopez Defends KOTC Crown For Second Time in 12 Days at ‘Hardcore’ HIGHLAND, Calif. -- Keeping up his ever-busy schedule, Tony Lopez successfully defended his King of the Cage heavyweight title for the second time in less than two weeks against Victorville, Calif.’s Jason...

UFC Vet Guymon Overcomes While Ruediger Stumbles at BAMMA USA ‘Badbeat 5’ BAMMA USA’s Badbeat 5 featured co-main eventers in similar positions: two UFC veterans who struggled in the big show, returning to action from year-long layoffs. Mike Guymon and...

Baca Holds Off Garcia, Captures KOTC Bantamweight Crown Though it seems the event’s name could easily be a tribute to his style, Marvin Garcia’s “Go! Go! Go!” M.O. proved of little use in the face of Frank Baca’s superior technique in their 135-pound title fight at...

Ruediger Jilted, BW Prospect Beal Victorious at BAMMA USA COMMERCE, Calif. -- Numerous last-minute lineup changes took their toll on BAMMA USA’s “BadBeat 4” card Friday night at the Commerce Casino.

Sherdog’s 2011 Robbery of the Year: Yuma Robs Galvao What started out as a story of Bellator champion Joe Warren’s uncanny sway with mixed martial arts judges would end up a bizarre tale of a single small town’s repeated injustice toward Brazilian...

Lopez Stops Jones Again, Retains KOTC Crown at ‘Magnaflow’ HIGHLAND, Calif. -- In what had to feel like a case of terrible déjà vu, Esteves Jones found himself under assault by Tony Lopez for the second time in three months, as Lopez retained his King of the Cage...

Escudero, Hale, Ortiz Notch Quick Wins on Bellator 55 Undercard YUMA, Ariz. -- Bellator Season 4 light heavyweight finalist Richard Hale bounced back from his knockout loss to Christian M'Pumbu against heavyweight...

Bellator Returns to Arizona, Ontario in Season 5 Bellator Fighting Championships will return to a pair of familiar locations during its fifth season, as the Chicago-based promotion will hold...

Papazian Defends KOTC Crown, Hands Garcia First Loss HIGHLAND, Calif. -- A raucous and very partisan crowd made for a highly charged atmosphere, as local unbeaten Marvin Garcia challenged King of the Cage 135-pound champion Jared Papazian at KOTC’s aptly titled...