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Bellator 248 kicked off with a massive success on Saturday afternoon in Paris. The four-fight main card saw three first-round finishes of a different variety, including Oliver Encamp securing the rare Japanese neck tie submission over Emmanuel Dawa in the co-main event. Plus, Michael "Venom" Page grinded out a

Watch Now: Derrick Lewis Breaks UFC Heavyweight Knockout Record (0:28) Alexander Rakic will tell anyone who will listen that he deserved to win his last fight, which ultimately went against him because of a controversial decision. Still, the No. 8-ranked light heavyweight knows the only way

Watch Now: Derrick Lewis Breaks UFC Heavyweight Knockout Record (0:28) Light heavyweight contenders Anthony Smith and Aleksandar Rakic will have plenty to prove when they meet on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic in Las Vegas. Their meeting anchors the

Watch Now: Derrick Lewis Breaks UFC Heavyweight Knockout Record (0:28) After moving to light heavyweight in the middle of 2018, Anthony Smith made himself a household name almost immediately with first-round knockouts of legends Rashad Evans and Mauricio Rua. That'd eventually lead to a title shot

Watch Now: Derrick Lewis Breaks UFC Heavyweight Knockout Record (0:28) Anthony Smith's rugged disposition and resilience have earned him a major following among MMA observers. He has a big fan following in the UFC brass as well because his fight on Saturday against Aleksandar Rakic will

Watch Now: Derrick Lewis Breaks UFC Heavyweight Knockout Record (0:28) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic will take place on Saturday at the Apex facility in Las Vegas. The 11-bout UFC fight card is topped by three battles between fighters ranked in the top 15 in

Watch Now: UFC Fight Night Highlights: Pedro Munhoz vs Frankie Edgar (1:25) Ahead of last Friday's Bellator 244 event, Ryan Bader declared himself the best light heavyweight fighter in the world. After all, Jon Jones had vacated the UFC light heavyweight championship to move up to

Watch Now: Jon Jones Vacates Light Heavyweight Title (6:04) UFC has made good on its promise to never stop running live events throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Despite cancelling a handful of shows early on, the premier mixed martial arts organization in the world has had events