Former three-time amateur world champion Ramazan Gitinov made his eagerly-anticipated Brave CF debut at Brave CF 71, and got his career with the Bahraini promotion off to a flying start with a quickfire technical submission victory.
French promotion Hexagone MMA crowned its first heavyweight champion on Saturday night as Prince Aounallah captured the inaugural championship with a fourth-round TKO of Paul-Emmanual Gnaze in Reims, France.
Jared Cannonier promised that he would come to scrap against Marvin Vettori, and "The Killa Gorilla" performed as advertised at UFC Vegas 75.
Arman Tsarukyan has been an under-the-radar contender in the UFC lightweight division for some time now. But he said now is the time to break cover and face the champion for a second time, this time on even terms.
Slovakian contender Pavol Langer played the role of spoiler as he defeated local hero Alexander Poppeck to capture the interim light heavyweight championship at Oktagon 44 in Oberhausen, Germany.
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has been racking up the accolades over recent years, and he picked up another on Friday night in Atlantic City as he was named as the first inductee into the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Hall of Fame.
Sergio Pettis produced arguably the biggest statement of his MMA career as he claimed a clear unanimous decision win over pound-for-pound star Patricio Pitbull to retain his bantamweight title at Bellator 297.
Vilson Ndregjoni claimed a statement victory in the main event of CFFC 120 in Atlantic City, but left without the title after being forced to relinquish the belt before even stepping into the CFFC cage.
Legacy Fight Alliance crowned two new champions in Owensboro, Kentucky on Friday night as John Sweeney and Azamat Bekoev captured titles at LFA 160.
The PFL's 2023 heavyweight and women's featherweight playoff spots were confirmed at PFL 5 in Atlanta, as one champion progressed to the semi-finals of the season, and another fell by the wayside.