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  • New UFC champ Cody Garbrandt set to coach “The Ultimate Fighter 25”

    New UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt is set to be a coach opposite T.J. Dillashaw on the upcoming 25th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” The...

  • IT Fight Series 71

    First two fights set for IT Fight Series 71 in Bellefontaine

    With just less than a month until their return, the first two bouts are set for IT Fight Series 71. The event takes place on...

  • BluegrassMMA Podcast

    The BluegrassMMA Podcast Episode 29 with Matt Trukovich

    The podcast returns for 2017 and we couldn’t think of a better way to kick things off than with Ohio promoter Matt Trukovich. The head...

  • Primetime MMA: Winter Warfare 2

    15 bouts set for Primetime MMA: Winter Warfare 2 in Fostoria

    Primetime MMA: Winter Warfare 2 is set to go down at Stacy’s Place in Fostoria, Ohio tomorrow night, and 15 bouts are set for the...

  • Brian Rogers | photo by Dave Mandel/Sherdog

    Brian Rogers gets a new opponent for Big Guns 22

    With Najim Wali out of their planned main event bout at RFO: Big Guns 22 later this month due to a hamstring injury, Brian Rogers...

  • Bernie Profato | photo by Esther Lin/MMA Fighting

    Ohio Athletic Commission scraps same-day weigh-ins for pros – with a catch

    After a six-month trial period for same-day weigh-ins for professional mixed martial arts fighters competing on pro/am events, the Ohio Athletic Commission has scrapped the...

  • The Wish List: Ohio Valley fights we’d like to see in every division in 2017

    The year is still young, and there are plenty of fights to be made in 2017. So we decided we’d give Ohio Valley matchmakers a hand...

  • Express Live

    Justified Defiance Fight Series 4 set with 9 bouts in Columbus

    The lineup is set for tomorrow night’s Justified Defiance Fight Series 4 event, which takes place at Express Live in Columbus, Ohio. The amateur fight...

  • Devonte Smith | photo by Adam McQuaide
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    2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Fighter of the Year: Devonte Smith

    With more than 26% of the vote, the 2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Fighter of the Year is Devonte Smith. Eryk Anders came in second with 18.1%,...

  • Jerrell Hodge vs. Isaiah Chapman | photos courtesy Caged Madness/Katie Jay

    2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Fight of the Year: Jerrell Hodge vs. Isaiah Chapman

    With more than 29% of the vote, the winner of the 2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Fight of the Year is Jerrell Hodge vs. Isaiah Chapman from...

  • Jeff Hughes knocks out Jason Riley
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    2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Knockout of the Year: Jeff Hughes

    Was there really any doubt? With more than 33% of the vote, the winner of the 2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Knockout of the Year is Jeff...

  • JT Miller heel hooks Marcus Maulding | photo courtesy RFO

    2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Submission of the Year: JT Miller

    With 34.5% of the vote, the winner of the 2016 BluegrassMMA Pro Submission of the Year is JT Miller. Miller topped second place Travis Davis,...

  • 2016 BluegrassMMA Amateur Fight of the Year: Anthony Romero vs. Sean Foster

    With 28.5% of the vote, the 2016 BluegrassMMA Amateur Fight of the Year is Anthony Romero vs. Sean Foster from IT Fight Series 48. Second...

  • New UFC champ Cody Garbrandt named MMAjunkie’s “Fighter of the Year”

    It has been quite a week for Ohio native Cody Garbrandt. The 25-year-old Uhrichsville product snagged the UFC’s bantamweight title from Dominick Cruz to close...

  • Shawn Rall
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    2016 BluegrassMMA Amateur Submission of the Year: Shawn Rall

    With more than 30% of the vote, Shawn Rall is your winner of the 2016 BluegrassMMA Amateur Submission of the Year. Kate Brummitt took second...