SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira fight card from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Saturday

A former Bellator MMA light heavyweight champion recently revealed that his foundation for competition was laid by accepting Ben Askren’s invitation to train.

Lorenz Larkin is gearing up to fight in The Pit at KC in Miami 😤 Larkin has an impressive 15 KO/TKO rate out of his 27 total wins, and having formerly trained in Kickboxing and Kung-Fu, his style in made for The Pit 👀🔥 #KCMiami | FRI 7/18 + SAT 7/19 pic.twitter.com/hh3OY9ZylM

The latest update from Amy Askren, the former UFC star’s wife, was a positive one last week as she confirmed he had been given a double lung transplant. The expensive surgery wasn’t covered by their insurance, but the family received support from the fight world through online donations.

Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda MMA News Roundup! A former Bellator champ paid an emotional tribute to Ben Askren.

Corey Anderson will finally get his chance to battle for a Professional Fighters League (PFL) championship, and his MMA career is getting a bit of a restart. Anderson (18-6-0), the Hononegah grad who bailed on the UFC and migrated to Bellator MMA in 2020 ...

Jeff Brady made the ultimate sacrifice to save the lives of two others. A longtime member of the MMA community and a staff member of Bellator, PFL, and Cage Warriors, Brady is being hailed a hero after he died Saturday rescuing two children from a current in the Colorado River near Yuma,

UFC middleweight Bo Nickal’s return to the wrestling world is officially set. Promotional officials confirmed to MMA Fighting that Nickal is set to compete at the inaugural Real American Freestyle event on Aug.