Get hyped for Conor McGregor’s return opposite Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 [embedded content] Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since his 40-second knockout of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246 in January. He makes his return to the Octagon one year later on Jan. 23 at UFC 257, where he will rematch Dustin Poirier on UFC…
Khabib has a strong idea of where the lightweight championship is headed after the title is officially vacated. Khabib has now been unofficially retired for over two full months ever since UFC 254 when he announced that his bout against Justin Gaethje would be his last. But despite the retirement, Nurmagomedov remains listed as the…
7:58 AM ET The UFC shouldn’t be short on excitement to open 2021. The promotion will head back to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to kick off its January schedule, with three compelling main events in an eight-day span. And each of those fights has title implications. The one that surely will…
UFC lightweight Jordan Leavitt is proof that things can change in the world of MMA very, very quickly. “The Monkey King” went from averaging one fight per year due to scarce opponents to more than doubling his pro appearances since December 2019, including a successful appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series to earn a UFC…
“I knew Joanna and I were in a very exciting battle even before the actual fighting started,” Zhang said. “But as the fight progressed it was very evident that this was an epic fight because she brought out the best in me, which I believe I did to her as well.” With the victory, Zhang…
Alex Caceres has quietly won three straight inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Octagon and four of five overall since mid-2018. Now, “Bruce Leeroy” will look to go for his fourth straight as he has in line to face Kevin Croom in his next outing. Indeed, MMA Junkie reports that the two Featherweights are targeted…
The Ultimate Fighter is about to reboot, check out the first 28 seasons [embedded content] It has been more than two years since The Ultimate Fighter reality series has produced a new season. Following the TUF 28 Finale in December 2018, UFC president Dana White said that the show would make the move with the…
Khamzat Chimaev warns Conor McGregor ahead UFC 257 Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier and Khamzat Chimaev vs. Leon Edwards events on UFC Fight Island, Charles Oliveira wants to fight for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s title and face the winner of UFC 257 main event, Vitor Belfort on Jake Paul provoking UFC athletes and much more! Informations about…
The main event for The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale faces off one last time before Friday’s bout .For more MMA news: http://www.mmajunkie.com Upcoming events: http://mmajunkie.com/rumors Fighter rankings: http://mmajunkie.com/rankings Connect with MMAjunkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Find us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA…
Cody Garbrandt may opt not to wait to receive a flyweight title shot before he returns to competition. Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was set to challenge Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255 in November, but unfortunately, he had to withdraw from the fight a few weeks prior to the event. Figueiredo would go on…
Watch Gegard Mousasi vs. Douglas Lima full fight video to see the superfight between Mousasi and Lima for a vacant middleweight championship in the main event of Bellator 250 on Oct. 29 in Uncasville, Conn. Having regained the welterweight title with a Grand Prix run that included wins over Rory MacDonald, Michael “Venom” Page, and…
The 12th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards show went down last night on CBS Sports Network, and if you happened to miss it I don’t blame you. CBS-SN is pretty high up the dial and normally the awards go down in July so unless you’ve been paying way too much attention to the internet…
Video: Invicta FC’s Best of 2020 [embedded content] 2020 was a year of unexpected challenges. Like everyone else, Invicta FC adapted to a new normal, but their athletes continued to give their all inside the cage. Here’s a look back at the best Invicta FC moments and match-ups from 2020. TRENDING > Rose Namajunas shoots…
News Kirik | December 27, 2020 Dan Gable won states three times, DIV I’s three times, and the world championship, and an Olympic gold medal. Throughout all, he lost just once. In the Olympics, no one ever scored a point on him. And he was arguably even better as a coach at the University of…
Claressa Shields’ commitment to being the best MMA athlete she can be is growing by the week, and she is now prepared to take a major step to further along that process. Olympic boxing gold medalist Clarissa Shields recently decided to make the transition to MMA, and her first stop will be the Professional Fighters…
There were plenty of impressive submission victories in the Bellator cage in 2020, and the ViacomCBS-owned promotion has put together a compilation video with the best tapouts of the year. Among those featured on the best-of list: The promotional debut of Sergio Pettis; a shocking upset from vet Taylor Johnson; a crafty grappling performance by…
It wasn’t too long ago that fight fans wondered if the UFC’s flyweight division was going to be a thing of the past. But fast forward, and as 2021 approaches, the 125-pounders are in a better position than ever, there are a host of intriguing contenders and prospects, and the man ruling the weight class…
It’s been nearly a full year since Conor McGregor’s last fight at the start of January 2020, the first UFC PPV to start off the year. And now we’re right back where we were: McGregor is once again set to kick off 2021 with his January pay-per-view with Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. There hasn’t…
