Nate Diaz injured, Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz bout postponed to UFC 263, Team Kamaru Usman wants him to get replaced by Colby Covington, MMA Community react, Dominick Reyes breaks silence on Jiri Prochazka loss, Ariel Helwani & Daniel Cormier on Jones Jones vs. Francis Ngannou heavyweight situtation, Donald Cerrone will face Alex Morono instead
Month: May 2021
Ludovit Klein hosted a post-fight press conference after his knockout of Shane Young at UFC 253 on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie 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
Jordan Leavitt hosted a post-fight press conference after his UFC on ESPN 19 slam knockout win over Matt Wiman in Las Vegas. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie 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
6:53 AM ET In Jon Jones‘ absence, the UFC’s light heavyweight title picture is quickly shaping up into one of the most competitive and intriguing across the entire promotion. Jan Blachowicz looked dominant against Israel Adesanya and faces another daunting challenger in Glover Teixeira later this year. But on Saturday, Jiri Prochazka threw his name
The highly anticipated fight between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz will no longer take place at UFC 262 in May. Instead, it has been pushed back a few weeks to UFC 263. Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Monday following an initial report from Yahoo! Sports. The change happened after Diaz suffered
Featured News Credit: PFL On Thursday night, inside the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the Professional Fighters League returns with their third event in the 2021 season. The card is a showcase of both the heavyweight and women’s lightweight divisions and features returning season two champion Ali Isaev and Kayla Harrison. Also
Editorial News The medical suspensions for fighters who competed on this past weekend’s UFC on ESPN 23 fight card have been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The main event of the night saw Jiri Prochazka defeat former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes with only the third spinning back elbow in UFC history.
WHAT’S NEXT? Prochazka has to on the short list of contenders to face the winner of the bout between champion Jan Blachowicz and challenger Glover Teixeira, but if that fight takes place as expected in September, will Prochazka wait for what will likely be the end of the year, or stay busy? If he stays
Triller has given pirates of its Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren pay-per-view an opportunity to wipe the slate clean by coughing up the original asking price of $49.99 for the event. On April 17, Triller Fight Club: Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren took place, and it was reportedly a massive success. The event was said
With T.J. Dillashaw out of commission because of a cut (details here), women’s Strawweight contenders Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson take center stage at UFC Vegas 26 this Saturday (May 8, 2021), which will be simulcast on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. The evening also features a Heavyweight tussle pitting Ben
Joanna Jedrzejczyk shares photo of nasty cut Former stawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk shared a photo of a nasty cut on her leg that she suffered during training on Monday. Jędrzejczyk had to take a trip to the ER to get the wound stitched up, but the injury won’t keep her out of training for long.
By Mike Bohn | May 4, 2021 12:04 am Dominick Reyes has issues his first post-fight comments since his knockout loss to Jiri Prochazka in the UFC on ESPN 23 main event. Reyes (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) saw his losing skid hit three fights this past Saturday, when he was on the receiving end of
Preview The Thrill and the Agony from UFC 213 featuring Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero. Watch the full episode only on UFC FIGHT PASS.
At the UFC 207 post-fight press conference, Dominick Cruz breaks down his loss in the co-main event Friday night. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive interviews, live shows, and
UFC champ Kamaru Usman wants Michael Chiesa at UFC 263, Conor McGregor and Colby Covington congratulate Dana White and the UFC for public move, Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou on social media, Diego Sanchez on his UFC release and Donald Cerrone situation, Anthoyn Rumble Johnson on Bellator Yoel Romero fight cancellation and much more! Informations
Khamzat Chimaev hosted a post-fight press conference after his TKO win over Rhys McKee at UFC on ESPN 14, which took place Saturday on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Upcoming events: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/schedule Fighter rankings: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/rankings Connect with MMA Junkie on social media! Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Follow us on
7:00 AM ET Former All-Pro NFL running back Marshawn Lynch has joined the PFL as an investor and brand ambassador, the promotion announced Thursday. Lynch, whose fandom of MMA is well known, is the latest celebrity to partner with the league. He joins a list that includes comedian Kevin Hart and music artist Wiz Khalifa.
Four title fights will highlight BKFC 18 in June including the return of heavyweight champion Joey Beltran as well as several ex-UFC fighters in action including Thiago Alves, Hector Lombard and Joe Riggs. The event will take place in Miami with a date and location for the card to be announced in the coming days.