Jun 29, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Francis Ngannou (red gloves) reacts after beating Junior Dos Santos (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY Sports UFC heavyweight king Francis Ngannou hopes for matchups with Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in boxing as part of his next UFC contract. Ngannou’s
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On a night where Charles Oliveira cemented his standing atop the lightweight division, Julianna Peña shocked the world to claim the bantamweight title, and “Suga” Sean O’Malley showed he’s ready for a step up in competition, Blanchfield still managed to put forth the kind of performance that left people talking about her once the smoke
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has accepted a fight with Nate Diaz on just weeks’ notice if Diaz wants it. Poirier is coming off of his lightweight title loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. It was the second time in his career that he fell short
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is coming back. The former UFC strawweight champion hasn’t competed since her epic, “Fight of the Night” war against fellow ex-titleholder Weili Zhang back in March 2020, a five-round slugfest that left the quick-fisted Pole with considerable damage to her dome. And it sounds like Jedrzejczyk wants to pick up where she left
Watch Alistair Overeem TKO Brock Lesnar in his UFC debut | Video Alistair Overeem announced his arrival to the UFC in a big way with a first-round win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 in Las Vegas. The event took place on Dec. 30, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in front of 13,793
By MMA Junkie Radio | January 3, 2022 9:00 pm ET The year’s first edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,222, the first show of 2022, the guys went over the big stories out there mostly focusing on Jake Paul’s words to Dana White. They also talked
Dana White and Snoop Dogg became immediate fans of Sean O’Malley before he officially became a fighter on the UFC roster. On the inaugural season of Dana White’s Contender Series, O’Malley competed in July 2017 — the program’s second card — against Alfred Khashakyan in the old TUF gym in Las Vegas. “The Sugar Show”
Credit: Bellator/Lucas Noonan With the holidays barely behind us, there has been a surprising boom in UFC rumors and Bellator fights being announced for upcoming cards. The early 2022 schedule for both brands is filling up fast, so let us catch you up on the tasty matchmaking news buffet from the top two organizations in
“When you look at Sean Brady, who’s 15-0 and regarded as one of the top grapplers in that weight class, going against someone like Craig Jones, who is one of the best grapplers, if not the best grappler in the world, that’s got fireworks written all over it,” said Fury Pro Grappling president Rob Haydak.
UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou packs a heavy punch and knows a thing or two about striking. In a Youtube video posted to his channel last Thursday, Ngannou came out and labeled potential foe Jon Jones as the best striker in MMA. Ngannou also talked about his most challenging fight, which was his first fight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the more ridiculous stories in recent memory was Paulo Costa’s antics vs. Marvin Vettori. The Brazilian showed up to fight week outrageously heavy, forcing UFC to bump his main event match up to 205-pounds. Vettori gamely took the fight anyway, even after Costa threatened to walk if UFC fined
How does Conor McGregor’s 3-year old daughter spend her birthday? Check it out Former two-division UFC Champion and international superstar Conor McGregor has three children, two sons and a daughter. His daughter, Croía, turned 3-years old this week and celebrated with a unicorn-themed party. McGregor posted photos and video of his daughter’s birthday celebration on
By Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn | January 3, 2022 6:15 pm ET Sergio Pettis has less than two years to become a millionaire, but one tournament could help achieve his goal. Reigning Bellator bantamweight champion Pettis (22-5 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will enter an eight-man grand prix in 2022 where the winner walks away with the
The MMA Hour is back in your life, and will feature our annual awards show! Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. Below is the list of categories: 1. Knockout of the year 2. Submission of the year 3. Breakout fighter of the year
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UFC president Dana White responded to Jake Paul’s list of demands to increase fighter pay and put his “scumbag” advisor Nakisa Bidarian in an Instagram rant. Full story: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/01/ufc-news-dana-white-responds-stupid-jake-paul-demands-fighter-pay-blasts-scumbag-advisor-nakisa-bidarian Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news
A previously reported matchup between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill now has a date and location set, as multiple people with knowledge of the booking tell MMA Fighting that the bout is a done deal for the Feb. 19 Fight Night show in Las Vegas. The UFC has yet to officially announce the main event
As veteran UFC middleweight Gerald Meerschaert reflects on the last 12 months, outside of challenging for the division crown in the next few years, 2021 will be a hard year to top. “GM3” has always been an active competitor during his nearly five-year run in the UFC. Rarely has he fought less than three times