By Mike Bohn and MMA Junkie Staff | May 4, 2022 10:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from April 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for April. At
Month: May 2022
If you’re wondering how to knock out someone with an impeccably timed knee, look no further than Fedor Babich. The Kazakhstan-born Babich turned a submission attempt from his opponent’s back into a knockout with his knee as his opposition attempted to get back to his feet. Watch Babich’s knockout below. The knockout moves Babich to
8:00 AM ET The art of the submission is rooted in a fighter’s ability to seize an opening. An opportunity. A mistake. An action leading to a reaction. Close-quarters combat turns into an ongoing battle for positioning and leverage. It all plays on a constant loop until there’s an escape. Or an ending. The very
Heavyweights Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa have agreed to meet at an upcoming UFC event on Sept. 3 with the promotion targeting Paris, France for the potential location. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday. ESPN initially reported the matchup. While the location isn’t officially set
The highly anticipated interim UFC lightweight title bout between Ferguson and Kevin Lee lit up Las Vegas. Ferguson was patient to start the bout, picking his moments while his confidence rose until Lee was able to sit Ferguson down and pursue him as he fled. That’s when Ferguson connected with beautiful shot that put Lee
Lightweight contenders Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson will collide at the UFC 274 pay-per-view (PPV) event this Sat. night (May 7) in Phoenix and a loss for “iron” would be his third straight and leave the former Bellator MMA champ at just 1-3 under the UFC banner. Similarly, Ferguson would register a fourth straight loss
Undefeated welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is coming off the biggest win of his career over Gilbert Burns at UFC 279 on April 9. It was a hard-fought bout that saw Chimaev get taken the distance for the first time in his career. Following the fight, UFC president Dana White suggested Chimaev should face top contender
By Farah Hannoun | May 4, 2022 1:05 pm ET It took almost three years for Cheick Kongo to get his rematch with Ryan Bader, but his frustration eventually faded with time. Kongo (31-11-2 MMA, 13-3 BMMA) rematches Bader (29-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) for the heavyweight championship in Friday’s Bellator 280 main event at Accor Arena
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UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña is ready to adopt a new nickname should she secure a second consecutive victory over Amanda Nunes. At UFC 269 last December, then-double champion Nunes faced the sixth challenge to her 135-pound reign. In what most expected to be an inevitable 13th straight victory for the Brazilian, the “Lioness”
7:17 PM ET The UFC is working on a bantamweight fight between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The 135-pound bout is expected to be finalized shortly. It will take place at UFC 276 on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. O’Malley (15-1) is 5-1 in the UFC with
Magomed Ankalaev and Anthony Smith have agreed to meet on July 30 at UFC 277 in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout for the light heavyweight division. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plan confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following an initial report from MMA Junkie. Touted as a future contender since his
“Going through a title shot in the past and losing, it was a learning experience. I got to take a lot from that,” Gaethje said after being asked what was different this time around. “And then, you know, getting passed over when I felt like I was the candidate that should be fighting for the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Rose Namajunas has really built her career off fighting the same opponents several times. Her last six fights came vs. three women, and her upcoming title defense this weekend (Sat. May 7, 2022) at UFC 274 opposite Carla Esparza is a rematch eight years in the making. Typically, when we talk
UFC 274 Embedded, Episode 2: ‘The fans are everything to me’ On episode 2 of UFC 274 Embedded, Justin Gaethje checks in to his home away from home then hits the links. Michael Chandler wraps up camp with Gilbert Burns and Kamaru Usman. Carla Esparza plans to reclaim the belt. Champ Rose Namajunas heads to
By Nolan King and Mike Bohn | May 3, 2022 11:05 pm ET A pivotal light heavyweight contender clash is the latest addition to UFC 277. Magomed Ankalaev and Anthony Smith are set to collide at the July 30 pay-per-view event. UFC 277 does not currently have a location or venue, though a recently-leaked image
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk is on her way back to the Octagon and has her sights set on revenge against reigning titleholder Rose Namajunas. Namajunas and Jędrzejczyk have shared the cage together twice in the past. At UFC 217 in November, 2017, “Thug Rose” experienced her first title crowning after dethroning the