Oddsmakers are heavily favoring Kayla Harrison to win her UFC debut. Longtime PFL star Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has drawn former champion Holly Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) in a bantamweight bout April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. According to DraftKings, Harrison is -310 favorite, meaning a $310 bet would be needed
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Apparently, judge Mike Bell owned up to his mistake, not publicly, but privately. Bell was under heavy public scrutiny this past September after he scored the fifth round of the Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko rematch a 10-8, a score that led to the UFC women’s flyweight fight to end in a split draw. Many,
Rising star Diego Lopes will be featured on the UFC’s historic 300th event. Lopes takes on Sodiq Yusuff in a featherweight bout April 13 at UFC 300 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from Instagram account Freak MMA.
The long-awaited “Road House” remake featuring former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor has an official release date on Prime Video. A reimagined version of the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze is set to debut March 21, according to a press release, with Jake Gyllenhaal in the leading role. There is a UFC-related story in the
Joe Rogan hopes Dustin Poirier is aware of Benoit Saint-Denis’ ferocity. Poirier (29-8 MMA, 21-7 UFC) meets rising contender Saint-Denis (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in a five-round co-main event at UFC 299 on March 9 from Kaseya Center in Miami. Boasting a 100 percent finish rate, Saint-Denis has stopped his past five opponents, most recently
The first PFL vs. Bellator news conference is scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT), and you can watch it live right here on MMA Junkie. PFL vs. Bellator, the first even since PFL’s acquisition of Bellator, takes place Feb. 24 at Boulevard Hall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a main card
Years after her first title shot, Raquel Pennington finally claimed UFC gold this past Saturday at UFC 297 where she outworked Mayra Bueno Silva to win a lopsided unanimous decision and the vacant 135-pound title. Pennington’s performance was a far cry from the only other time she fought for gold in May 2018, when she
Watch live video of the Serrano vs. Meinke press conference featuring Jake Paul as they answer questions before the March 2 boxing event at El Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Serrano vs. Meinke airs live on DAZN pay-per-view. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
Brandon Moreno believes he’s one win away from his next UFC title opportunity. A two-time former UFC flyweight champion, Moreno is set to face replacement opponent Brandon Royval in a Feb. 24 homecoming at UFC Mexico City after original foe Amir Albazi withdrew from the headlining bout this past week. Moreno dropped his belt in
UFC 300 will be a massive card, but there was never a plan for any former stars to return for the historic event on April 13. That’s according to UFC CEO Dana White, who promised that matchmaking for that card is still taking place. He said several more marquee bouts are expected to be added,
Cédric Doumbé looks to build on his ultra-impressive PFL debut when he returns for the main event at an event scheduled in Paris on March 7. The PFL Europe card takes place at Accor Arena in Paris with Doumbé set to face off with undefeated prospect Baissangour Chamsoudinov in the headliner. PFL officials announced the
The UFC 297 press conference video will feature many of the top stars for the UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2024 on Thursday evening. UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland, middleweight challenger Dricus du Plessis, bantamweight title challengers Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva, Mike Malott, Neil Magny, Chris Curtis, Marc-Andre Barriault, Arnold Allen and Movsar Evloev
Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis squared off after a raucous UFC 297 press conference in Toronto in which a fan charged the stage for a handshake with Strickland. Strickland didn’t hold eye contact with du Plessis after promising a fight “to the death” with the South African challenger. But at no point was there
A few weeks ago, Sean Strickland was diving over chairs to throw punches at Dricus du Plessis in the crowd at UFC 296. Now, just days away from their main event clash at UFC 297, Strickland has buried whatever animosity he had toward du Plessis, going as far as telling the crowd in Toronto to
The fourth episode of UFC 297 Embedded features Dricus du Plessis getting photographed by his girlfriend, Jasmine Jasudavicius and Gillian Robertson appearing at a local hockey game, Sean Strickland sparring with Edmen Shahbazyan on fight week, Raquel Pennington doing media rounds, an emotional Mayra Bueno Silva getting made up by her mom, and more. UFC
UFC CEO Dana White has addressed recent rumors surrounding the promotion’s event planned for Saudi Arabia. The UFC pinned a Fight Night for early March in Riyadh, but the event has been pushed back. Ariel Helwani reported on The MMA Hour that the event is now expected to take place in June because the region
The UFC 297 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and MMA Junkie will have a live stream of the event beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). The entire main card will be in attendance, including Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis, who fight for the middleweight title in the main event; Raquel Pennington
TORONTO – Emotions were calmer than expected when Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis got face-to-face for the first time during UFC 297 fight week. After hurling insults at each other in prior exchanges, during Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) and Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) had a more respectful