By MMA Junkie Staff | February 5, 2022 12:35 pm ET Ian Garry officially has booked his second UFC fight. Coming off a successful promotional debut, Garry will meet Darian Weeks at UFC 273. On Saturday, the promotion announced the welterweight matchup set for April 9 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. A
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12:33 PM ET Max Holloway has been medically cleared to resume training and has offered to serve as a backup for the featherweight division’s next title fight, sources close to Holloway told ESPN. The former champion received medical clearance on Thursday, sources said. Holloway, of Waianae, Hawai’i, was briefly scheduled to challenge Alexander Volkanovski for
Hello, friends! After practically a month of no UFC events, the world’s premiere MMA organization is back in full swing with its third event in as many weekends taking place tonight in Las Vegas, NV. In the main event, top-ranked middleweights Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland face off in a bout that could put the
Sep 28, 2019; Copenhagen, DEN; Jack Hermansson (red gloves) reacts after a bout against Jared Cannonier (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Royal Arena. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports The UFC Vegas 47 weigh-in takes place today, Feb. 4, from inside the same venue as Saturday’s card, the UFC APEX in Las Vegas,
UFC President Dana White has chosen Sunday’s event, FAC 12, to host a new episode of Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight, the entertaining, unpredictable UFCÒ talent-scouting series White hosts with former UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra and MMA vet Din Thomas. White will be sitting cage side at FAC 12 looking for potential
When Khabib leaped into the audience during the UFC 229 post-fight brawl, famed Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio nearly made an unwanted cameo appearance as this article published on this day three years ago details. The following article was published on this day three years ago. It is brought to you in its original, unaltered form,
Joe Rogan issued another apology earlier today, this time for racist comments he’s made throughout the years on his popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) color commentator and comedian has become one of the most influential voices in social media and American culture today. His ability to reach millions and millions
Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes to coach The Ultimate Fighter 30 Women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña and former titleholder Amanda Nunes will coach ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Season 30. Peña made the announcement on Friday during an appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show. “I was the first (woman) to (win) on that show, ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’
By Matthew Wells | February 5, 2022 12:20 am ET Legacy Fighting Alliance returned to action on Friday evening with its first event in February. LFA 123 took place at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond, Ind., featuring a six-fight main card of fights, headlined by a clash of bantamweights putting their undefeated records on
1:38 PM ET Two title fights are now official for UFC 273. Alexander Volkanovski will defend his UFC featherweight title against Chan Sung Jung, “The Korean Zombie,” in the main event of the pay-per-view card April 9 in Jacksonville, Florida, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The co-main event will
Back to the middleweight division after moving up a weight class to conquer another belt, Reinier de Ridder is set to defend his throne against fellow ONE Championship titleholder Kiamrian Abbasov in the main event of ONE: Full Circle at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Feb. 25. de Ridder (14-0) currently holds the ONE middleweight
Jul 27, 2019; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Max Holloway (red gloves) is introduced before his fight against Frankie Edgar (blue gloves) during UFC 240 at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Max Holloway has been “Blessed” with a clean bill of health and is ready to get back into the Octagon in April if
“He was a really stout kid,” recalled Erosa. “We fought at ’55 I think and I was walking like six or seven pounds heavier than that, but I didn’t look it. I was a tall, skinny, scared kid and he was a Mexican kid with a lot of tattoos, he was buff, and he looked
A Connecticut police department is teaching children jiu-jitsu as a form of self-defense. The New Haven police department in New Haven, CT is hoping to stop crime from the ground up. The department has instituted a youth jiu-jitsu program designed to keep kids on a good path while instilling some self-defense practices. Police Lt. Elliot
Paulo Costa is the newest member of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster to express his desire to box. Like most of his peers, Costa’s potential combat crossover is fueled by money. Costa, who began his professional MMA career with a 13-0 record, is widely regarded as one of the best power punchers in the
UFC Vegas 47 live results: Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland UFC Vegas 47 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, February 5, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 47 live results section.
Back in 2019 in front of the largest crowd in UFC history, middleweight Israel Adesanya put on a show defeating Robert Whittaker via second-round knockout. This win marked the unification of the middleweight title. Adesanya and Whittaker are set to face off once again in the main event at UFC 271 on Saturday, February 12.
Eddie Hearn discusses if he’s the best promoter in combat sports, what he’s learned from Dana White, how hard it was to pull off Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor, fighter pay in boxing and UFC, Jake Paul vs. UFC, the latest on Anthony Joshua and other top boxing stars, if he would ever promote MMA,