Rankings Pound For Pound Rankings #1 Jon Jones Win 26 Loss 1 Draw 0 Already considered one of the greatest fighters of all-time, Jones says he wants to turn his attention to heavyweight and has no intention of returning to 205 pounds. #2 Kamaru Usman Win 20 Loss 1 Draw 0 Usman has five consecutive
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7:35 AM ET Associated Press The Professional Fighters League agreed to a multiyear deal and an expanded platform with ESPN — and the MMA entity expects to have undefeated champion Kayla Harrison along for the ride. PFL CEO Peter Murray told The Associated Press he is “confident” that Harrison — the two-time Olympic gold medalist
The War of Rafaels has an official poster. The UFC has released the poster for UFC Vegas 48, which features lightweights Rafael dos Anjos (30-13) and Rafael Fiziev (11-1) facing off ahead of their main event matchup on Feb. 19. Your RDA v Fiziev poster is official This is going to be some fight pic.twitter.com/6YRRSE6oJj
Jan 21, 2022; Anaheim, CA, USA; UFC host Joe Rogan closes the program for weigh-ins at UFC 270 at Anaheim Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports It seems that a Neil Young vs Joe Rogan debate is about to commence at the offices of powerhouse audio streaming service Spotify. Long-time UFC broadcast
“I’ve never done a GoFundMe, but I’ve seen it work in miraculous ways, so I figured, maybe I’ll just start it and it’ll help them out.” Winn explained. “Dude, the GoFundMe is already full and so many people, privately, are like, ‘Whatever else you need, let me know.’ I had one dude reach out to
22-year-old French MMA fighter Pierre Ludet committed suicide weeks before his 23rd birthday and next bout. Pierre was found in his apartment on Sunday with a fatal gunshot wound from his service weapon. He was an outstanding mixed martial artist and member of the French national police force. The unsuspected suicide is 1 of 9
Colby Covington already has two classic five-round fights against current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight king, Kamaru Usman, but “Chaos” is looking for the trilogy fight. During a recent appearance at the UFC 270 weigh-in show, Covington expressed his desire for another shot at dethroning “The Nigerian Nightmare” because, at the end of the day
Justin Gaethje thought his FOTY showdown with Michael Chandler was ‘boring’ Justin Gaethje is probably the only person on planet earth who didn’t enjoy his epic Fight of the Year performance with Michael Chandler. The UFC 268 barnburner earned accolades from pretty much everyone and even has people calling it the best fight in the
Check out the highlights from Thursday’s UFC 270 pre-fight press conference in Anaheim where words were exchanged amongst familiar faces. The UFC 270 main card begins at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Saturday, January 22. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
By MMA Junkie Staff | January 25, 2022 12:10 pm ET Aaron Jeffery readily admits his second trip to Dana White’s Contender Series was an incredibly frustrating experience, but it’s also not one he sees changing his ultimate career plan. “It sucks, obviously,” Jeffery said. “I mean, any time losing a fight sucks. This one
7:50 PM ET The UFC threatened to sue Francis Ngannou‘s agent just hours before Ngannou was set to compete in a heavyweight title fight Saturday night, Ngannou said Monday on “The MMA Hour.” Ngannou said he was getting dressed in preparation to go to Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on Saturday when his agent, Marquel
Brazilian flyweights Francisco Figueiredo and Daniel da Silva will collide at UFC’s Fight Night show on April 30, MMA Fighting confirmed following a report from Twitter user Igor Melotto. Brother of UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, Francisco (12-4-1, 1 NC) reenters the octagon nine months after losing a decision to Malcolm Gordon, which dropped his
Jun 12, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Nate Diaz during UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Nate Diaz is pining for a fight with Dustin Poirier and wants the public to know he’s on bended knee asking for the bout to be booked. But UFC president Dana White said
What would be left for Hunter after taking aim at such broad targets? Well, after over 20 years of writing jokes, Hunter had no problem bringing the world another special. This time, however, he’d be bringing some of the biggest and funniest names in MMA with him. Henry Cejudo, Din Thomas and Chael Sonnen. Watch
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has the support of a former light heavyweight champion in his battle with the UFC. Ngannou most recently defended his heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 via unanimous decision. While it wasn’t exactly the showcase UFC fans expected, Ngannou showed off his improved wrestling after allegedly suffering a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC is always looking to turn a buck in any manner possible. Whether it’s hot dog branders or the metaverse, expect the promotion to jump at any gimmick if it might be profitable. Unfortunately, those profits are not always shared with the athletes, which has become a source of great controversy
Here’s 11 minutes of Chael Sonnen praising Francis Ngannou | Video Chael Sonnen was impressed with heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou‘s UFC 270 performance and spent 11 minutes praising “The Predator” for it. Ngannou headlined the UFC 270 fight card at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday defeating previously unbeaten interim titleholder Ciryl Gane.
By Matthew Wells | January 24, 2022 10:00 pm ET Francis Ngannou faced a number of well-documented distractions ahead of UFC 270, but revealed another that occurred just hours before heading to the Honda Center to defend his title. The undisputed UFC heavyweight champion said the promotion threatened to sue his agent, Marquel Martin of