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Bookies never miss an opportunity to play the game of chance, at your expense of course, and we’ve seen some pretty wild wagers over the years. That includes the betting line that had Conor McGregor’s arrest record in play during the buildup to his UFC 264 headliner opposite Dustin Poirier back in summer 2021. Sigh

There’s nothing like seeing a brilliant grappler become a dangerous striker in MMA. That has been the case with RIZIN lightweight champion Robert “Satoshi” de Souza since he entered the sport in October 2013. However, he took things to a whole new level with his first-round TKO of Keita Nakamura at RIZIN Landmark 9 last

Jamahal Hill is pleading his case. UFC 300 has come and gone, and unfortunately for “Sweet Dreams,” he could not reclaim the Light Heavyweight title he briefly held in 2023. Despite his best efforts, Hill suffered a first round knockout loss (watch highlights) against the current champion, Alex Pereira, in the evening’s main event. The

Alex Pereira’s record for the strongest punch in the world didn’t last too long. UFC 300 fight week was an all-around great one for the Light Heavyweight champion. Before “Poatan” had his historic headliner clash with former titleholder, Jamahal Hill, he was busy breaking records for his thunderous striking ability. Pereira, 36, visited UFC’s Performance

Ketlen Vieira doesn’t like the direction her division is heading in. The UFC bantamweight landscape received a massive injection of life earlier this year when former PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison was signed to the promotion. Harrison debuted at UFC 300 and looked as impressive as ever, submitting former UFC champion Holly Holm with a

Professional Fighters League (PFL) is continuing its global expansion with the launch of PFL MENA, which focuses on talent in the Middle East and North Africa after the promotion partnered up with SRJ Sports Investments late last year. Now, the promotion has announced the inaugural fight card lineup, which is slated to kick off on

It’s difficult to paint the end of Mike Perry’s UFC career as anything other than a disappointment. Early on, “Platinum” showed real potential. He debuted raw, just 24 years old with seven wins to his name, though all came via knockout. Pitted against the massive and UFC proven Hyun Gyu Lim on short-notice, Perry captured

Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s only been a few days since Devin Haney’s shocking upset loss to Ryan Garcia (watch here), which saw “King” drop Haney multiple times en route to a decision victory. In the immediate aftermath, Haney’s team issued a brief statement that he “fought like a champion” and did not suffer a

The UFC Louisville fight card is near completion. Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes vs. Dustin Jacoby is the newest addition to the June 8 event at KFC Yum! Center. The promotion made that bout and 12 other fights official on Thursday, but still no main event has been announced by the promotion.

The BKFC KnuckleMania 4 fight-week news conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the festivities right here on MMA Junkie beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). The news conference is set to go down at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, featuring stars of the bareknuckle boxing event. Expected

LAS VEGAS – Ariane Lipski ensured that if she was going to step into the octagon with Karine Silva, it would be under the best conditions possible. Prior to being booked for a women’s flyweight bout on Saturday at UFC on ESPN 55 at the UFC Apex (ESPN, ESPN+), Lipski (17-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC) said

Jose Aldo would love to see Conor McGregor return in vintage form against Michael Chandler at UFC 303. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) will come back from an almost three-year long layoff to face Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in a welterweight main event June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

LAS VEGAS – Uros Medic thinks he’s been shafted of two bonuses so far in his UFC career, and he won’t tolerate it happening again. Medic (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) believes he should’ve received $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses for his knockout wins over Matthew Semelsberger and Omar Morales. It didn’t happen either time,

The BKFC KnuckleMania 4 pre-fight news conference took place Thursday, and fighters from the top fights came face-to-face for the first time during fight week. The event set to go down Saturday at  Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, features Mike Perry vs. Thiago Alves in the main event. The co-feature will see BKFC heavyweight champ

Jamahal Hill is eager to run things back with UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was knocked out by Pereira in Round 1 of their UFC 300 headliner. After an inadvertent low blow by Hill, Pereira waved off referee Herb Dean, who let them continue fighting. Hill was knocked out

Marlon Vera hopes to finally lock horns with Petr Yan at the end of the year. Vera (21-9-1 MMA, 15-8 UFC) is coming off a one-sided loss to bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 in March. On the same night, Yan snapped his three-fight losing skid by outlasting Song Yadong. “Chito” is targeting former

LAS VEGAS – Karine Silva has heard the praise. Even though the narratives are largely complementary, Silva (17-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) admits her run toward UFC notoriety isn’t as quick and effortless as it may seem. “It wasn’t quick, guys. It wasn’t fast,” Silva told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a UFC on ESPN

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Michael Bisping thinks Michael Chandler would be making a grave mistake by underestimating Conor McGregor. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) welcomes McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) back in a welterweight bout, which headlines UFC 303 June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). McGregor hasn’t competed