9:00 AM ET More than 10 years ago, Holly Holm was sitting in the JacksonWink MMA facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, discussing “what if” scenarios with her team. Holm was still a professional boxer at the time (she wouldn’t fully transition into MMA for several years), but when the conversation steered toward chokes and, more
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LAS VEGAS – Daniel Rodriguez needs to get closure on his failed matchup with Kevin Holland at UFC 279. Prior to the infamous weigh-in day shakeup on the pay-per-view card in September, Rodriguez (17-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Holland (23-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) were booked to fight each other. When Khamzat Chimaev missed weight, though,
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier has urged fans not to believe the wrestling room narrative spread by lightweight king Islam Makhachev. 2022 has seen some bad blood feuds, from Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington‘s animosity-fueled collision to the upcoming showdown between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler. In the opposite vein, American Kickboxing Academy teammates
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Henry Cejudo earned his “Triple C” nickname. An Olympic gold medal, titles (and defenses!) at both Flyweight and Bantamweight inside the Octagon — there’s more to Cejudo than a cringey online persona. However, it’s been well over two years since Cejudo last made the walk to UFC’s Octagon, as he announced
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from October 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for October. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has hit back at claims he’s holding up his division by pursuing the lightweight title. For years, Volkanovski has hinted towards a future pursuit of champ-champ status. And as his dominance at 145 pounds, where he’s currently unbeaten in the UFC, has continued, the Australian has stepped up his calls
Cris “Cyborg” Justino isn’t ready to sit back and give up the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T.) mantle to her old foe, Amanda Nunes. Whether or not one is over the other, or someone else is above both, Cyborg and Nunes are both strong candidates in the G.O.A.T. conversation. That was the case heading into
7:05 PM ET Tyson Pedro will spend the best part of the next three months training alongside the likes of Israel Adesanya, Kai Kara-France and Alexander Volkanovski at City Kickboxing [CKB], after the Australian light heavyweight was added to the UFC 284 card set for Perth next year. Pedro will fight China’s Zhang Mingyang at
Heavyweights are headed to Australia. Parker Porter will travel into enemy territory when he takes on Justin Tafa at UFC 284, an event which takes place Feb. 11 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the
MMA fighter Gabriel Pereira weathered the storm to KO Emmanuel Travassos in just 38 seconds at Shooto Brasil 111. Welterweights Pereira and Travassos met in the main card of the event on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pereira was fighting for just the second time in his career and was coming off a KO
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Even on holidays, the UFC machine doesn’t take a break. Automated UFC roster tracking account, UFC Roster Watch, announced the release of eight athletes from the promotion. Occasionally, these fighters are simply in negotiations or suspended by USADA, but that doesn’t appear to be the case for any of the following
Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,307, the fellas discuss UFC Fight Night 213 which featured Arnold Allen vs. Calvin Kattar. Of course, the conversation includes the fallout of Jake Paul’s boxing win over Anderson Silva, including the impact of the result, and what’s next for
Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg feels her place in MMA history has been forgotten amidst the rise of Amanda Nunes. Cyborg is undoubtedly one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, having won titles in four different major promotions. After a tumultuous end to her UFC tenure, she signed with Bellator and has
Belal Muhammad is reaching a point of undeniability within the Welterweight ranks of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). At UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, “Remember the Name” left a lasting impression, finishing the previously undefeated Sean Brady via second round technical knockout (watch highlights) with strikes against the cage. The win added to
Oct 26, 2022 The reality that he is now one of the “old dogs” of the UFC might still be hitting home, but Australian Robert Whittaker [24-6] is thrilled to have the opportunity to right a previous wrong when he faces Paulo Costa [14-2] at UFC 284 in February next year. Fresh off another dominant
Robert Whittaker doesn’t give Colby Covington too much of a chance in a fight with Khamzat Chimaev. With UFC president Dana White saying Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) vs. Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) could serve as a co-main event to a potential trilogy bout between champion Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, Whittaker thinks Chimaev
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. Last week got off to a fast start with RIZIN and the return of Road to the UFC, but some
UFC Vegas 63 went down last Saturday (Oct. 29, 2022) in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw the main event fight between Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar end after “The Boston Finisher” suffered an unfortunate knee injury (see it again here). In further action, Max Griffin edged out Tim Means via split-decision in the co-main event.