Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look
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Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman is preparing for warm reception in the UK for his anticipated trilogy with Leon Edwards. Usman lost to Edwards via fifth-round knockout at UFC 278 just weeks ago in Salt Lake City. After Usman seemed close to coasting towards another successful welterweight title defense, Edwards caught Usman with a
Yoel Romero doesn’t appear to be eying retirement anytime soon. “The Soldier of God” closed out his chapter with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in a less than ideal fashion in 2020. Suffering three consecutive losses, Romero, 45, departed the promotion and signed with Bellator. A Middleweight contender for the entirety of his UFC run, Romero
11:00 AM ET Jose Aldo‘s legacy is rich with championships. He reigned with the UFC featherweight belt through a record seven title defenses, and before that, he was the WEC champ. But for the man known as the King of Rio, a notable accomplishment was that he made moments come alive for fans and fellow
The UFC is idle this week before another event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas Paris for UFC Fight Night 211. However, there are a number of MMA and boxing events taking place that feature many familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner. From one of the greatest female combatants of all time
MMA fighter Zach Fry likely entered the conversation for ‘Submission of the Year’ with a wild sequence at UK Fighting Championships 20. Fry faced Alex Gil in an amateur bantamweight matchup on Saturday in Preston, UK. Both fighters looked to get back on track in their amateur careers after recent losses. Just seconds into the
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Jose Aldo has retired from mixed martial arts after a legendary career that has spanned nearly two decades. News of the former featherweight champion’s retirement came earlier today via Combate, which noted Aldo had entered into an agreement with the UFC that allowed him to be released from his
Sep 17, 2022 UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen picked up a much-needed victory over Song Yadong at UFC Fight Night on Saturday at the Apex facility in Las Vegas. Sandhagen (15-4) won for the first time since February 2021, earning a TKO when Yadong (19-7-1) was unable to continue due to a cut over his
A heavyweight bout has shifted back to the UFC’s year-end pay-per-view. Originally scheduled for Oct. 1 at UFC Fight Night 211, Chris Daukaus vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik has shifted back to UFC 282, which takes place Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the date change informed MMA Junkie of
Michael Bisping is an underrated UFC champion in his own right, so he knows a thing or two about what that position means. As much as Bisping is a legend within the realm of MMA, he is also a clear fan of the history of the sport and has seen nearly everything that MMA has
UFC Vegas 60 went down last night (Sat., Setp 17, 2022) in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Bantamweight bout that saw Cory Sandhagen score a technical knockout (TKO) win (doctor’s stoppage) over Song Yadong (see it here). In other action, Gregory Rodrigues defeated Chidi Njokuani, while Joseph Pyfer knocked out Alen Amedovski. Winner: Cory Sandhagen
6:23 PM ET One of MMA’s all-time greats is calling it a career. Former longtime UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, 36, has retired from the UFC, his team told ESPN on Sunday. The promotion also announced Aldo’s retirement in a tweet Sunday evening that read in part, “Congratulations @JoseAldoJunior on a legendary run.”
Brian Ortega knew it was a possibility minutes after he hurt his shoulder in the cage at UFC on ABC 3. In his in-cage interview after a July 16 loss due to injury against Yair Rodriguez, a disappointed Ortega (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) said he might need surgery again – and it turns out he
Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has explained why it would be “sad” to see Zhang Weili return to the strawweight throne later this year. At UFC 274 this past May, Usman saw teammate and friend Rose Namajunas suffer defeat to Carla Esparza for the second time in her career. While the first meant she
With the exception of a ho-hum Heavyweight clash between Tanner Boser and Rodrigo Nascimento, UFC Vegas 60’s ESPN+-streamed main card last night (Sat., Sept. 17 2022) was shockingly violent. Perhaps part of the shock came from a mostly underwhelming undercard, which did not at all prepare us for the chaos to come. Anthony Hernandez started
10:51 PM ET What were the biggest moments from this UFC Fight Night? What’s next for one of the bantamweight division’s top contenders? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer their takeaways from UFC’s return Saturday night’s fight card. Cory Sandhagen made 14 takedown attempts and was unsuccessful on every one of them until
Rounds 25 through 36 looked nothing like one to 24. Canelo Alvarez, who received all his could handle in two previous fights with Gennadiy Golovkin, made Triple-G look all of his 40 years for most of the fight en route to winning a unanimous decision at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The bizarre scores were
UFC Vegas 60 featured a bantamweight main event that saw Cory Sandhagen walk away victorious after a nasty cut on Song Yadong forced the ringside doctor to call the fight off. A closely contested first round included a number of takedowns attempts from Sandhagen, but Yadong’s takedown defense largely help up. “Kung Fu Kid” certainly