Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jon Jones is on the cusp of making his heavyweight debut and the former UFC light heavyweight king is turning his full attention to Stipe Miocic. Despite a long-desired fight against current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou “Bones” believes a clash with Miocic holds more value at this time. According to
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Pound For Pound Rankings Adesanya notched his fifth title defense by defeating Jared Cannonier, via unanimous decision. Volkanovski defeated Max Holloway for the third time, this was his fourth defense of his UFC featherweight title. Despite a multitude of distractions and some serious injuries, Ngannou was able to unify the UFC’s heavyweight titles and will
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley has slammed those who believe opponent Pedro Munhoz won the first round of their clash at UFC 276. In one of the most anticipated fights at this past weekend’s International Fight Week-held pay-per-view, rising star O’Malley looked to secure a big step up the 135-pound ladder against Munhoz, who undoubtedly
8:22 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Max Holloway was walking backstage at the UFC Apex last week, just three days before he challenged Alexander Volkanovski in a trilogy bout for the featherweight title at UFC 276. When pressed with a question, the former featherweight champion — long one of the top fighters on the planet
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) just scrapped a pair of upcoming matchups from the UFC Vegas 58 fight card, scheduled for this Sat. night (July 9, 2022) on ESPN and ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Austin Lingo recently bailed on his David Onama bout at 145 pounds, according to MMA
LAS VEGAS – Former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns isn’t exactly sold on the idea of the potential Khamzat Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz matchup. Recently it was revealed the UFC matchmakers were planning on creating the fight between Chimaev (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Diaz (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) when it was spotted in
Full Send reporter Shawny Mack has commented about being slapped by Nate Diaz backstage at UFC 276. A video of the UFC welterweight slapping Mack has quickly gone viral on social media. Mack, who was covering UFC 276 for the Full Send podcast, started interviewing Diaz just before the main card got underway, asking him
12:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It’s safe to say Alexander Volkanovski has buried his rivalry with Max Holloway for good this time. Volkanovski (25-1) defended his featherweight championship for the fourth time Saturday night, defeating Holloway (23-7) via unanimous decision in their highly anticipated trilogy bout. All three judges scored the 145-pound title fight,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov is lobbying for his teammate Islam Makhachev to challenge for the UFC lightweight title next. That would mean a matchup between Makhachev and former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira, who saw his title vacated after missing weight for a defense against Justin Gaethje at UFC 274. A fight that Oliveira
By Matthew Wells | July 4, 2022 10:15 pm ET Despite what his UFC 276 opponent Sean O’Malley and others may believe, Pedro Munhoz has gone to unnecessary lengths to prove he sustained a very real injury. In the second round of their main card bout, Munhoz was accidentally poked in the right eye by
UFC featherweight contender Bryce Mitchell wants a shot at Henry Cejudo for the former bantamweight champion’s expected return. Mitchell has surged into the featherweight title conversation with six straight victories. He most recently earned wins over the likes of Edson Barboza and Andre Fili inside the Octagon. Cejudo, the former UFC two-weight champion, has re-entered
1:14 AM ET LAS VEGAS — In a clinical, albeit unspectacular, performance, Israel Adesanya outpointed Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision to retain his middleweight title in the main event of UFC 276 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The judges scored the bout 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45. Adesanya’s superiority in striking was evident throughout the
Alex Pereira punched his ticket to a 185-pound title shot by smashing and trashing No. 4-ranked middleweight Sean Strickland at the UFC 276 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in Las Vegas, the same card that saw Israel Adesanya defend his division strap by outlasting former heavyweight Jared Cannonier. Pereira vs. Cannonier feels like a no-brainer
By Matt Erickson | July 4, 2022 1:15 pm ET We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 208 event in Las Vegas. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday
Michael Chandler has a message for Dustin Poirier after their UFC 276 pay-per-view confrontation. A video posted by welterweight Gilbert Burns shows Dustin Poirier being held back from Chandler, as the pair exchange some heated words back-and-forth. Security quickly separated the pair to make sure things didn’t get physical. Check out the clip here: Chandler
3:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Pedro Munhoz suffered a right corneal abrasion from an accidental eye poke by Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on Saturday night, Munhoz told ESPN on Sunday. Munhoz said he was taken to the hospital after the fight, which ended in a no-contest in the second round when he could
Jon Jones didn’t watch all of UFC 276 last night (Sat., July 2, 2022) in Las Vegas, Nevada; however, he did tune in to check out Israel Adesanya’s solid, but unspectacular, win over Jared Cannonier. While “Bones” didn’t join the crowd of people criticizing Adesanya’s fight performance, he did take a shot at “The Last
By Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan | July 3, 2022 10:24 pm ET (ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Max Holloway, Jared Cannonier after UFC 276 losses?) Teammates Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski picked up dominant title defenses on Saturday at UFC 276, and they are looking largely unstoppable in their respective divisions.