UFC fan favorite Nate Diaz is receiving no sympathy from former opponent Jorge Masvidal when it comes to his contract standoff with the UFC. Diaz, a 33-fight MMA veteran who has fought the best during his stint inside the Octagon, has just one fight left on his active UFC deal, and has publicly let it
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Marlon Vera has a bone to pick with Sean O’Malley and UFC. The top-ranked finisher is in the title mix and holds a win over ‘Suga,’ but even so, talks of a potential rematch remain prevalent. At the moment, however, that’s not the immediate plan, as Vera is chasing a showdown
By Mike Bohn and MMA Junkie Staff | June 2, 2022 10:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from May 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for May. At
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski has named which factors make him a massive threat to the lightweight division. Having extended his dominance at 145 pounds with the brutal beating of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 in April, Volkanovski has frequently expressed the grand plans he has to enhance his legacy in
ONE 158 is set for the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday. With the fight between Jarred Brooks and Joshua Pacio falling through, the card will now be headlined by a Muay Thai bout. In total there are 13 fights on a card which will consist primarily of MMA fights. Kickboxing: Rade Opacic vs. Guto Inocente
By Matthew Wells | June 2, 2022 6:50 pm ET UFC light heavyweight Alonzo Menifield likes to have as much information as possible about his opponents, but the man that will be standing across the cage from him on Saturday is a bit of a mystery. At UFC Fight Night 207, Menifield (11-3 MMA, 4-3
UFC star Jorge Masvidal has further addressed his newfound rivalry with rising welterweight Michel Pereira, claiming he’d be down to talk to the Brazilian “in the street.” The back and forth between ranked contenders Masvidal and Pereira began in the immediate aftermath of the latter’s co-main event victory over Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Vegas 55.
9:51 AM ET Two-time defending PFL women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison will face the toughest challenge of her career when she takes on former Bellator women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd in the main event of PFL 6 on July 1 in Atlanta, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. In the co-main event, former Bellator welterweight champion
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Like him or not, TJ Dillashaw knows a bit about what it takes to become UFC champion. The two-time Bantamweight king is back in the hunt after his two-year USADA suspension, and in his view, Paddy Pimblett doesn’t have what it takes to capture the belt. As Dillashaw sees it, Pimblett’s
By Nolan King | June 2, 2022 12:25 am ET Invicta FC strawweight champion Emily Ducote is turning in her titleholder status for a pair of UFC gloves. With Brianna Fortino out of UFC on ABC 3 for undisclosed reasons, Ducote (11-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will step in to fight Jessica Penne (14-5 MMA, 3-3
Paddy Pimblett has responded to former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw’s harsh critique of his weight gain in between fights. Pimblett has been known to enjoy himself quite a bit in between fight camps. He has looked like a completely different person following fight night, gaining large quantities of weight and enjoying a variety of
May 31, 2022 Less than 2½ years ago, Jairzinho Rozenstruik was an undefeated UFC heavyweight on the rise. At that same time, Alexander Volkov was on a hot run during which he won seven of eight fights. Since then, both have lost several bouts against the division’s top contenders. They each are coming off a
Jorge Masvidal has full confidence in a potential bout against Conor McGregor. Following Masvidal’s coronation as the one and only Baddest Motherf—ker (BMF) champion in MMA history at UFC 244 in Nov. 2019 (watch highlights), the options were clear: an undisputed Welterweight title shot against Kamaru Usman or a showdown with “The Notorious.” “Gamebred” went
By Danny Segura and Ken Hathaway | June 1, 2022 6:50 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Alexander Volkov is being honest with regard to his strengths and weaknesses entering UFC Fight Night 207. The UFC heavyweight contender takes on Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event Saturday at the UFC Apex. It’s a big moment for
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes there is only one path to defeating GOAT contender Jon Jones inside the Octagon. Jones, a former two-time light heavyweight king, has been out of action since a successful title defense against Dominick Reyes in 2020. Having vacated the gold soon after, “Bones” announced his intention to transition
1:03 PM ET UFC’s first trip to France has added a major middleweight bout, as former champion Robert Whittaker will take on Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris on Sept. 3, the promotion announced Tuesday. This bout was originally scheduled for UFC 275 on June 11 in Singapore but was postponed due to a Whittaker injury.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! At just 30 years of age, Cody Garbrandt has already experienced one of the most volatile rises-and-falls in UFC history. “No Love” put on a masterclass in 2015 to dethrone divisional great Dominick Cruz and score the belt as an undefeated champion, but everything promptly fell apart. Since that all-time great
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from May 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for May. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by