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By Simon Samano | April 23, 2022 10:48 pm ET Add another kneebar submission to Claudio Puelles’ record. Puelles said heading into UFC Fight Night 205 that he wanted to use Clay Guida’s name to make a statement, and he did just that on Saturday night by making the gritty veteran tap out to a

1:08 AM ET Liz Carmouche fought twice for a UFC title. In Strikeforce, she challenged for gold once. In each of those three opportunities, the women’s MMA pioneer came away emptyhanded. Carmouche was finally able to exorcise her championship demons Friday night. She rallied for a come-from-behind TKO victory at 4:47 of the fourth round

Clay Guida has fought the ‘who’s who’ in the UFC featherweight and lightweight divisions, and he isn’t planning on slowing down. Guida will make what could be his final walk to the UFC Octagon tonight at UFC Vegas 52 for his fight against Claudio Puelles. His bout with Puelles is the final fight on the

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back at it again to stage UFC Vegas 52 from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, later TONIGHT (Sat., April 23, 2022). Spearheading the event is a women’s strawweight match up between Jessica Andrade and Amanda Lemos. In further action, Clay Guida will face off against Claudio Puelles. What’s

By Dan Tom | April 23, 2022 10:40 am ET MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main card for UFC Fight Night 205. UFC Fight Night 205 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+. Last event’s

11:31 AM ET The UFC has announced it will stage an eight-man tournament across four men’s weight classes later this year, in the hope of signing new Asian talent. The “Road to the UFC” initiative will start on June 9 and June 10, and will take place at Singapore Indoor Stadium. The UFC is hosting

It wasn’t looking good early for Bellator welterweight Blake Perry’s professional debut, but he ended up earning a finish at Bellator 278. Perry faced Makoa Cooper on the Bellator 278 prelims on Friday night. He signed with Bellator after a 5-3 record on the amateur MMA scene. Cooper had his way on the feet in

Bellator 278 is set to go down later TONIGHT (Fri. April 22, 2022) from inside Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, featuring a women’s Flyweight title fight between champion, Juliana Velasquez, and No. 1-ranked contender, Liz Carmouche. Bellator 278’s main card will air on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET, with “Prelims” undercard action beginning

By MMA Junkie Staff | April 22, 2022 7:15 am ET Bellator 278 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). The event takes place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. It is the first of back-to-back nights

7:41 AM ET Cris Cyborg couldn’t help but smile as she heard her many accomplishments in MMA listed back to her. The Brazilian knockout artist has been a UFC champion, a Strikeforce champion and an Invicta FC champion. In 2020, she won the Bellator women’s featherweight title, making her the first fighter in mixed martial

WWE star Ronda Rousey has admitted to fans that cutting promos is not her strong suit in wrestling. From being an integral part of women’s MMA in the UFC to winning titles in WWE, Rousey conquered some fierce competitors and tough challenges throughout her career. However, Rousey may be going through her toughest challenge yet.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just one day away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 52 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which is set to go down tomorrow night (Sat., April 23, 2022) from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a five-round strawweight showdown between Amanda Lemos and Jessica Andrade, a 115-pound

By Mike Bohn and Matt Erickson | April 22, 2022 11:15 am ET HONOLULU – Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will return to competition for the first time in 499 days when she steps in the cage Saturday at Bellator 279. It’s the longest layoff of her career, but one that at a point could’ve been permanent. Before her

6:28 PM ET Muhammad Mokaev, one of the UFC’s top prospects, has booked his second appearance in the Octagon. Mokaev, of Manchester, England, will meet Charles Johnson in a 125-pound contest on July 23 at a location to be determined, multiple sources told ESPN. The UFC has not officially announced an event on that date,

Mike Tyson’s spokesperson has come to his defense after footage emerged showing him allegedly punching a man on a plane. Footage emerged appearing to show the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world throwing punches at a fellow airline passenger. Tyson’s spokesperson has now released a statement on the matter. In a statement to ESPN,

There has not been a huge fan outcry demanding Kamaru Usman vs. Canelo Alvarez. Usman, Welterweight champion of the world and pound-for-pound king, is the main force pushing for that match up. UFC President Dana White is far from keen on that booking, and even his would-be opponent Canelo doesn’t sound all that excited at

By Mike Bohn, The Blue Corner | April 21, 2022 11:05 pm ET Boxing legend Mike Tyson was embroiled in controversy on Thursday when video surfaced of him punching a man who was agitating him on an airplane. Tyson was taking a Jet Blue flight from San Francisco to Florida on Wednesday (conveniently 4/20), when

11:26 PM ET Robert Whittaker announced Wednesday night on social media that he is out of his scheduled UFC 275 fight against Marvin Vettori. Whittaker, the former UFC middleweight champion, wrote that he suffered an injury early in his training camp and won’t be healed in time for the bout, which was set for June