Aljamain Sterling is looking forward to silencing his haters by defeating Petr Yan tonight at UFC 273. Since capturing the bantamweight strap just over a year ago, Sterling has faced merciless criticism from fans and pundits alike. That he was gifted the title thanks to Yan’s illegal knee, and the manner in which Sterling appeared
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Two titles will find homes later tonight when UFC 273 goes down later tonight (Sat., April 9, 2022) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski will look for his third straight title defense vs. Chan Sung Jung, whereas Bantamweight straphangers Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan
By Matthew Wells | April 9, 2022 7:45 am ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 273 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT). UFC 273 takes place at Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville,
1:45 AM ET Arguably the greatest fight in women’s MMA history will be run back later this spring. Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, both former UFC women’s strawweight champions, have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 275 on June 11 in Singapore, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Saturday. Bout agreements
Francis Ngannou could care less about UFC President Dana White not wrapping the heavyweight championship belt around his waist at UFC 270. Heading into UFC 270, much was made about the stalemate between Ngannou and the UFC regarding his contract status. Ngannou remained vocal about his dissatisfaction with the nature of his current deal and
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will look to unify the division titles when he collides with interim 135-pound titleholder Petr Yan in the UFC 273 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event TONIGHT (Sat., April 9, 2022) from inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. LIVE! Watch UFC 273 PPV On ESPN+ Here! CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE DIP! Ultimate
By Danny Segura and Mike Bohn | April 9, 2022 8:00 am ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – UFC 273 is just hours away, bringing two title fights and a highly-anticipated welterweight matchup in the feature bout. MMA Junkie reporters Mike Bohn and Danny Segura are on the ground covering the action and preview the pay-per-view event
9:24 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alexander Volkanovski‘s latest featherweight title defense is official. Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung, better known as “The Korean Zombie,” both weighed in Friday at 144.5 pounds. Volkanovski will defend his UFC featherweight belt against Jung in the main event of UFC 273 on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
UFC President Dana White has addressed Jorge Masvidal’s alleged attack in Miami on Colby Covington, and he’s unsurprised by it. Masvidal allegedly engineered a surprise attack on Covington outside of a Miami-area restaurant just weeks ago. This came after weeks of Covington bringing Masvidal’s ex-wife and kids into his trash talk with Masvidal before their
BKFC 23 live stream results: We’ve got action, we’ve got punching … and we don’t have gloves. It’s time, once again, for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) to return to our screens. Tonight (Fri., April 8, 2022), the organization is live from Wichita, Kan., and our FITE.tv-streamed card is headlined by former Bellator lightweights Mike
By Mike Bohn | April 8, 2022 8:00 pm ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – T.J. Dillashaw will be watching the co-main event of UFC 273 up close to size up his potential next opponent. The former two-time bantamweight champion is on the mend from a pair of surgeries, but his recovery is approaching its end and
7:53 AM ET WHEN ALJAMAIN STERLING finally arrived home from the biggest night of his professional career, the first thing he did was apologize to his friends and family. The second thing he did was throw up. It was early morning on March 7, 2021, and Sterling was still dealing with the signs and symptoms
Aljamain Sterling is struggling to grasp why exactly it’s so hard to believe he was legitimately impacted by Petr Yan‘s illegal knee to a fight-ending degree. With UFC 273 right around the corner, #KneeGate is about to be resolved and the feud between Sterling and Yan will finally have a sense of closure. But during
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight rivals Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan will collide this weekend (Sat., April 9, 2022) at UFC 273 inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Bad blood, a controversial first fight, a serious stylistic clash — title fights rarely have this many layers of intrigue. In particular, Sterling has a
By Farah Hannoun, The Blue Corner | April 8, 2022 8:00 am ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Khamzat Chimaev was asked a question by a familiar face at the UFC 273 news conference. Chimaev’s most recent opponent, Li Jingliang, made a surprise appearance at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference and asked his former foe a question about
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 11:20 AM ET Conor McGregor has been charged with six offenses stemming from a driving-related incident last month in Ireland. The UFC star appeared Thursday in Blanchardstown District Court and was informed he is being charged with two counts of dangerous driving, driving without a license, failure to produce
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling has launched a lengthy tirade on the conduct and reporting from members of the MMA media. It’s safe to say that, in every sport and every industry, the media splits opinions. When it comes to MMA, criticism of media narratives and coverage is no anomaly. If you listen to the
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced today (Thurs., April 7, 2022) that in addition to the regular Performance and Fight of the Night bonuses, this Sat. night’s UFC 273 pay-per-view (PPV) event will introduce the Fan Bonus of the Night. However, after seeing today’s pre-fight press conference, former Featherweight and Lightweight champion Conor McGregor believes