Michael Chandler is once again lobbying for a fight against Conor McGregor, but this time around the lightweight contender is attaching a date to his callout. Chandler, who has turned into one of the more exciting fighters on the UFC roster since coming over from Bellator MMA just over one year ago, has long paid
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By Mike Bohn and MMA Junkie Staff | April 2, 2022 7:15 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from March 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and the winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for March.
7:33 PM ET Bellator MMA welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov, who has postponed his professional career in order to serve his native Ukraine, posted a video of himself recovering his 170-pound title belt amid the ongoing Russian invasion on Friday. Amosov, 28, posted several videos on Instagram, as well as a picture of himself with a
UFC welterweight star Colby Covington has flipped Jorge Masvidal‘s memorable “three-piece and a soda” line on its head following his dominant victory over “Gamebred.” In the main event of UFC 272 earlier this month, a historical feud between two former friends, teammates, and roommates finally entered the cage. Covington and Masvidal, who cornered each other
Welcome to Midnight Mania! First and foremost: this is no April Fool’s joke. Less than a week after Nassourdine Imavov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues, now his would-be opponent Kelvin Gastelum has pulled out due to injury, leaving last-second replacement foe Driscuss Du Plessis without a dance partner. UFC made the announcement
By Mike Bohn and MMA Junkie Staff | April 1, 2022 10:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from March 2022: Here are the six nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for March. At
UFC heavyweight Tom Aspinall believes there’s a slew of other heavyweights that are much more deserving of an interim title shot. Aspinall is riding high off his UFC main event win over Alexander Volkov in London just weeks ago. He’s won eight in a row in his MMA career and is undefeated in his UFC
Khamzat Chimaev is on the cusp of greatness, but he has a few major hurdles to clear before he gets there. For starters, the rising welterweight contender must first get past Gilbert Burns at UFC 273 next weekend to prove that’s he ready for a shot at the 170-pound crown. After that, “Borz” will need
By Nolan King | April 1, 2022 6:45 pm ET Rising Brazilian fighter Reinaldo Ekson hopes PFL circles back around. While he was a winner at PFL Challenger Series 4, he wasn’t the biggest. Fighting for the chance at a contract and entry into the 2022 PFL season, Ekson (18-5) was passed over for former
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev says he no longer holds any interest in sharing the Octagon with longtime rival Rafael dos Anjos. Prior to last weekend’s UFC 272 pay-per-view, it appeared the long-discussed, and long-failed, matchup between dos Anjos and Makhachev would finally come to fruition. After the withdrawal of Rafael Fiziev, the Dagestani held
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Lyoto Machida’s career in mixed martial arts is almost at its end. “The Dragon” has been fighting professionally since 2003, so it’s no surprise that he’s about ready to hang up the gloves. Machida helped bring traditional karate back into prominence inside the Octagon, capturing the Light Heavyweight crown back in
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Nolan King | March 31, 2022 11:08 pm ET William Knight will stick around at heavyweight at least a little bit longer. At UFC on ESPN 34, Knight (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will take on Devin Clark (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) in a three-round heavyweight bout. The event
8:30 AM ET We’re in the middle of a very rare off week in the UFC schedule — and in MMA, in general, actually — with no big fights to watch as we close out March and kick off April. That said, there is plenty to discuss and reflect on in this sport, including the
UFC welterweight contender Neil Magny isn’t against the idea of a fight with Shavkat Rakhmonov if it makes sense for his climb in the division. Magny is fresh off of a split decision win over Max Griffin at UFC Columbus. After getting in early trouble against Griffin, he was able to find his rhythm and
According to Deiveson Figueiredo, we won’t be seeing him in action any time soon. Unbeknownst to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight titleholder, reports surfaced noting that a fourth bout with Brandon Moreno was being targeted for sometime in July. However, speaking with MMA Fighting, Figueiredo shared that he’s currently dealing with some hand injuries
“Legendary.” That’s the word Aljamain Sterling predicts fans will use when reflecting upon his UFC 273 co-main event title defense against Petr Yan. The prediction is high praise toward a scenario yet to play out, but in order for there to be a legend, there has to be a good story. The reigning bantamweight champion,
2:32 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira in July, multiple sources told ESPN. Contacts have not been signed but both sides have agreed to the 185-pound matchup. It will take place on what is expected to be a UFC 277 pay-per-view on July 30. The UFC
Kamaru Usman‘s manager, Ali Abdelaziz was quick to acknowledge the fact that he would be open to making the Conor McGregor bout. McGregor is currently rehabbing his broken leg he sustained in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier in July. For the longest time, he had been talking about getting a lightweight title shot in