By Nolan King, Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn | March 26, 2022 5:03 pm ET Aspen Ladd has a new UFC 273 opponent. With Irene Aldana out due to undisclosed reasons, former UFC women’s title challenger Raquel Pennington (13-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC) has stepped in to fight Ladd (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on approximately two
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8:54 AM ET Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov has withdrawn from his title bout against Michael Page in May as he continues to defend his native Ukraine against Russia’s invasion. Amosov won the welterweight title in a unanimous decision over Douglas Lima in June and was due to defend his belt for the first time
UFC Columbus is now less than 24 hours away, and we’re right here to get you ready for all the big action! All fighters made weight earlier today, so every bout will proceed as scheduled. Below, you can find the betting odds and final faceoffs of each fight on the main card. Marc Diakiese (+140)
Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s yet another possible obstacle to the long-awaited and often discussed match up between Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier: retirement! While answering questions on Twitter, Poirier explained that he wasn’t sure what his next match up would be or even what division he was going to compete in. However, it’s clear
By Matthew Wells | March 26, 2022 12:51 am ET LFA has crowned a new middleweight champion, but he won’t be sticking around to defend his new title. In the main event at LFA 127 on Friday evening, Ozzy Diaz faced Bruno Assis for the vacant middleweight title. The event took place at The Commerce
11:34 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a flyweight matchup between Jessica Eye and Casey O’Neill for a pay-per-view event on July 2, sources told ESPN. The 125-pound contest will take place at UFC 276, which is expected to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The UFC has not announced a main event
MMA fighter Khaled Jashell Ticha Awa may have earned a top contender for Knockout of the Year at UAE Warriors 27. After a slow start to the fight with his opponent Kevin Munje, Awa and Munje threw hands in Round 2 in a wild exchange. Awa ended the fight with a massive right hook that
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debuts aren’t always the timeliest things, as injuries, global pandemics, or other mishaps can delay a hopeful’s arrival by years. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where I really should try to learn to read Cyrillic, we look at an undefeated Dagestani prospect first signed in 2020 and his
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 25, 2022 4:45 pm ET COLUMBUS, Ohio – The heavyweight competitors in Saturday’s main event came face-to-face one last time before they step into the cage. Curtis Blaydes (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) takes on Chris Daukaus (12-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in the headlining bout of UFC on ESPN 33.
1:53 PM ET Bellator has shuffled its upcoming tournament after a pair of injuries to significant names. Bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis and the popular James Gallagher are both out of the scheduled Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix, the promotion officially confirmed Thursday. Former champ Juan Archuleta will replace Pettis and fight Raufeon Stots for the
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories In this installment of The Pulse of MMA, we dive into the raw, unfiltered reactions to the recent arrest of Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal Arrested On Battery Charge, Could Face 15 Years In Prison Wednesday, Jorge Masvidal was charged with second-degree felony aggravated battery after allegedly
Welcome to Midnight Mania! With each passing week, it seems more likely that Conor McGregor is going to return from injury and loss directly into a title shot. Lightweight kingpin Charles Oliveira has mentioned being open to the match up, but now McGregor has been talking mostly about 170 lbs. and targeting Kamaru Usman as
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 24, 2022 9:20 pm ET Before he found himself in the news – yet again – for outside-the-cage issues, Conor McGregor was back at it with another callout. McGregor, a former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion, made it known he’d like to come back from his broken leg and
5:12 PM ET UFC star Conor McGregor was arrested for “alleged road traffic violations” Tuesday in his native Dublin, Ireland, his team confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. The Irish Independent was first to report the news. “Mr. McGregor was driving to the gym when he was stopped by [Irish police] for alleged road traffic violations,” McGregor
UFC heavyweight contender Chris Daukaus would entertain a Jon Jones fight if offered, but he may hesitate to sign the dotted line. Daukaus is set to face Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Columbus headliner this weekend. Daukaus and Blaydes are looking to re-emerge in the heavyweight title picture with a win. Jones has teased a
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Paige VanZant recently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is expected to make her in-ring debut later this year. Before that happens, “12 Gauge” will compete on the final fight of her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (UFC) contract on July 9 inside Alexandra Palace in London, England. BKFC
By Simon Samano | March 24, 2022 4:37 pm ET UFC star Jorge Masvidal will have his day in court next month. Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts online records show that Masvidal on Thursday entered a written plea of not guilty to one count each of aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm and
11:56 PM ET UFC star Jorge Masvidal was taken into custody Wednesday night in Miami Beach on charges of aggravated battery with bodily harm and criminal mischief, both of which are considered felonies, according to an arrest report obtained by ESPN. Masvidal was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 10:27 p.m. local time