LONDON – Paul Craig did it again at UFC Fight Night 204. Craig (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) added another brilliant, unexpected submission to his resume Saturday when he locked in a slick triangle choke to tap out Nikita Krylov (26-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) in the opening round of their light heavyweight fight at The 02.
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9:30 AM ET The hottest free agent in MMA has chosen her home for 2022. And it’s the same as her previous home. Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo champion, has re-signed with PFL, ESPN has confirmed. Bellator made her a lucrative offer earlier this year, but PFL had the right to match any offer
UFC middleweight contender Darren Till has named who he believes the next UK fighter to claim UFC gold will be. Till is planning a UFC return for later this year after losing back-to-back fights at middleweight. He’s been seen training with rising star Khamzat Chimaev as he plans a potential rise back into the middleweight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor’s announcement earlier today targeting a title fight vs. Kamaru Usman was certainly a surprise. As the former champ, McGregor may be able to waltz back into the Lightweight title picture at any given time, but he’s only fought Nate Diaz at 170 lbs., whereas Usman is the pound-for-pound king
By Matthew Wells | March 19, 2022 1:01 am ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is out of surgery and in good spirits. Following his title defense at UFC 270 over Ciryl Gane, Ngannou was evaluated for a knee injury, and it was determined that surgery would be required to repair a torn MCL and
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 3:03 PM ET Conor McGregor has his eye on a third UFC championship, and the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, in his eventual return to the Octagon. McGregor (22-6) hasn’t fought since he suffered a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 last July. The fight
The UFC London ceremonial weigh-in has wrapped up, and the event is now less than 24 hours away! 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 competitor on the main card. Jai Herbert (+350) vs. Ilia Topuria (-475)
American freedom is “slipping away.” To save it from completely vanishing under the “obsessed” Democratic Party, “anti-woke” entrepreneur, philanthropist, and national political leader Harrison Rogers is staging the “Freedom Fight Night” pay-per-view (PPV) on Sat., March 19, 2022 inside Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami, Florida. That’s where former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton Jackson
By Simon Samano and Abbey Subhan | March 18, 2022 4:00 pm ET LONDON – Darren Till casually sat on stage Friday at the O2 Arena fielding questions from fans when he was asked who he’d like to fight next and wasted no time sharing a name. “Uriah Hall,” he said. Then came a chant.
9:53 PM ET The next UFC women’s strawweight title fight will be the same as the inaugural one. Rose Namajunas will defend her belt against Carla Esparza in the co-main event of UFC 274 on May 7 in Phoenix, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Esparza beat Namajunas via third-round
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has informed Colby Covington not to expect a title shot with a win over Dustin Poirier. Following his win against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272, Covington took the chance to call out the former interim UFC lightweight champion in his post-fight interview, with ‘Chaos’ declaring that Poirier was next and
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Top-ranked Featherweight contender Brian Ortega is rumored to be in talks to fight high-flying finisher Yair Rodriguez, but “T-City” has a more immediate problem on his hands. After a run-in with local police, Ortega is stranded in Mexico without his license, meaning he’s unable to make it through the border and
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 18, 2022 2:00 am ET LONDON –MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 204 weigh-ins, which kick off at 5 a.m. ET (2 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the host hotel. The O2 Arena hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on
6:00 PM ET Former NFL standout Greg Hardy fought out his UFC contract earlier this month, and now his departure from the promotion is official. UFC officials confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday that Hardy has been removed from the promotion’s internal roster, an indication that he is unlikely to be re-signed. Hardy, a former NFL
Ilia Topuria doesn’t expect tensions to have eased if he collides with lightweight prospect Paddy Pimblett again in London this week. While they both have opponents of their own to focus on for this weekend, Kazula Vargas for the Englishman and Jai Herbert for the Georgian, Pimblett and Topuria have formed a more intense feud
Reigning UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas will defend her 115-pound belt against former division titleholder Carla Esparza in the upcoming UFC 274 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event on Sat., May 7, 2022 inside Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. And she’ll do it as the -145 (20/29) betting favorite. That’s according to the number crunchers over at
LONDON – Jai Herbert’s UFC start hasn’t been easy, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. The former Cage Warriors champion was stopped in his first two octagon appearances by Francisco Trinaldo and Renato Moicano, but was able to rebound with a first-round finish of Khama Worthy this past October. “It’s tough at the
Jan 23, 2022 Dan Hooker says the chance for a fresh start and the opportunity to put himself back into the title mix are behind his move down to featherweight, which was officially rubber-stamped by the UFC on Monday. Hooker has been booked to fight Arnold Allen, ESPN’s 10th-ranked featherweight, for the UFC’s return to