By Danny Segura | February 21, 2022 6:00 pm ET HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Mike Perry is ready to fight for gold at BKFC. The former UFC welterweight and now BKFC fighter wants his shot at the promotion’s middleweight champion, Thiago Alves. Perry made his promotional debut on Saturday night, defeating Julian Lane in a bloody
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UFC analyst and former middleweight champion Michael Bisping has heard the critics of his fill-in for Joe Rogan at the desk at UFC 271. Bisping was on the call with play-by-play broadcaster Jon Anik and color commentator Daniel Cormier for the recent UFC 271 pay-per-view in Houston, TX. One notable absence from the event was
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman have no desire to fight one another, which is why Usman was willing to skip right over the 185-pound weight class in an attempt to join the coveted “champ-champ” club. That’s why “The Last Stylebender” can’t seem to wrap his head around
By Mike Bohn | February 20, 2022 6:50 pm ET What mattered most at UFC Fight Night 201, “BKFC: KnuckleMania 2” and Bellator 274, all of which took place Saturday? Here are a few post-fight musings from the three events … 1. Jamahal Hill proves to be a problem On a night that featured 25
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and reigning featherweight titleholder Amanda Nunes says losing the 135-pound belt to Julianna Peña has brought her “fire” back. At UFC 269 in December, Nunes saw her 12-fight win streak and three-year two-division rule collapse at the hands of an unlikely character. Like many before her, Peña’s chances of dethroning
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson may be done fighting in MMA, but his son is on his way to picking up the family trade. Back in October of 2020, “Rampage” made an announcement: “My son Raja has started his MMA Journey with Antonio McKee. Fingers crossed we will have another Rampage to entertain y’all in a few
LAS VEGAS – Kyle Daukaus beat Jamie Pickett with a first-round submission Saturday in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 201 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Daukaus, who got back in the win column after a loss to Phil Hawes in May 2021 and a no contest against Kevin
Jorge Masvidal is taking all the credit for being the main event at UFC 272. Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington are headed to the main event clash together at UFC 272. This is a rare occasion where a non-title fight is main eventing a pay-per-view. For the UFC to consider a non-title fight for a
Johnny Walker’s return to action at UFC Vegas 48 didn’t go according to the plan as the Brazilian light heavyweight was knocked out in the first round by Jamahal Hill (watch the finish here). The bookies certainly saw it coming — Walker was a +240 dog to Hill’s -300 favorite, pretty wide odds for a
By MMA Junkie Staff | February 20, 2022 4:02 am ET Check out these photos from Bellator 274 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos courtesy of Bellator) Related Adam Piccolotti, Andrey Koreshkov, Aviv Gozali, Bellator 274, Bobby King, Brandon Bell, Brennan Ward, Chance Rencountre, Chris Disonell, Cody Herbert, Corey Samuels, Davion Franklin, DeAnna
9:35 PM ET Jamahal Hill‘s nickname is “Sweet Dreams.” It’s not because of his propensity for singing lullabies. The top light heavyweight prospect put another highlight-reel finish on his résumé Saturday night after putting Johnny Walker to sleep with a knockout punch at 2:55 of the first round in the main event of UFC Fight
UFC Vegas 48 goes down tonight (Sat. February 19, 2022) from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy. It’s headlined by a meeting between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill in a light
Bellator 274: “Gracie vs Storley” is set to air TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) from inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., which will be headlined by a Welterweight fight between Neiman Gracie and Logan Storley. In the co-main event, Andrey Koreshkov will battle Chance Rencountre in another pivotal 170-pound bout. Bellator 274 main card
By John Morgan | February 19, 2022 7:45 am ET LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 201 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 201 takes place at the UFC
Tonight, Mike Perry will be competing in a sanctioned bare-knuckle fight. Two years ago, he competed in an unsanctioned one. The following article is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 8, 2020, 9:46 PM] Headline: Video: UFC Fighter Mike Perry Drops Patron In Bar
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight sluggers Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill will clash TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 48 inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. After scoring three consecutive and flashy knockouts to begin his UFC career, Walker has run into a serious rough patch, losing three of his last
Check out these photos from the BKFC: KnuckleMania 2 weigh-ins and faceoffs from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) Related BKFC: KnuckleMania 2, Britain Beltran, Chad Mendes, Chevvy Bridges, Christine Ferea, Christine Vicens, Edgard Plazaola, Francesco Ricchi, Gustavo Trujilo, Jade Masson-Wong, Jake Bostwich, John Escoboza, Joshuah Alvarez,
Two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison has given her thoughts on the departure of consensus female MMA GOAT Amanda Nunes from the American Top Team gym. At the start of 2022, Nunes made wholesale changes to her team, preparation, and future camps. With the goal of opening her own personal training space, the former two-division titleholder