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UFC Vegas 87 blew the roof off the UFC Apex yesterday (Sat., March 2, 2024) in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeat Shamil Gaziev after the big man failed to answer the bell for the fifth and final round. In the co-main event, Vitor Petrino defeated Tyson Pedro via unanimous decision, while Vinicius

It’s Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua fight week, and things are heating up as the former UFC heavyweight champion prepares to try and shock the boxing world once again. Ngannou is getting this opportunity on March 8th because of how well he did in his boxing debut against Tyson Fury back in October 2023. While

The UFC opened its March schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 238, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main event saw Jairzinho Rozenstruik (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) overcome a slow start to batter Shamil Gaziev (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a referee TKO stoppage after the end of the fourth

An MMA fighter in Poland who took a boxing match was disqualified Saturday after he knocked out his opponent with brutal ground-and-pound. The six-round bout between Marcin Sianos and Artur Bizewski took place at Rocky Boxing Night in Koszalin. Midway through Round 2, Sianos, an 8-7 MMA fighter making his boxing debut, stunned his 9-0

LAS VEGAS – Not many, if any, are chomping at the bit to fight Umar Nurmagomedov – besides “Lok Dog,” that is. Following his early Knockout of the Year contender at UFC Fight Night 238, Vinicius Oliveira officially made it known his hand is raised for one of the more unpopular matchups in the division.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik brought some stability back to his career Saturday when he defeated Shamil Gaziev in the UFC Fight Night 238 main event. After losing three of his past four coming in, Rozenstruik (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) needed to get his hand raised to keep relevant in the heavyweight division. He did just that, beating

LAS VEGAS – Tyson Pedro got his request out of the way early after UFC Fight Night 238. “All right. Let’s do it. I’d appreciate (you) not trying to make me cry. That’d be nice,” Pedro said when he got to the podium Saturday after the co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Umar Nurmagomedov didn’t get the flash win he was looking for at UFC Fight Night 238, but he got a win against Bekzat Almakhan. Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) kept his perfect record intact Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, beating Almakhan (14-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) by lopsided unanimous decision after taking an

LAS VEGAS – Steve Erceg knows if he can beat them, he can join them. That’s why Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) called out former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC) on the microphone Saturday at UFC Fight Night 238 following his big knockout of Matt Schnell (16-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC). “He’s one

The woes continue for “Mr. Finland.” Makwan Amirkhani made his first post-UFC fighting appearance Saturday at OKTAGON 54 in Ostrava, Czechia, and was finished by budding welterweight star Mochamed Machaev. Machaev (14-1) finished a swollen Amirkhani (17-10) in Round 3 as part of the promotion’s $1 million Tipsport Gamechanger tournament opening round. Amirkhani was likely

What mattered most at UFC Fight Night 238 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … Aiemann Zahabi’s surprising rise continues [embedded content] Just like that, Aiemann Zahabi might be the most relevant Canadian fighter on the UFC roster. Zahabi (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was massive betting underdog against

Rising lightweights Elves Brener and Myktybek Orolbai are aligned for a showdown in Rio de Janeiro. The bout has been added to UFC 301 on May 4 at Jeunesse Arena. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to

Manuel Torres took his game to another level earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City live on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, when the lightweight prospect stopped Chris Duncan with a beautiful rear-naked choke in the first round. Torres is known for his long striking and crisp technique

Raul Rosas Jr. was removed from his bantamweight fight against Ricky Turcios at the very last second earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City live on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. According to the UFC Mexico City broadcast team, Rosas Jr. was forced to withdraw due to illness.

Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez squared off in a Featherweight contest earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. After a tough first round, Ortega rallied to submit Rodriguez. Just like the first fight, Ortega opened the contest with heavy pressure, firing any time he was

Brian Ortega captured his first win since 2020 earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City live on ESPN+ from inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, when the featherweight contender stopped Yair Rodriguez with an impressive third-round submission (arm-triangle choke). This was a rematch from their initial meeting at UFC on ABC

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will set up shop across the border for the upcoming UFC Mexico City mixed martial arts (MMA) event, streaming TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Mexico City will be topped by the 125-pound showdown pitting former flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno, against longtime rival and No. 3-ranked title contender

Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval squared off in a Flyweight contest earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 24, 2024) at UFC Mexico City inside Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. Feints and movement began the fight. Royval looked to establish his left leg, while Moreno aimed to counter with wide left hooks. Moreno started looking to time