Petr Yan has his theory on why the UFC opted to move his scheduled rematch with Aljamain Sterling from UFC 272 to the UFC 273 co-main. Yan lost his bantamweight title to Sterling at UFC 259 after landing an illegal knee to a grounded Sterling late in the fight. Sterling would earn the title via
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By Farah Hannoun | January 11, 2022 8:00 pm ET Former UFC fighter Godofredo Pepey will return to action for the first time in almost three years. Pepey (14-6-1) faces Abdoul Abdouraguimov (13-1) for the welterweight title in the main event of ARES FC 3, which takes place Feb. 3 at the Dome de Paris
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler has been trying to fight Tony Ferguson ever since “Iron” crossed over from Bellator MMA back in fall 2020. Unfortunately, any offer from “El Cucuy” comes adorned with a “Tony shaped bow” — which is the combat sports equivalent of getting a gift wrapped in Sunday comics. “I signed with
4:09 PM ET A welterweight grudge match between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will headline UFC 272 on March 5, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed for the 170-pound scrap, but the bout is nearly finalized, per Campbell. The UFC 272 pay-per-view will take place at
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Rivals are set to clash in the main event of UFC 272, as Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington have been paired against one another. The welterweight bout was first reported by Brett Okamoto of ESPN. While contracts have yet to be signed for the fight, it is “nearly finalized,”
By Matt Erickson and MMA Junkie Radio | January 11, 2022 8:50 am ET Curtis Millender hopes he’ll be back in the PFL this year to take another crack at a $1 million payday. But until then, he’s going to hop on the boxing trend with a regional fight he hopes will get him back
It’s unclear when Cheyanne Vlismas will return to the Octagon, but her soon-to-be ex-husband JP Buys isn’t buying her excuses. Vlismas is coming off of arguably the best win of her career at UFC Vegas 44 over Mallory Martin. She earned the Fight of the Night performance bonus for her unanimous decision win. After the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Sean O’Malley has been consistently outspoken about fighter pay and policy in a variety of perhaps conflicting ways, and he’s not a fan of UFC’s latest pay-per-view (PPV) price bump. Starting with UFC 270, UFC is asking fans to fork over $75 for each event, which adds up to a pretty
UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans is rapidly approaching his first fight in more than 3.5 years, and he feels good about his decision to come out of retirement. Evans (19-8-1), who meets Gabriel Checco (12-5) in a light heavyweight bout at Eagle FC 44 on Jan. 28 in Miami, will step back in the
7:30 AM ET Mixed martial arts is an ever-evolving, rapidly changing sport. And yes, the only thing we enjoy more than looking back on a night of fights is looking ahead to the next one. The same goes for the impulse to look ahead to the calendar year to come. Last year was awesome. We
Kevin Holland has announced that he will be taking on Alex Oliveira at UFC 272. A clash of UFC stars will be added to the upcoming UFC 272 fight card when Kevin Holland takes on Alex Oliveira. News of the bout was first leaked by Holland himself on his OnlyFans page. He stated that he
Looks like the “Sugar” show is on hiatus until further notice. The streaking UFC bantamweight contender, currently ranked No. 12 at 135 pounds, is still recovering from a thumb injury suffered in his technical knockout victory over Raulian Paiva as part of the UFC 269 pay-per-view (PPV) event back in December. “I can’t fight March
By MMA Junkie Staff | January 10, 2022 7:00 am ET ONE Championship is back Friday with “ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters,” which includes a women’s strawweight title fight atop the card. Here’s how to watch the “ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters” card from Singapore, where titleholder Jing Nan Xiong (16-2) takes on Ayaka Miura (11-3). Broadcast,
Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou and interim champ Ciryl Gane are continuing to talk about each other’s fighting style leading up to their main event. The two seem to have mutual respect for one another, as they’ve each given the other praise. Gane stated Ngannou is the “most powerful and athletic human” he’s ever
“Bigi Boy” Jairzinho Rozenstruik will return to action on February 26th against fellow heavyweight Marcin Tybura at UFC Vegas 49. That’s the word from MMA journalist Marcel Dorff, who broke the news Sunday afternoon. Rozenstruik came into the UFC with a lot of heat and a record of 6-0 MMA / 76-8-1 kickboxing. He won
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By MMA Junkie Staff | January 9, 2022 6:00 pm ET Now that Monday finally starts another major promotion fight week, we seem to be able to put a bow on all the best-of 2021 content. But since UFC on ESPN 32 fight week won’t truly start till Monday,
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Derrick Lewis is doing pretty great for a self described brawler with little to no ground game. He holds the UFC record for most KO wins (13), is currently ranked #3 at heavyweight, and is riding a 5-1 record over the past two years. That last defeat still bugs him though: a third round TKO