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UFC welterweight Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has expressed his willingness for a fight against UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya. Thompson was last in action at UFC 264 last month. Having won back-to-back fights against Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal, “Wonderboy” had hoped to extend his winning streak to three and secure a shot at Kamaru Usman‘s

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 7:26 AM ET After a rare off weekend in the world of UFC, action returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday as middleweights Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum each try to come back from losses to Robert Whittaker in their most recent bouts. While it would

Luke Rockhold has an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) return booked, but he won’t shy away from criticizing UFC President Dana White and company. Rockhold (16-5) is expected to fight Sean Strickland (24-3) at UFC 268, tentatively taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Sat., Nov. 6. The former UFC

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or

UFC President Dana White has refused to confirm whether Stipe Miocic‘s next UFC fight will be for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. Miocic was last in action at UFC 260 in March. In his attempt to defend the heavyweight belt for the fifth time in his career and the second consecutive time after taking back the

UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson says he’s never seen a heavyweight move as fast as Ciryl Gane did at UFC 265. Gane debuted in the UFC as a 3-0 heavyweight in 2019. Despite lacking MMA experience, the Frenchman’s unbeaten Muay Thai background was enough to convince the UFC to sign him. Seven fights later and

Aug 12, 2021 After recording her first victory as a professional mixed martial artist in June, Claressa Shields will return to the PFL cage on Oct. 27, the boxing champion announced Thursday. PFL officials confirmed to ESPN that she will face Abigail Montes, 21, of Mexico. “I’m always in training. I’m always working,” Shields said

Aug 14, 2021 Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed his intentions to transition to football in January. Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired from mixed martial arts last October, has signed for third-tier Russian side FC Legion Dynamo. Nurmagomedov announced his retirement following his submission victory over American Justin Gaethje on

Aug 12, 2021 Brazilian middleweight Paulo Costa says he made a series of poor decisions the night before his first UFC title fight in September, which led to the worst performance of his MMA career. Costa, 30, is scheduled to fight Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. It

We’re just a few months removed from the Diego Sanchez / Joshua Fabia fiasco that saw UFC Hall of Famer Sanchez get cut from the UFC after his trainer-manager-guru Fabia got into a fight with UFC management over past medical records. Upon closer media inspection, many felt that Fabia had an unhealthy amount of influence

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Davion Franklin might not be a household name in Bellator’s heavyweight division, but he could get there soon with repeats of his Friday performance. Franklin (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) needed just 21 seconds at Bellator 264 to put away Everett Cummings (15-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), who came into the bout unbeaten and

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Matthew Wells | August 14, 2021 8:44 pm ET Follow @mrmwells   Debut performances don’t get much better than what Lydell Poag turned in at CFFC 99 on Saturday. The second fight on the main card didn’t last very long as Poag put out his opponent Stavros Moustakakis

If things go David Feldman’s way, then Tyron Woodley and Hector Lombard will settle their beef in BKFC. Woodley and Lombard had an unexpected encounter in the crowd at a recent BKFC event. Lombard seemed none too pleased with Woodley and the two had to be separated. Lombard later explained his side of the story

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Just moments ago, Ray Cooper III secured entry to the Professional Fighter’s League (PFL) tournament finals for the third time. The defending PFL Welterweight kingpin squared off with a well-established name in the MMA world in Rory MacDonald, but he ended up dominating the Canadian. Early on, it was MacDonald who

Bellator 264 has middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi facing John Salter in the main event as Bellator returns to the Fight Sphere at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The event also has the promotion holding their event back on Friday nights with a co-main event featuring former champion, Andrey Koreshkov facing the number 10 ranked, Sabah Homasi.

11:58 PM ET Gegard Mousasi‘s near-perfect run as a Bellator MMA middleweight continued on Friday, as he defended his 185-pound championship against John Salter in Uncasville, Connecticut. Mousasi (48-7-2) earned a TKO finish at 2:07 of the third round, via unanswered strikes on the ground. The 36-year-old veteran weathered an early, grappling-heavy approach from Salter

By MMA Junkie Staff | August 14, 2021 2:17 am ET Follow @MMAjunkie Check out the best photos from the 2021 PFL Playoffs 1 semifinals matchup between Ray Cooper III and Rory MacDonald. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill/PFL) Gallery Photos: Best of 2021 PFL Playoffs 1 view 34 images Rory MacDonald vs. Ray Cooper III

5:39 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The welterweight champions from both of the PFL’s past seasons are here. So is a champ from another promotion who was brought in to raise the bar for this season. And then there’s the surprise star who’s found recent success in both boxing and MMA who spoiled the party for