If Jon Jones doesn’t move from his reported asking price of $30 million, it looks like we won’t be seeing him fight heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou for the title. The negotiations between Jon Jones and the UFC regarding a heavyweight megafight against new heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou have been heavily publicized. Thus far, all the
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the pay-per-view (PPV) market — and to live crowds — with the UFC 261: “Usman vs. Masvidal 2” fight card this Sat. night (April 24, 2021) inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., with “Prelims” on both ESPN and ESPN+. The championship tripleheader will be topped by the
By Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway | April 23, 2021 1:40 pm JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jon Anik says the UFC would be a different place – for the worse – if Joe Rogan wasn’t around. Over the past several months, Rogan has been the recipient of much fan criticism for his approach to commentary on
10:00 PM ET Australian Jimmy Crute is in little doubt where he’ll be this time next year. Some might call it confidence, others cockiness, but the outside noise matters little to a bloke who spent much of 2020 alone with his thoughts. Alone with his thoughts and dog, Buddha, in the back of a van,
The UFC 261 pre-fight press conference took place earlier today, and here are some of the highlights from the event. After Dana White celebrated the return of a live crowd for the UFC 261 event as well as the press conference itself, we also heard ceremonial remarks from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Jacksonville Mayor
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Less than a year after their first clash back at UFC 251, Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal are set to go to battle once again. Many would argue that the result — a dominant decision win for the champion — didn’t necessitate a rematch, but there were some unusual circumstances. Notably,
By Dan Tom | April 22, 2021 9:30 pm Follow @DanTomMMA MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the co-main event for UFC 261. UFC 261 takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN
8:07 AM ET Anthony Pettis Anthony Pettis is a former UFC and WEC champion and one of the most popular, well-known mixed martial artists of the last decade. The 34-year-old made headlines in late 2020, when he fought out his UFC contract and then signed an exclusive deal with PFL. The move brought a nine-year
Jessica Andrade believes she is fighting the pound-for-pound best female on Saturday night in Valentina Shevchenko. In the first of thee title fights at UFC 261, Andrade is set to face Shevchenko in an interesting matchup. Since the flyweight division opened, Shevchenko has dominated everyone. However, she lost to Amanda Nunes at bantamweight, but according
Reining UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, unsuccessful in his bid to dethrone light heavyweight kingpin Jan Blachowicz, is expected to make his next title defense in a rematch against former titleholder Robert Whittaker. And if he turns away “The Reaper” for a second time, top contender Marvin Vettori will no doubt be waiting in the
By Mike Bohn | April 22, 2021 12:50 pm The UFC returns with another numbered event on Saturday, as UFC 261 takes place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., with a full crowd in attendance. The eighth championship triple-header in company history tops the main card, which streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims
10:00 AM ET Khamzat Chimaev says he is finally on the mend from a very difficult bout with COVID-19 that threatened to end his promising career earlier this year. Chimaev (9-0) was scheduled to face Leon Edwards in a high-profile UFC bout in January and again in March, but he was forced to withdraw both
Ahead of their UFC 261 clash in Florida on April 24, Rose Namajunas admits that champion Weili Zhang will be the toughest opponent she has ever squared off with. Strawweight champion Weili Zhang captured UFC gold back in 2019 against a familiar opponent for “Thug Rose” in Jessica Andrade. Following the slam knockout that led
The most violent man in mixed martial arts (MMA) returns to the airwaves tonight (Weds., April 21, 2021) when former UFC Bantamweight contender, John Lineker, takes on Troy Worthen in the latest ONE Championship card on TNT. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET on TNT.
By John Morgan | April 21, 2021 11:07 pm Brazilian slugger John Lineker (34-9) kept his ONE championship record perfect, scoring an emphatic first-round knockout of Troy Worthen (7-2) to move to 3-0 in the promotion. The contest served as the headlining bout of ONE on TNT III, which took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium
8:06 AM ET When Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight title in Saturday’s UFC 261 main event, he’ll be competing against more than just Jorge Masvidal. Usman will be competing against the legacies of the greatest welterweights in MMA history. Usman has put himself in that conversation by winning his first 13 UFC fights, something no
Two big boys will collide on June 5 when Jairzinho Rozenstruik faces Augusto Sakai in the main event. As originally reported by Combate, both Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai will have an opportunity to return to the win column when the two square off in June. This will be the second consecutive main event for
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in action this weekend courtesy of the UFC 261: “Usman vs. Masvidal 2” pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (April 24, 2021) inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. UFC 261 will be headlined by the 170-rematch between reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and longtime contender