7:01 AM ET Oftentimes, when a UFC champion has enjoyed the level of success that heavyweight Stipe Miocic has, the topic of motivation comes up. For instance, what keeps Miocic going, when he already has defended his title more times than any heavyweight in UFC history? What’s fueling that fire, when he already knows what
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! I don’t believe Aljamain Sterling is afraid of Petr Yan or ducking a rematch with the Russian, but this isn’t going to convince any detractors. At the UFC 260 media scrum, the Bantamweight champion questioned why his opponent deserved a rematch. It was ruled that Yan intentionally cheated, so shouldn’t there
By John Morgan | March 27, 2021 7:45 am LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 260 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT). UFC 260 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The
Tomorrow night at UFC 260, undisputed heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic will defend his title against Francis Ngannou in one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights of all time. Also in action will be former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley taking on Vicente Luque in the co-main event and the new season of “The Suga Show” kicking
7:29 AM ET When UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic walks to the Octagon on Saturday to face Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 260, he’ll be accompanied by two sides of a debate that he might finally be able to settle. Is he the greatest heavyweight fighter in MMA history? The old-schoolers say
Jake Paul and Ben Askren came face-to-face for the first time earlier today ahead of their ridiculous PPV boxing match this April and things quickly started to heat up. Paul, who took the combat sports world by storm in 2020 with his highlight-reel knockout finish over former NBA player Nate Robinson (see it HERE), is
By Mike Bohn | March 26, 2021 7:55 pm Check out the best photos from the Triller Fight Club press conference featuring Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren ahead of their matchup on April 17 in Atlanta (Photos by John Morgan–MMA Junkie). Steve Cunningham vs. Frank Mir Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren Jake Paul vs. Ben
Brett Johns will make his Bellator MMA debut in May against Matheus Mattos. The bantamweight matchup was reported by MMA DNA and is scheduled for May 21. Johns Last fought in the UFC and left on a two-fight win streak. One of those wins was a “fight of the night” performance against Tony Gravely where
8:06 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya acknowledged he “crossed the line” and apologized Thursday after a back-and-forth exchange on social media with fellow middleweight Kevin Holland ended with Adesanya saying he would “rape” him. Adesanya posted a video on social media earlier this week, responding to trash talk from Holland. In the video,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Well, that didn’t take long. Just a couple days ago, Israel Adesanya traded some trash talk with Kevin Holland, but it was not “Big Mouth” who landed in hot water. “Bro, I’ll (expletive) rape you,” Adesanya replied since-deleted Instagram story, one that had New Zealand media and government abuzz with anger.
By Farah Hannoun | March 26, 2021 8:00 am Emmanuel Sanchez left no doubt when he squared off with Daniel Weichel for the second time. Looking to avenge his split-decision loss from over four years ago, Sanchez (20-4 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) met Weichel (40-12 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) in the grand prix quarterfinals at Bellator 252,
Jack Hermansson’s most recent loss to Marvin Vettori was due in part to impacted vision, but Hermansson is seeing 20/20 as he heads into the future. Jack Hermansson will face Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 262, and with both men coming off of a loss, they are likely both itching to fight. However, with Hermansson’s recent
11:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic has a gym in the basement of his Cleveland-area home, and occasionally his 2-year-old daughter, Meelah, will walk over and hit the heavy bag a few times. “Punch, punch,” she says. That’s the extent of Meelah’s exposure to her father’s career as a professional
UFC 260 has taken an utter beating from Coronavirus, though that’s somehow resulted in only a single UFC newcomer making the walk this Saturday (March 27, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. On this edition of “New Blood,” the series where UFC’s increasing monopoly at least keeps the video archives centralized, we look
By Nolan King | March 25, 2021 7:40 pm A lightweight fight has been added to Bellator 258. Former LFA lightweight champion Bryce Logan and Germany’s Alan Omer have been booked against one another on the May 7 card, which takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., a promotion official recently told MMA
The retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov sent shockwaves through the lightweight division, and after the UFC announced the vacant title fight, Islam Makhachev thought Michael Chandler was undeserving of the title shot. Islam Makhachev understands why Charles Oliveira was one part of the vacant lightweight title fight. The third-degree black belt has put the work in
4:12 PM ET One of the biggest stars in the history of female mixed martial arts has decided to make a comeback. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (18-7) told ESPN on Wednesday she has accepted a fight against Marion Reneau (9-7-1) on July 17. In a bit of irony, Reneau told ESPN she has
Welcome to Midnight Mania! It’s been an up-and-down year for Khamzat Chimaev already. The upstart was riding hot into 2021 after his quick trio of dominant victories that began his UFC career, but lingering issues with COVID-19 forced Chimaev out of a main event slot vs. Leon Edwards. Then, Chimaev briefly considered retirement before being