By MMA Junkie Staff | March 25, 2021 7:45 am Follow @MMAjunkie If two former UFC champs isn’t enough reason for you to check out ONE’s TNT debut, will the addition of viral sensation “Reug Reug” push your interest over the top? ONE officials recently announced the complete broadcast lineup for ONE on TNT I,
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Following his loss to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22, Kevin Holland is prepared to make some changes, beginning with doing something he has avoided since entering the UFC: waiting. Kevin Holland had an incredibly active 2020, competing and winning five fights in the calendar year. The Trailblazer was considered the fighter of the year
7:29 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was Jan. 20, 2018, when Stipe Miocic outclassed Francis Ngannou to defend his UFC heavyweight title. The truth about that fight, however, was that Ngannou wasn’t ready to be a champion. Take nothing from Miocic, who was terrific that night in Boston, but Ngannou was so inexperienced, so
A week ago, Justin Gaethje revealed he was in line to take on Charles Oliveira before he was passed over in favor of the promotion booking a title fight for the vacant Lightweight belt between “Do Bronx” and Michael Chandler. With several of the top 155-pounders locked up to fight one another, “Highlight” feels like
By John Morgan and Ken Hathaway | March 24, 2021 7:30 pm LAS VEGAS – Not all that long ago, Thomas Almeida looked liked a potential challenger for the UFC bantamweight title, but for now his goals are far simpler. It’s been more than four years since Almeida had his hand raised in the octagon,
The UFC has been leading the world of sports in holding events throughout the worldwide pandemic. When the world first shut down, it was the UFC that found a way to continue before all other sporting organizations. Because of their commitment to the health and safety of their employees, the past year has actually been
8:56 PM ET Boxing great Antonio Tarver is out of a scheduled matchup with former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Tarver was set to meet Mir on the undercard of the boxing event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren on April 17 in Atlanta. But Tarver, 50, did not meet the requirements to compete
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Francis Ngannou builds hype quickly. The Heavyweight is simply frightening, a man well-deserving of his “Predator” moniker. He’s gigantic, shredded, and knocks out a majority of his opponents inside the first couple minutes. Despite the disastrous results of their first match up, Ngannou is favored to defeat Stipe Miocic in this
By Nolan King | March 23, 2021 11:00 pm John Gotti III is back. Coming off a loss for the first time as a professional martial artist, Gotti (5-1) gets the opportunity to rebound April 30 at CES MMA 62 when he takes on Jared Chauvin in a welterweight bout, the promotion announced Tuesday. The
Bellator 256 has added Cat Zingano in a featherweight match up against Olivia Parker in a match that could put the winner in line for a fight with Cris Cyborg according to ESPN. Bellator 256 is headlined by the light heavyweight World Grand Prix quarter-final bout between Ryan Bader and Lyoto Machida at Mohegan Sun
7:50 AM ET Francis Ngannou, Tyron Woodley and Sean O’Malley all will be looking for redemption Saturday at UFC 260, for reasons varying from avenging a title fight loss to possibly having to hang onto a roster spot. Ngannou faces heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic in the main event, trying to avenge a 2018 unanimous decision
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight knockout artists Tyron Woodley and Vicente Luque will square off this weekend (Sat., March 27, 2021) at UFC 260 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Are we witnessing the worst fall from grace in UFC history? Woodley was a well-established champion with multiple defenses to his name prior to
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 23, 2021 7:20 pm Follow @MMAjunkie A pair of former women’s flyweight title challengers will try to get back on track this summer. Jessica Eye (15-9 MMA, 5-8 UFC) is set to take on Jennifer Maia (18-7-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at a UFC show set for July 10. No
Derek Brunson thinks Kevin Holland can learn a lot from his UFC Vegas 22 performance, but he was happy to take advantage of the education gap Saturday night. Derek Brunson’s bout against Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 22 contained an interesting pattern. Every time Brunson was on top of Holland and outgrapping him, Holland was
1:12 PM ET A popular former UFC title challenger has her next fight booked. Cat Zingano will face Olivia Parker at Bellator 256 on April 9 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, officials told ESPN on Monday. The bout will be contested at featherweight and a win could set Zingano up for a title fight with
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Just last week, Colby Covington came out with an interesting reason to decline a short-notice opportunity to fight Leon Edwards. Money demands are one thing — UFC and Covington have a long history of negotiation drama — but Covington also claimed he was “balls deep” in UFC Strawweight Polyana Viana and
By Mike Bohn | March 22, 2021 11:00 pm Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook
Stephen Thompson is growing more frustrating by the day from waiting to be booked against a top-ranked opponent. It has been four years since Stephen Thompson has challenged for the UFC welterweight championship, and he continues trying to maneuver himself into a position where he can get a third crack at the title. Currently on