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After an incredible pay-per-view (PPV) event in Miami, Fla., Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stays on the road and touches down in Kansas City, Missouri. Former Featherweight kingpin, Max Holloway, takes on surging contender, Arnold Allen, in ESPN’s main event. UFC Kansas City has a ton of fun and underrated fights on the card, so before

11:07 AM ET Former UFC middleweight champion and multidivision kickboxing champion Alex Pereira is moving up in weight after his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya last weekend. Pereira, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, formally announced the news Thursday on his YouTube channel. Pereira won the UFC’s 185-pound championship by knocking out Adesanya in the fifth round

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The imploding hype train of Raul Rosas Jr. was one of the bigger stories to come from UFC 287 last weekend (Sat. April 8, 2023). The 18-year-old wunderkind started his fight opposite Christian Rodriguez strong, but he pushed far too intense a pace to force his grappling assault. As fatigue began

Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,352, the fellas welcome guest Aaron Pico, who returns to action at Bellator 295. They discuss the booking of Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, the latest MMA news, and more. Tune in! Stream or download this and all episodes of

7:57 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN “This is going to be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” That’s a sentiment one might expect from a fighter who has worked his way up from lower-tier MMA promotions and is about to debut among the sport’s elite in the UFC. But the career journey of Shane Burgos is

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is expected to make its return to London on Sat., July 22, 2023, and there was early talk of having reigning welterweight champion, Leon Edwards, defend his 170-pound strap atop the “Big Smoke” fight card. Too soon, according to “Rocky,” unless the price is right stupid. “No, unless it comes with

UFC 288 is down a man. Jonathan Pearce has withdrawn from his featherweight bout scheduled for the May 6 pay-per-view card due to injury. A search is currently underway to find a replacement fighter to take on Bryce Mitchell at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Two people with knowledge of the situation Thursday confirmed the

12:45 PM ET Two of the biggest personalities in combat sports will clash this summer. YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul and ex-UFC bad boy Nate Diaz will compete in a boxing match Aug. 5 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. The bout will be contested at 185 pounds and is contracted for

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khabib Nurmagomedov has always been a fighter concerned with legacy. Prior to his unexpected retirement that was directly tied to the sudden death of his father, Nurmagomedov’s eyes were set on the pristine record of 30-0. He ultimately settled for 29-0, but even then, Nurmagomedov publicly requested the No. 1 pound-for-pound

The UFC schedule continues this week with UFC on ESPN 44 on Saturday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie through

7:51 AM ET MIAMI – Israel Adesanya tweeted a pro wrestling promo from 2001 on April 1, one week before his UFC middleweight title main event against Alex Pereira. The promo, one of the most famous in WWE (then WWF) history, featured The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin ahead of their WrestleMania 17 match

Jake Paul and Nate Diaz have BEEF that can only be settled inside the ring. With a backstory so thin you could use it to shimmy open one of Dana White’s 30 Ferraris, Paul is seeking revenge for the Nelk Boys slap heard ‘round the world, assuming that world is populated by the eight people

Nate Diaz and Jake Paul have reached a deal to share the boxing ring this summer. It was announced Wednesday that former UFC title challenger Diaz (0-0) and YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul (6-1) will square off on Aug. 5 in Dallas. The fight will be an eight-round boxing match, which will be contested at 185 pounds and

Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the bigger stories in the first half of 2023 remains where Francis Ngannou will end up since departing UFC for greener pastures. In recent interviews, Ngannou has repeatedly mentioned that his plan is to box first — with the most likely candidate being Deontay Wilder at the moment —

6:34 PM ET MIAMI — A heavyweight bout has been removed from the UFC’s prelim card Saturday. Chase Sherman has a medical issue and is out of a scheduled matchup with Karl Williams at UFC 287 here at Kaseya Center, the UFC announced at the start of the broadcast. Editor’s Picks Sherman (16-11) has dropped

It’s been three months since Francis Ngannou relinquished the UFC heavyweight championship and left the promotion in search of greener pastures through free agency, but so far nothing is doing. At first, many observers seemed excited by the prospect of what might come next – in boxing or MMA – for Nganou, but the narrative

UFC President Dana White wants reigning welterweight champion Leon Edwards to make his next 170-pound title defense against No. 2-ranked contender Colby Covington, despite the fact that “Chaos” is already 0-2 in UFC title fights. Edwards, however, doesn’t appear to be on board with those plans. That means “Rocky” could be in danger of forfeiting

11:22 PM ET Robbie Lawler‘s UFC welterweight title defense against Rory MacDonald in July 2015 is widely considered one of the best fights in mixed martial arts history. The UFC will honor it as such when it inducts the bout into its Hall of Fame this summer. The UFC announced Saturday the 170-pound title bout,