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Henry Cejudo respects Israel Adesanya for proving him wrong, but thinks Alex Pereira was having his way before he got finished. Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was knocked out by Adesanya in Round 2 of this past Saturday’s UFC 287 headliner in Miami. “Poatan” had Adesanya backed up against the fence, but Adesanya blasted him with

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Belal Muhammad is not happy with how the Welterweight title picture is being handled. “Bully” is unbeaten in his last nine fights, and he’s defeated several Top 10 opponents and former title contenders in the process. Furthermore, he’s got unfinished history with the current champion, Leon Edwards. However, he’s far from

11:14 PM ET MIAMI — In a battle of prospects, Christian Rodriguez showed age does indeed matter. Rodriguez came back from losing the first round to win a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over the previously undefeated Raul Rosas Jr. to open the UFC 287 main card Saturday at Kaseya Center. Rosas has been one

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 and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into

Quickest way to avoid an Alex Pereira trilogy? Get the combat sports community hyped for a middleweight title fight against Dricus Du Plessis, who is the winner of seven straight and currently ranked No. 6 at 185 pounds. That appears to be the strategy of Israel Adesanya, who fired off another round of incendiary comments

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 6:18 PM ET While this weekend gave UFC fans plenty to talk about and look forward to, the UFC 287 main event left us with one important question: Where does Israel Adesanya‘s middleweight championship win over Alex Pereira place him among the top pound-for-pound fighters? Beyond last weekend’s card,

We want your predictions for Friday’s PFL 2023, Week 3 event in Las Vegas. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those MMA Junkie reader

The UFC may be heading back to Mexico soon after all. Fans were left rolling their eyes after the UFC revealed there were no immediate plans to head back to Mexico, despite the promotion currently having three Mexican champions. The flyweight belt is held by Brandon Moreno, the women’s flyweight belt is held by Alexa

12:47 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jorge Masvidal started his fighting career in Miami. On Saturday night, he decided it was time to end it in the same place. Masvidal (35-17) retired from mixed martial arts Saturday, immediately following a unanimous-decision loss to 36-year-old Gilbert Burns (22-5) at UFC 287. Just last year, Masvidal, 38, had

MIAMI – Rob Font isn’t one to usually call his shots. But when he looks at the puzzle of the bantamweight division and where he fits after his UFC 287 win, an arriving contender comes to mind as a viable next matchup. “I would love to do ‘Figgy’ vs. Font, man. (Deiveson Figueiredo), I’d love

UFC 287 was a huge night of fights in MIami that was a major success for the fight promotion in every way. The event drew a massive gate of $11.5 million, which is practically unheard of outside of massive fights held in Las Vegas. The Kaseya Center was packed with celebrities and important people, including

12:54 AM ET MIAMI — Israel Adesanya didn’t just exorcise his demons. He put them to sleep. Alex Pereira beat Adesanya three times, twice in kickboxing and twice by knockout. On Saturday night, Adesanya returned the favor and got the albatross off from around his neck for good. Adesanya knocked out Pereira with several brutal

MIAMI – UFC president Dana White fully supports Jorge Masvidal’s decision to retire after UFC 287. Masvidal (35-17 MMA, 12-10 UFC) announced his time as an active competitor was over after his losing skid hit four consecutive fights on Saturday with a unanimous decision against Gilbert Burns in front of his hometown crowd at Kaseya

Light Heavyweight could be Alex Pereira’s next stop. Israel Adesanya finally got his revenge on Pereira tonight (Sat., Apr. 8, 2023) at UFC 287 from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla, when “Last Stylebender” knocked out his rival in the second round reclaiming his Middleweight championship (watch highlights). The loss to Adesanya was “Poatan’s” first

1:43 AM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Mike Coppinger react to the biggest moments at UFC 287 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in Miami. Raimondi: Masvidal’s ultimate rags-to-riches story is bigger than that MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal put his fists on top of his head as

MIAMI – UFC 287 takes place Saturday and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results. UFC 287 takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. In the main event, middleweight champion Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) puts his title

Drake is once again testing his luck at mixed martial arts (MMA) betting with four massive wagers later tonight (Sat., April 8, 2023) at UFC 287 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida. This time around the millionaire rapper is banking on Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal getting it done atop

12:51 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim It would be convenient to say Larissa Pacheco has a lighter lift this season. She won the PFL women’s lightweight 2022 season championship last November, earning the $1 million bonus the hard way with a stunning upset of previously undefeated Kayla Harrison, who had beaten her the first two times