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LONDON – Leon Edwards doesn’t think Colby Covington deserves the next title shot. Welterweight champion Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) retained his title by defeating Kamaru Usman by majority decision in Saturday’s UFC 286 headliner at The O2. In attendance was Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC), who weighed in as a backup and was guaranteed a

The self-proclaimed “Most Exciting Fighter of All Time,” Justin Gaethje, has his eye on a former foe. Gaethje, 34, got back in the win column tonight (Sat., March 18, 2023) at UFC 286, which took place inside The O2 in London, England, defeating surging contender, Rafael Fiziev, in an entertaining — and violent — fight.

8:44 PM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim react to the biggest moments at UFC 286 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in London. There’s no doubting the welterweight champ after UFC 286 Wagenheim: Are we supposed to be surprised that at the end of a raucous Saturday

LONDON – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 286 event at The O2 in London, which kicks off at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT). You can discuss the event here. Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC 286 live results post, and then discuss the

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to The O2 in London, England, TODAY (Sat., March 18, 2023) with a five-round pay-per-view (PPV) main event rubber match between newly-minted Welterweight roost-ruler, Leon Edwards, running it back with former 170-pound kingpin, Kamaru Usman. In UFC 286’s PPV fire co-main event, dynamic Lightweight wrecking balls, Justin Gaethje and Rafael

The PFL’s Challenger Series returned for the eighth week of 2023, with some athletes gunning for a second shot at a PFL contract that could either serve as a developmental deal or earn them a spot directing into the regular season to compete for its $1 million prize. 2023 PFL Challenger Series 8 took place

The Jake Paul-Bo Nickal brodown has officially started, as the two fighters came together this week for an intriguing sparring session. As Paul gears up for an eventual move over to professional mixed martial arts (MMA) — which is expected to occur by the end of 2023 — he’ll be requesting help from some familiar

3:22 PM ET UFC fighter Jeff Molina has responded after a private video was leaked of him Thursday on social media. Molina wrote Friday in a statement posted on Twitter that he is bisexual, though this was “not the way” he wanted to announce that fact about his personal life. Molina is the first male

LONDON – Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev got face to face one last time at Friday’s UFC 286 ceremonial weigh-ins. Former interim lightweight champion Gaethje (23-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) takes on Fiziev (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) in the co-main event Saturday at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews

Will lightning strike twice for Leon Edwards in London? The may depend on whether or not you believe lightning struck for a first time when “Rocky” planished long-time rival Kamaru Usman in Salt Lake City, a stunning fifth-round finish that turned the welterweight division on its head (watch it). An argument can be made that

8:00 AM ET Trevor Wittman had one question for former pound-for-pound No. 1 Kamaru Usman in the aftermath of Usman’s knockout loss to Leon Edwards last August at UFC 278: Why did he lay off the gas in the final round? Seven months ago, Usman (20-2) was on the verge of tying Anderson Silva‘s UFC

LONDON – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s UFC 286 fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in London and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 2 p.m. ET at The O2 in London. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a

Don’t expect to see any Darren Till versus Dillon Danis boxing match announcements anytime soon. The one-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight title challenger, Till, was recently granted his release from the promotion and is now free to do as he pleases. Till’s dealt with several setbacks in his career since vying for UFC gold

2:04 PM ET When Conor McGregor broke his leg during a 2021 fight, he said he immediately had some doubts about whether or not he could continue his MMA career. Those concerns, though, were quickly dashed. McGregor, the UFC’s biggest star, felt in the moments following the leg break that as long as he was

LONDON – Bryan Barberena is excited about the opportunity to fight Gunnar Nelson at UFC 286. Barberena (18-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) stepped in for Daniel Rodriguez to take on Nelson (18-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones made his triumphant return to MMA earlier this month in Las Vegas with a spectacular first-round finish over former interim heavyweight titleholder Ciryl Gane, capturing the 265-pound strap in the process and reclaiming his spot atop the pound-for-pound rankings. UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland is not happy about

It wasn’t easy, but Danni McCormack is bringing the strawweight title home to Ireland. In the main event of Invicta FC 52, which took place at ReelWorks Denver in Denver Wednesday evening, Valesca Machado aimed to defend her strawweight throne for the first time. McCormack (7-2), however, had other plans. When it was all said

The official Bellator MMA rankings were updated following Bellator 292, which went down on Fri., March 10, 2023 from inside The SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., featuring the opening of the Lightweight Grand Prix. In the main event, Usman Nurmagomedov defeated Benson Henderson in the very first round (highlights) to retain his 155-pound title.