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Yair Rodriguez’s highlight reel is quite extensive. The Mexican star has brought a whole new level of excitement to the UFC’s featherweight division ever since he joined the promotion in 2014. With his dynamic attacks and crazy knockouts, Rodriguez has given fans plenty to talk about. Well, perhaps one of his best moments came when

Popular UFC welterweight and middleweight fighter Kevin Holland reportedly got into a physical altercation at XKO 60. Last night’s 16-fight card took place in Dallas, Texas. For UFC middleweight Joseph Holmes, the evening was sullied after an alleged run-in with Holland and his entourage. Taking to Instagram, a visibly frustrated ‘Ugly Man’ recounted what had

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Joseph Holmes is claiming Kevin Holland and his entourage ambushed him and beat him up Friday night at the Xtreme Knockout 60 event in Dallas, Texas. According to Holmes, who posted the below video to Instagram after the incident, he and Holland already have bad blood after “Ugly Man” started

12:34 PM ET Conor McGregor appeared to avoid injury after being struck by a car while riding his bike in Ireland. McGregor, 34, posted multiple videos of the aftermath of the accident to his social media on Friday. A breathless McGregor can be heard saying, “I could have been dead there,” as the driver of

Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC 35, which took place at Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) Doug Coltrane def. Brian Jackson Doug Coltrane def. Brian Jackson James Brown def. Stevo Morris James Brown def. Stevo Morris James Brown def. Stevo Morris Trevor Loken def. Marcus

Bare Knuckle FC fighter Jimmie Rivera has completed a rigorous program at a New Jersey police academy and is now an officer. Rivera told MMA Fighting that he’ll continue to compete in BKFC despite his certification. He intends to balance his combat sports and law enforcement careers but will focus on being a police officer

Henry Cejudo has opened as a small betting underdog for his expected return to action opposite reigning UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling later this year. Per BetOnline, Cejudo has opened as a +100 underdog for his clash with “Funk Master.” That means a $100 bet on Cejudo to defeat Sterling will net you $100 in

6:12 PM ET Israel Adesanya will attempt to get his title back in a fourth fight against rival Alex Pereira this spring. Pereira will defend the middleweight championship against Adesanya in the co-main event of UFC 287 on April 8, UFC president Dana White announced Friday. Jorge Masvidal will return against Gilbert Burns in the

2023 PFL Challenger Series 1 takes place Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., and you can watch the live stream and keep up with results from the event right here on MMA Junkie. The PFL’s Challenger Series returns after making its debut in 2022, with athletes gunning for a PFL contract that could either

UFC lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan wants a shot at Michael Chandler for his first fight of the new year. Tsarukyan most recently earned a unanimous decision victory against Damir Ismagulov last month. He got back in the win column after a ‘Fight of the Year’ contender against Mateusz Gamrot last June. Tsarukyan wasted no time

Third time is the charm? YouTube mogul-turned-celebrity boxer Jake Paul will once again attempt to fight reality show star and part-time pugilist Tommy Fury atop the BT Sport Box Office and ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sun., Feb. 26, 2023 from Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. “After multiple failed attempts to get Tommy Fury in the ring,

Arman Tsarukyan thinks it’s time for Michael Chandler to prove that he belongs in the top five of the official UFC rankings. Tsarukyan (19-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) issued a callout of the former three-time Bellator champion and one-time UFC title challenger on Friday, telling Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) that he needs to prove where

Tony Ferguson says he has been offered to coach The Ultimate Fighter alongside Conor McGregor. McGregor hasn’t fought since a doctor’s stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He’s been recovering from a leg injury ever since but seems to remain intent on a return to the Octagon this year. An exact timeline for

Randy Couture and Francis Ngannou now have more in common than just being former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champions. Ngannou’s stance and belief in having certain contractual freedoms ultimately led to his departure from the promotion earlier this year. It wasn’t the first time the owner of the world’s baddest man label has done

Jan 21, 2023 Jose Aldo, the longest-reigning featherweight champion in UFC history, will be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame later this year. Aldo, 36, retired from the UFC in September, one month after losing to Merab Dvalishvili in a highly ranked bantamweight fight. Had Aldo won that fight, he might have moved on

The next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is around the corner, but the coaches have yet to be officially named. According to the former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, he was not only contacted about a coaching role in the upcoming 31st season of the reality competition series expected to film soon, but given

Ariel Helwani doesn’t have a problem with Dana White’s efforts to create Power Slap, but he does take issue with the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s choice to sanction it. The UFC President’s slap fighting promotion was already a major topic of discussion in the MMA world due to the significant promotional push it received, but

Paradigm Sports — a management company best known for its partnership with Conor McGregor — has released a blistering statement warning promoters against working with Manny Pacquiao, especially if it’s in the United States. Paradigm reportedly paid Pacquiao $3.3 million when the Filipino boxer signed with them in 2020. At the time, it looked like