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Brandon Moreno has detailed how his status as the UFC’s first Mexican-born champion was a significant source of pressure before his title defense at UFC 270. “The Assassin Baby” is coming off a third-round stoppage victory over Kai Kara-France that saw him claim the UFC’s interim flyweight title, and now he’s set to try and

After a one-week delay due to reasons Dana White would rather we not discuss, the UFC president’s new Power Slap league made its television debut on TBS last night (Weds., Jan. 18, 2023). What could possibly go wrong? Nevertheless, it was not a live event. The show was filmed months ago, featuring a The Ultimate

8:42 AM ET IT WAS A MID-DECEMBER evening at the UFC’s Performance Institute in Las Vegas, and Brandon Moreno was trying to find it in him to train at a world-class level. It wasn’t going well. Moreno was in the middle of camp for his title unification bout against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283 on

UFC president Dana White faced the media for the first time last week after slapping his wife during a physical altercation with his wife on New Year’s Eve. White took the microphone twice during UFC Fight Night 217 fight week: an unscheduled appearance at Wednesday’s media day and at the post-fight press conference. While it

Jon Jones‘ heavyweight title challenge at UFC 285 won’t be his last fight in the Octagon, despite speculation he might retire. Jones will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4th. He returns following a three-year hiatus to make his long-awaited heavyweight debut. The Jones/Gane fight came to fruition

Like it or not, Dana White’s Power Slap league is finally airing on TBS tonight (Weds., Jan. 18, 2023) at 10 p.m. ET. As it appears to be a show similar to The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) in which contestants are selected onto teams and will live in a house together, not much is currently known

9:00 AM ET Andres Waters He had worked his way into the UFC’s light heavyweight top-15 rankings, but suddenly Jamahal Hill found that status in jeopardy. With his head and arm trapped inside the triangle of jiu-jitsu ace Paul Craig, Hill was nearly helpless. Hill’s arm had been dislocated at the elbow by an armbar

Invicta FC is back for the first time in 2023, and you can watch the action right here on MMA Junkie. The promotion brings an eight-fight card featuring two title fights in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions at the top. Invicta FC 51 takes place at ReelWorks Denver, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. In the

The UFC is reportedly targeting the first title defense of Amanda Nunes‘ second bantamweight reign for the March 4 pay-per-view. This past weekend, Dana White confirmed that former two-time light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will return to headline UFC 285. In search of gold in a second division, he’ll challenge for the vacant heavyweight belt

A huge bantamweight contender fight is set for March. Former UFC bantamweight champion and current No. 2 ranked Petr Yan will take on No. 3 ranked Merab Dvalishvili on Mar. 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, NV. While the contracts have not been signed, the pair of top five bantamweights have

7:02 PM ET Francis Ngannou said he asked for a lot of things from the UFC during a long contract negotiation period. But the former UFC heavyweight champion said he ultimately decided that what the UFC was offering didn’t afford him enough freedom. In an interview Tuesday on “The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani,” Ngannou

Rising lightweights Ignacio Bahamondes and Nikolas Motta have been booked for UFC 287. Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets Motta (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at the April 8 pay-per-view event. A location and venue are yet to be announced. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media after an initial report from ESPN Deportes. Since

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has weighed in on Francis Ngannou‘s stunning release from the UFC. Ngannou and the UFC parted ways in recent days after a long-stemming contract dispute. The now-former heavyweight champion Ngannou is now free to explore other combat sports ventures, including a possible move to boxing. Ngannou had been

Arnold Allen is on the cusp of his first career Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title shot. The British Featherweight contender is undefeated inside the Octagon and has emerged as a possible future champion after a strong 2022. Fresh on the heels of a win over Calvin Kattar in Oct. 2022, Arnold seemed poised for a

9:22 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN If Brazil isn’t the birthplace of the UFC, it is at least the playground for the promotion’s formative years. The inaugural event in 1993 took place in Denver, and the company’s first 15 fight cards all happened in the United States. It took the UFC nearly five years before finally

Former UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones is finally on the verge of his heavyweight debut, and plans to be around at least for a couple of fights. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) has teased a move to the heavyweight division for years, and will make it a reality when he faces Ciryl Gane for

MMA fighter Ozzie Alvarez brutally ended Tyson Miller’s undefeated record to capture the welterweight title at Uriah Faber’s A1 Combat 7. Alvarez and Miller met on the main card of the event on Friday in Wheatland, California. 37-year-old Alvarez was chasing his second straight win after bouncing back from a five-fight losing streak. While the

The UFC announced on Saturday that Francis Ngannou was being stripped of his heavyweight title and released by the promotion completely. And while we have heard UFC president Dana White’s take on the situation, we still haven’t heard Ngannou’s. That’s because the former heavyweight champ has been traveling in Africa. He’ll be joining our sister-site