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The ongoing saga of Francis Ngannou‘s contract status with the UFC has reached its conclusion. For over a year now, Francis Ngannou’s UFC contract status has been one of the hottest topics in MMA, with speculation abound on if he’d remain with the promotion and face Jon Jones in a megafight for the ages. Now,

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz KSI turned in another notable performance earlier today (Sat., Jan. 14, 2023) at Misfits Boxing Series 004 live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside OVO Arena Wembley in London, England, when the social media sensation stepped back inside of the boxing ring and stopped FaZe Temperrr with a gnarly

Jan 9, 2023 Nassourdine Imavov meets short-notice replacement Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at the UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Both fighters typically compete at middleweight — Strickland is No.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 217 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which kicks off at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). You can discuss the event here. Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC Fight Night 217

On this day one year ago, we covered renowned MMA journalist Ariel Helwani celebrating some good news. In most recent news, Helwani has been vocal about the fallout of Dana White‘s physical altercation with his wife. But one year ago, Helwani made headlines for a much more positive and self-related reason. The following article is

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., Jan. 14, 2023) with its first event of the year, featuring a 205-pound showdown between two Top 15 contenders — Sean Strickland (No. 7) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (No. 12) — both of whom are eager to cement their position in

1:09 PM ET Sara CoelloESPN Close Sara Coello is a writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Before joining, they wrote about legal issues and crime for The Charlotte Observer, The Post and Courier and The Dallas Morning News. Coello studied sociology, journalism and Spanish at The University of Dallas. The public is unlikely to

Former two-division champion Aung La N Sang gave the raucous crowd at ONE Fight Night 6 exactly what they wanted to see. Myanmar’s N Sang (29-13) needed 89 seconds to get the job done against Gilberto Galvao, much to the delight of the crowd, which showered “The Burmese Python” with the loudest cheers of the

Nassourdine Imavov expects that fans will see his older brother join him on the UFC roster at some point in the near future. Imavov is set to compete in his first UFC main event at UFC Vegas 67, but he’ll be taking on an entirely different opponent from the one he spent his training camp

Sean Strickland wasn’t too keen on accepting a short-notice fight against Nassourdine Imavov tomorrow night (Sat., Jan. 14, 2023) at UFC Vegas 67 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, but the middleweight contender couldn’t say no to a larger payday. Imavov was originally expected to headline UFC’s 2023 opening card

8:52 AM ET The 2023 MMA calendar gets underway this weekend, and it intensifies next week when UFC 283 is headlined by a pair of championship fights. But a truly game-changing moment for the sport arrives next month in a collision of ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters. When UFC men’s featherweight champion

Erik Perez is back. The Mexican star is set to take on Peru’s Enrique Barzola on March 10 as part of the line-up for Bellator 292 in San Jose. The bout will be contested at bantamweight. Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup, but asked to remain anonymous

It’s safe to say that UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland isn’t a fan of England or its royal family. Strickland will step up on short notice to face Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Vegas 67 main event this Saturday. Kelvin Gastelum withdrew from the fight due to a mouth injury, and Strickland will face Imavov

ONE Fight Night 6 is set for Bangkok this Saturday morning (local time). The fight card will be broadcast live by Amazon Prime on Friday evening in North America and is headlined by a kickboxing title fight. The card consists mainly of Muay Thai, kickboxing and mixed rules bouts with MMA taking a bit of

4:45 PM ET A suspended MMA coach at the center of an ongoing betting scandal in the UFC has acted as an agent for an offshore bookmaking operation for years, multiple sources who placed bets with him told ESPN. James Krause, 36, has worked as an agent — the term for a middleman between offshore

Making weight is part of the job of a mixed martial artist. Throughout the sport’s history, a number of fighters have experienced weigh-in day blunders on the scale. Whether they attempted to cut too much, mismanaged their weight loss goal, or experienced a medical issue, there are a number of reasons that may cause a

Renowned MMA reporter Ariel Helwani has reacted to UFC President Dana White‘s recent media scrum surrounding the New Year’s Eve altercation with his wife. White has begun 2023 shrouded in controversy owing to a physical confrontation with his partner Anne at a nightclub in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. During a heated argument, the pair were

James Krause’s troubles are far from over as the investigation into the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) betting scandal continues to unfold. ESPN reported today (Thurs., Jan 12, 2023) that Krause worked as an agent (middleman) for Antigua and Barbuda-based offshore sportsbook, ABCBetting.ag. The report notes that sources came from bettors who placed wagers with Krause.