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9:14 PM ET UFC president Dana White issued a public apology Monday for a physical altercation between him and his wife that was captured on video during their New Year’s Eve celebration in Cabo, Mexico. The video, published by TMZ, shows White, 53, and his wife, Anne, in a VIP area of a nightclub. Dana

UFC President Dana White is in hot water after he and his wife were caught on film getting physical at a New Year’s Eve party. White and his wife of 26 years, Anne, were at a Cabo San Lucas, MX nightclub on Saturday night for a New Year’s Eve celebration. A large crowd descended on

Rin Nakai is ready to redeem herself on the ultimate proving ground. It’s been eight years since the current Deep Jewels Flyweight champion stepped foot in the Octagon. Her lone two appearances in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) resulted in Nakai’s only losses in her 27-fight career. Nakai, 36, is undeniably better than ever at this

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from December 2022: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for December. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

3:07 AM ET All right, here we go. One of my favorite pieces of the year: the fights I would love to see most in 2023. I’ve done this annual piece for years at ESPN. You can find last year’s list here, and we did see a few (most of the ones we did see,

The UFC has put together a 2022 highlights compilation featuring one moment from every event over the past 12 months of competition. 2022 featured plenty of ‘shock and awe’ moments in the Octagon. Multiple champions who were thought to be insurmountable proved to be human, while young prospects made a name for themselves in jaw-dropping

Bellator MMA went 5-0 against RIZIN this past Saturday (Dec. 31, 2022) in an historic cross-promotion event in Saitama, Japan, which was capped by a win for A.J. McKee over RIZIN Lightweight champion, Roberto de Souza (full results here). The rest of the card was also filled with action-packed bouts, as Patricio Freire defeated 145-pound

Kyoji Horiguchi beat Hiromasa Ougikubo with a unanimous decision Saturday at Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator in Japan. Take a look inside the fight with Horiguchi, who had previous wins over Ougikubo in 2013 and 2018. Horiguchi on the fight’s key moment Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo “I thought Ougikubo was really tough. Even

UFC co-founder Art Davie has recalled which iconic combat sports name he attempted to place on the UFC’s very first card back in 1993. This year, the MMA leader will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Since its inception, the UFC has grown into a sporting juggernaut that has developed the sport of mixed martial arts to

Happy New Year everyone! It’s now 2023, and if Jake Paul is to be believed, this is the year that “The Problem Child” will fix the issue of poor MMA fighter pay. Paul kicked off his 2022 by challenging UFC president Dana White to up the minimum amount of money being paid to new UFC

Patricio Freire beat Kleber Koike with a unanimous decision Saturday at Rizin FF 40: Rizin vs. Bellator in Japan. Take a look inside the fight with Freire, Bellator’s featherweight champion who beat his Rizin titleholder counterpart. Freire on the fight’s key moment Patricio Freire def. Kleber Koike Erbst “I thought I could get him earlier,

MMA fighter Beslan Ushukov unleashed a gorgeous spinning wheel kick to KO Irwing Machado at ACA 150. Middleweights Ushukov and Machado met on the undercard of the event last week in Moscow, Russia. Ushukov was gunning for his second straight win, while Machado was hoping to avoid losing his fourth in a row. But unfortunately,

Luke Rockhold has already hinted at a potential return to mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2023 following his soft retirement from the sport just a few months ago. The former UFC middleweight champion made a memorable return to the 185-pound division in a battle against Paulo Costa at UFC 278 this past August. Rockhold ended

The UFC has narrowed its list of top 2022 submission candidates down to a four-sub shortlist. The promotion this week unveiled the four finalists on its list for Submission of the Year. Fans can vote for their favorite of the four through the UFC’s YouTube channel or social media platforms. Two women and two men

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping will take you on a trip down memory lane in his ‘UFC In 2022’ compilation video produced by BT Sport. As 2022 comes to a close, the UFC community is in reflection mode when it comes to some of the sport’s top moments over the past 12 months. A

While the year didn’t end with a stacked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view (PPV) card Friday night (Dec. 30, 2022) did offer a collection of notable fighters competing at Fury Pro Grappling 6 live on UFC Fight Pass from inside 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the co-main event of the evening, UFC lightweight veteran

It’s time to put on a bow on the year that was and get ready to turn the page. Before that can happen, though, we must examine the top storylines of the past year. That was the focal point in the final 2022 episode of MMA Junkie’s “Spinning Back Clique,” on which we count down

10:11 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — AJ McKee felt a bit of pressure heading to the ring Saturday night. And it wasn’t just the weight of the black samurai costume he wore for his elaborate walk out. With a McKee win, his Bellator promotion would sweep its competition with Japan’s Rizin. On top of that,