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The past few days in the UFC have been great if you’re a fan of intense staredowns. First there was the staredown between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 303, which started the moment both men entered the octagon and lasted nearly five whole minutes. Now we’re happy to report

Nate Diaz has a reputation for being one of the toughest fighters out there. But which Diaz are we expecting to see on July 6th when Nate fights Jorge Masvidal in an Anaheim boxing ring? The one who engaged in a legendary series of fights against Conor McGregor in 2016? Or the one who cruised

Maycee Barber is out, Tracy Cortez is in. This will mark a hug step up for the No. 11-ranked Cortez, who fights former strawweight champion and No. 6-ranked flyweight contender Rose Namajunas atop the UFC Denver fight card on ESPN and ESPN+, scheduled for Sat., July 13, 2024 inside Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Now

Like the Fat Boys said, Don’t you dog me! Reigning middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis came face-to-face with former 185-pound titleholder Israel Adesanya at the conclusion of the UFC 305 kickoff press conference earlier this week, to help drive ticket sales for their five-round title fight atop the UFC 305 pay-per-view (PPV) event this August

Any testicular shrinkage Larry Wheels suffered from doing steroids has just been reversed. That’s because the bodybuilding influencer had the cojones to take an unprotected slap from Power Slap super heavyweight champion “Da Crazy Hawaiian.” In fact, Wheels already had smelling salts on standby in anticipation of his violent knockout. “I think there’s no ‘just

Celebrity pugilist Jake Paul will continue his career in the “sweet science” opposite former UFC welterweight and current BKFC headliner Mike Perry atop the “Fear No Man” pay-per-view (PPV) event on DAZN, scheduled for Sat., July 20, 2024 at 9 p.m. ET from inside Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. “The Problem Child” was originally scheduled

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Li Jingliang is back. Jingliang (19-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) meets Carlos Prates (19-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in a welterweight bout at UFC 305 Aug. 17 at RAC Arena in Perth (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following an initial report from UFC Weibo. The person

Three years after his last fight, Nick Diaz has a UFC bout on the books, and his brother Nate Diaz is excited to see his favorite fighter back in action. Nick is scheduled to step back into the UFC’s octagon on Aug. 3 for a welterweight co-main bout against Vicente Luque at UFC on ABC

Dan Ige was rewarded handsomely for stepping up on super short notice to save the UFC 303 co-main event. Ige (18-8 MMA, 10-7 UFC), who was at home getting a massage when the card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas began, ended up fighting before the main event, creating arguably the wildest short-notice replacement story

Dricus Du Plessis still stands by his statement about being the UFC’s first African champion. Reigning middleweight titleholder Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) will look to make his first defense in the UFC 305 headliner Aug. 17 when he takes on former champion Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) at RAC Arena in Perth,

Jonathan Martinez thought fighting Jose Aldo would be the same as any other opponent. Then the pair got into the octagon at UFC 301, and everything was different. Martinez (19-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) was tasked with welcoming UFC Hall of Famer Aldo (32-8 MMA, 14-7 UFC) back from retirement in the co-headliner of the May

Jamahal Hill had high praise for rival Alex Pereira after UFC 303. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) notched his second title defense by knocking out Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in their title-fight rematch this past Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is eager to run things back with

ANAHEIM, Calif. – After months of build, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will have their final pre-fight press conference Wednesday ahead of their boxing match this weekend. Diaz and Masvidal previously fought under the UFC banner at UFC 244 in November 2019. Masvidal earned a doctor’s stoppage TKO after the third round to claim the

Kayla Harrison can turn that frown upside down. A potential super fight against former American Top Team (ATT) training partner and one of the best female fighters to ever compete in mixed martial arts (MMA), Amanda Nunes, may still be on the table for the Olympic gold medalist, who made her Octagon debut with a

Professional Fighters League (PFL) vs. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues! Clay Collard headlines PFL 5 tomorrow night (Fri., June 20, 2024) inside Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, locking horns with former Bellator MMA contender, Mads Burnell, in hopes of securing a spot in the promotion’s 2024 PFL playoffs. Each time Collard competes inside

Fabian Edwards will get another chance to win Bellator gold. Nine months after losing to current Middleweight champion, Johnny Eblen, the Jamaican-born fighter will get his rematch in the main event of Bellator London on Sept. 14, 2024, at OVO Arena Wembley in London, England. Eblen initially defeated Edwards via third round knockout in the

Chihiro Suzuki is a man on a mission. The last 11 months couldn’t have gone any better for the RIZIN featherweight champion. After a no-contest against former champion Kleber Koike at RIZIN 43, Suzuki returned one month later to pull off one of the biggest upsets in recent memory when he knocked out Bellator kingpin