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Michael Chandler has no time for Dustin Poirier‘s comments on alleged fouls and is moving past their rivalry. After the UFC 281 war between Chandler and Poirier was one of the most exciting fights of the year, with the Louisiana native earning the submission win, but that was not the biggest story coming out of

Islam Makhachev has yet to meet his match on the ground. To win Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight gold, Makhachev overcame the promotion’s all-time greatest submission threat, Charles Oliveira. If anyone was getting submitted in the highly-anticipated matchup, fans expected it to be Makhachev who instead was the one scoring the second round arm triangle

9:17 AM ET Kamaru Usman was winning the whole way, cruising to a unanimous decision victory until Leon Edwards caught him with a head kick that left him unconscious on impact. The fifth-round knockout earned Edwards the UFC welterweight title and snapped Usman’s incredible 15-fight winning streak. The second-longest such streak in promotion history. Nine

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,313, the guys chat with Jeremy Stephens who competes at 2022 PFL Championships against Natan Schulte. They also take a look back at UFC Fight Night 215, Bellator 288, and much more! Stream or download this and all episodes of

The drug test from Alistair Overeem’s recent kickboxing match has apparently tested positive for a banned substance. The former UFC heavyweight title challenger originally left kickboxing after he won the 2010 K-1 Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan by defeating Peter Aerts. After closing out his UFC career with a loss to Alexander Volkov last year,

Bubba Jenkins is back. But is he better than ever? The former Bellator MMA bruiser was expected to do big things for Professional Fighters League (PFL) after signing with the league-based promotion back in early 2021, and certainly lived up to the billing with quick-fire wins over rough-and-tumble veterans Lance Palmer and Bobby Moffett. But

Nov 18, 2022 Khamzat Chimaev wants to fight the UFC’s newly crowned middleweight champion, Alex Pereira. UFC president Dana White has said he would like Chimaev to face welterweight contender Colby Covington. Why not both? Chimaev (12-0) told ESPN this week that he has asked UFC for a middleweight title fight against Pereira at UFC

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Michael Chandler has a backup plan if he cannot get a fight with Conor McGregor. Since making the move from Bellator to the UFC, Chandler has made it clear that he would love to eventually score a fight with McGregor, a bout which screams excitement. These talks were reignited following his most recent loss to

What Paddy Pimblett eats, Paddy Pimblett must eventually burn. That’s the unfortunate reality of getting pig fat after every win in the UFC. In a new video on his YouTube channel, “The Baddy” laid out what he’s doing to lose 50 pounds and get back into shape for UFC 282 on December 10th. The video

Nov 19, 2022 MMA coach James Krause was not allowed to corner UFC bantamweight fighter Miles Johns during a UFC Fight Night event Saturday in Las Vegas in the wake of an investigation into suspicious betting activity on a UFC bout earlier this month, sources told ESPN. Krause was scheduled to be in Johns’ corner

It’s been more than three years since he received the infamous “three piece and a soda” from Jorge Masvidal, yet Leon Edwards is still not at peace with the situation. Despite becoming the UFC welterweight champion, Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) hasn’t been able to come to terms with Masvidal sucker punching him backstage at

Glory MMA head coach and former UFC fighter James Krause wasn’t allowed to corner at UFC Vegas 65 amidst a betting probe. Krause was supposed to corner UFC bantamweight Miles Johns at UFC Vegas 65 before getting notified by the UFC to stay away the night before, according to ESPN. Johns went on to defeat

I don’t want to spend an entire article dunking on UFC Vegas 65 for being mediocre. It lost its main event just hours before the “Prelims” kicked off, and at this point, everyone knows to keep their expectations low and just hope for some fun fights. Sure, seven consecutive decisions was a minor buzz kill,

4:02 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC has lost a heavyweight main event between Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivak just hours before it was scheduled to take place, officials announced Saturday. UFC commentator Brendan Fitzgerald alerted viewers of the cancellation during the preliminary portion of UFC Fight Night inside the Apex. According to Fitzgerald,

Dillon Danis and KSI will have a chance to settle their differences inside the boxing ring. Danis, who is still under a Bellator contract, will return from a 43-month hiatus from combat sports competition to take on YouTuber and part-time boxer KSI following their physical altercation ahead of MF & DAZN: X Series 003 in

Ex-UFC fighter Greg Hardy continued his recent foray into boxing when he stepped in to face Hasim Rahman Jr. on short notice as part of Misfits Boxing 3 on DAZN. Rahman Jr. was originally scheduled to take on another former UFC fighter in Vitor Belfort, but the 45-year-old tested positive for COVID just a few

Derrick Lewis has been medically cleared after getting removed last-minute from his main event clash with Serghei Spivac earlier tonight (Sat., Nov. 19, 2022) at UFC Vegas 65 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the “Prelims” broadcast of UFC Vegas 65, the cageside team announced that Lewis had been