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Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into

Dana White was impressed by the performance of Michael Chandler on Saturday night. There were 11 total finishes on the UFC 281 fight card last weekend in Madison Square Garden. UFC President Dana White had a tough job of doling out performance bonuses, but he narrowed it down to just four fighters. He awarded “Fight

The show appears to be going on with Hasim Rahman Jr. and DAZN boxing this weekend (Sat., Nov. 19, 2022). It was revealed earlier today (Mon., Nov. 14, 2022) that Rahman’s original opponent in the Misfits 003 boxing event headliner, Vitor Belfort, was out of their match due to undisclosed reasons. No word was originally

9:19 AM ET NEW YORK — A well-known MMA coach was sitting up against a locker room wall earlier this year with his fighter and other coaches as the fighter warmed up in preparation for his UFC bout later that evening. There were other fighters and teams in the room as well, a common occurrence

NEW YORK – Karolina Kowalkiewicz beat Silvana Gomez Juarez with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Take a look inside the fight with Kowalkiewicz, who won for the second time on teh heels of a five-fight skid. Silvana Gomez Juarez vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

More details have emerged following the tragic passing of two-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson. On Sunday, November 13, Johnson died aged just 38. “Rumble,” who initially retired from the sport following his second failed attempt at dethroning Daniel Cormier, was under contract with Bellator MMA at the time having returned to action

We can now reveal the cause of death for former UFC contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who tragically passed on Sunday morning at just 38 years old. For over a year, Johnson and those close to him had hinted at extremely serious health issues that had not only kept him from competing for Bellator but were

Nov 13, 2022 Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya by fifth-round TKO in the main event of UFC 281 to become the new middleweight champion Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Adesanya hurt Pereira at the end of Round 1 and then dominated the ground game in the third before Pereira took over in

Former UFC title challenger and legendary knockout artist Anthony Johnson has died. He was 38. News of Johnson’s death began circulating Sunday with social media postings by many prominent figures in the MMA community. His manager, Ali Abdelaziz, did not immediately return a message to MMA Junkie to confirm the news, but Bellator, the promotion

The saga of the rivalry between Jake Paul and the Fury family has taken a wild turn. Things started to pop off initially when Paul was in talks and eventually scheduled to fight Tommy Fury, the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson. Throughout the build-up for that fight, which would fall apart multiple times, the

UFC 281 went down last night (Sat., Nov. 12, 2022) inside Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., featuring a Middleweight title fight that saw Alex Pereira take out Israel Adesanya via a come-from-behind technical knockout win in round five (see it again here). In the co-main event, Zhang Weili reclaimed the women’s Strawweight champion,

1:00 AM ET NEW YORK — Alex Pereira had Israel Adesanya‘s number in kickboxing. He has it in MMA too. Pereira, the only man to ever knock out Adesanya, stopped him again via TKO at 2 minutes, 1 second of the fifth and final round Saturday night in the main event of UFC 281 at

NEW YORK – Dan Hooker just fought, and he’s already got a date in mind for his return. The UFC lightweight is targeting a fight at UFC 284, which is set to go down in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 11. The request to the UFC comes after his TKO win over Claudio Puelles on the

MMA News has you covered with this week’s UFC matchmaking bulletin, featuring fights for returning featherweight Doo Ho Choi, heavyweight prospect Waldo Cortes-Acosta, welterweight veteran Warlley Alves, and the charismatic Jordan Leavitt. With UFC cards being held most weekends, Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby have their matchmaking work cut out if they’re to fill them, meaning new bouts are

UFC 281 went down last night (Sat., Nov. 12, 2022) inside Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, featuring a Middleweight title fight which saw Alex Pereira dethrone Israel Adesanya from the top of the 185-pound mountain with a technical knockout (TKO) win in round five (see it again here). In the co-main

1:44 AM ET What can we take away from a thrilling slate of title fights and marquee matchups at UFC 281? Jeff Wagenheim, Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto offer their thoughts from a highlight-packed event in New York. NEW YORK — Why are we surprised? Alex Pereira had shown us it could be done long

NEW YORK – Just because Alex Pereira is up to 3-0 in the lifetime series doesn’t mean a fourth Israel Adesanya fight is out of the question. According to UFC president Dana White, it’s possible the promotion runs the fight back with an immediate MMA rematch after UFC 281. He praised Adesanya’s willingness to compete

Dan Hooker came out on top in a true clash of styles opposite Claudio Puelles on the main card of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. The two lightweights entered the opening bout of the UFC 281 main card in very different positions, as Hooker was on a two-fight losing streak and Puelles had won