Flyweight vets Miranda Maverick and Jasmine Jasudavicius are expected to square off this summer at UFC 289. Maverick announced the matchup on her Instagram page, noting a city and venue have yet to be determined for the June 10 pay-per-view event. A person with knowledge of the booking confirmed to MMA Fighting that the matchup
Conor McGregor doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon. During his rise to mixed martial arts (MMA) megastardom after his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut, McGregor was as active as any fighter on the roster, competing two to three times a year. Since achieving his status as Lightweight titleholder in Nov. 2016, however, there’s been a
“When I have to deal with media that hasn’t covered MMA before, there’s a lot of new interest in the sport now because of the first women’s fight,” she said. “And in those instances, I feel like I’m really representing the sport. I know they try to get me to say things like, ‘I like
Francis Ngannou on Jon Jones: ‘I wanted that fight’ UFC matchmakers tried to put together a fight between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou for nearly two years. Ngannou was the heavyweight champion at the time and Jones was looking to return for a championship bout. The fight promotion was unable to reach a deal with
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The 13-bout lineup for UFC Fight Night 221 on Saturday came face-to-face following official weigh-ins, and the Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili main event got heated. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-fight-night-221 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQfUu6vIJGZDODSwhr0m9w?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network:
SAN JOSE, Calif. – One of the biggest reasons Sara McMann jumped ship from the UFC to Bellator was for a potential matchup with the champion. Cris Cyborg currently holds sway over Bellator’s women’s featherweight division and has been dominant since coming to the promotion from the UFC not long after a loss to UFC
Merab Dvalishvili could easily argue that he’s the true No. 1 contender in the bantamweight division yet he won’t be fighting for a UFC title any time soon … at least not as long as Aljamain Sterling is champion. Currently riding a nine-fight win streak including his lopsided win over Petr Yan at UFC Las
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Flyweight talents Jennifer Maia and Casey O’Neill will duel this weekend (Sat., March 18, 2023) at UFC 286 inside The 02 in London, England. Immediately after Maia’s title shot against Valentina Shevchenko, there was actually some interest in a rematch because the Brazilian was able to challenge “Bullet” more than
1:50 PM ET Leon Edwards started his MMA career by fighting his first nine bouts in his adopted home country of England. And in the time since Edwards, who was born in Jamaica and moved with his family to Birmingham when he was 9, joined the UFC in 2014, he has competed four more times
It was a solid effort to snap a two-fight slide and get Nelson moving in the right direction again, but Barberena expects him to be even better when they step into the Octagon together on Saturday evening. “Being familiar with coming off layoffs, I thought he looked good; he did what he needed to do
Dana White warns Merab Dvalishvili about ‘really bad idea’ UFC lightweight contender Merab Dvalishvili picked up the biggest win over his career on Saturday, defeating former champion Petr Yan by a one-sided unanimous decision. With the win, Dvalishvili is riding a nine-fight winning streak. He’ll be ranked in the top 2 when the new rankings
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
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It was fun while it lasted for Power Slap League on network television. Earlier today (Mon., March 13, 2023), MMA Fighting confirmed with TBS that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President, Dana White’s, Power Slap experiment will no longer air on the channel after just one season. White later announced the news on his social media
9:25 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The UFC first visited London in 2002 for an event dubbed “The Brawl at the Hall.” The hall was hallowed old Royal Albert Hall, which prior to Matt Hughes defending his welterweight title against Carlos Newton that night had been best known for appearances by tenacious fighter Sir Winston Churchill
In the course of his current winning streak, Dvalishvili has secured 46 takedowns, an average of 5.75 takedowns per contest, which is astounding on its face, but even more impressive given that he posted zero in 16 attempts against now-retired Brazilian legend Jose Aldo last time out. “Training was the same as usual,” Yan said