Former UFC flyweight champion and current ONE Championship star Demetrious Johnson has named what separates him from the other all-time greats of the sport. In terms of the GOAT debate, a polarizing topic that has long split the mixed martial arts community, not many are as widely branded underrated as Johnson. Despite his credentials, “Mighty
Marlon Vera will have a new look heading into his next fight. When Vera steps into the octagon with Cory Sandhagen on Feb. 18 to compete in the bantamweight main event of UFC Vegas 69, he’ll sport a back tattoo from famed Los Angeles-based artist Mister Cartoon. Given Mister Cartoon’s expertise, notoriety, and cost —
Quinton Jackson may be 44 years old, but “Rampage” still believes he has a few more fights left in the tank in different combat sports. Jackson’s last fight was a terrible first round TKO loss to Fedor Emelianenko in 2019 where he turned up to Japan overweight and under-motivated. “Rampage” would later blame his shape
The opening round of Road To UFC was held in June at the Singapore Indoor Stadium ahead of UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka, UFC’s first-ever Pay-Per-View event in Southeast Asia. Sixteen athletes won and advanced to the semifinals to compete in Abu Dhabi. RECAP: Road To UFC Results And Scorecard | Round 1 Here were the
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from January 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is looking to settle some unfinished business before calling time on his combat sports career. Jackson has forged an illustrious résumé across multiple promotions, collecting wins over the likes of Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida in the UFC, and Kevin Randleman and Murilo Rua under
Stipe Miocic respects the point Francis Ngannou was trying to prove with his years-long battle with the UFC. He just isn’t surprised things played out the way they did. “I get it,” Miocic said recently on The MMA Hour. “I mean, it’s going to be a long time before any of that happens — [Ngannou
It was not a good night (Fri., Jan. 27, 2023) for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veterans inside John T. Rhodes Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Three former UFC fighters — along with some pour soul who had no idea he lost (watch his reaction here) — were in action at BKFC 35 this
Francis Ngannou gives his side on what caused his relationship to sour with UFC president Dana White in a special edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Tuesday. Watch full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vngym7ChcM&t=1s Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA
UFC 283 medical suspensions: fighters like Jamahal Hill, Deiveson Figueiredo, Glover Teixeira, Murphy Lee and more are facing 180 days UFC medical suspension, Khamzat Chimaev back in Thailand training for next bout, UFC former champ Luke Rockhold got released by the promotion, Kelvin Gastelum returns back to action, UFC News Today, MMA Updates and much
UFC 209 lost arguably it’s most anticipated matchup due to Nurmagomedov’s failed weight cut. UFC President Dana White discusses what comes next for each.
(Watch On UFC Fight Pass) This very well could be one of the most underrated fights of all-time. I recall just staring at the TV screen wondering how the hell both men were still fighting. Vicente Luque and Bryan Barberena were going strike-for-strike with one another for almost 15 straight minutes. “Bam Bam” absorbed damage
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is no stranger to having ink on his body, but his latest addition is by far his largest yet. If you take a close look at Oliveira’s chest and arms, you will find many tattoos of family members and animals such as horses, gorillas, and elephants, among others. On
Former Bellator fighter Valerie Loureda had her first taped WWE match at NXT LVL UP this past Friday. Valerie Loureda has been training at the WWE Performance Center for almost 12 months. Prior to her move to pro wrestling, she has a 4-1 professional MMA record, with two wins via knockout and two via decision.
It took Islam Makhachev 10 wins to get a shot at the UFC lightweight title, but when he did, he almost made it look easy taking home gold. The Khabib Nurmagomedov-trained fighter faced Charles Oliveira for the vacant title at UFC 280, which took place on Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. It
The oddsmakers have spoken and opened Israel Adesanya as a slight betting favorite for his upcoming title rematch with UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira at UFC 287 this April. The middleweight rematch was announced Friday night by UFC president, Dana White, who launched a special video announcement and all to break the news. Per White,
Jan 27, 2023 The UFC is getting into the name, image and likeness (NIL) business. The world’s biggest fight promotion has signed Bella Mir, daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, as its first-ever NIL ambassador, officials told ESPN on Friday. Bella Mir, 19, is a freshman at the University of Iowa and competes
Throughout the week, Pereira remained calm and composed through all his fight-week duties and media obligations. Part of that comfort came from his previous victories over Adesanya in the kickboxing world, and part of it came from Pereira’s general ability to keep an even-keel demeanor while still drinking in the scenes around him. “We were