“Going there was kind of like a flashback,” he said. “And just going as a different person, too, going as an athlete and someone they look up to instead of just someone that they live with that ends up being their foster brother. It was a different experience. And I’ll tell you what, I was
The four fighters competing in the two title fights that headline UFC 283 on Saturday: Glover Teixeira, Jamahal Hill, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno, faced off at Wednesday’s media day. Former titleholder Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill heading the fight card for the vacant light heavyweight championship. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC president Dana White faced the media for the first time last week after slapping his wife during a physical altercation with his wife on New Year’s Eve. White took the microphone twice during UFC Fight Night 217 fight week: an unscheduled appearance at Wednesday’s media day and at the post-fight press conference. While it
Jon Jones‘ heavyweight title challenge at UFC 285 won’t be his last fight in the Octagon, despite speculation he might retire. Jones will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4th. He returns following a three-year hiatus to make his long-awaited heavyweight debut. The Jones/Gane fight came to fruition
Like it or not, Dana White’s Power Slap league is finally airing on TBS tonight (Weds., Jan. 18, 2023) at 10 p.m. ET. As it appears to be a show similar to The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) in which contestants are selected onto teams and will live in a house together, not much is currently known
9:00 AM ET Andres Waters He had worked his way into the UFC’s light heavyweight top-15 rankings, but suddenly Jamahal Hill found that status in jeopardy. With his head and arm trapped inside the triangle of jiu-jitsu ace Paul Craig, Hill was nearly helpless. Hill’s arm had been dislocated at the elbow by an armbar
Featherweights T.J. Brown and Bill Algeo will meet in April. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans, including Algeo’s manager Oren Hodak of KOReps, confirmed to MMA Fighting that the matchup will take place at the UFC’s event on April 15. A location and venue for the fight card have not been revealed. Brown
Nicksick: For Jamahal Hill, he’s a guy that carries power in both of his hands — we’ve seen that — and being in the big cage, he’s going to have to really utilize his footwork. He doesn’t want to be in place too long. We call it “first and third” — I want to hit the guy
Anthony Smith gives brutal analysis of Francis Ngannou’s boxing: ‘He’s below average’ Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was unable to reach a contract agreement with the fight promotion after two years of negotiations. “The Predator” was giving an offer that would have made him the highest paid heavyweight in UFC history, but he turned
Invicta FC is back for the first time in 2023, and you can watch the action right here on MMA Junkie. The promotion brings an eight-fight card featuring two title fights in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions at the top. Invicta FC 51 takes place at ReelWorks Denver, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. In the
The UFC is reportedly targeting the first title defense of Amanda Nunes‘ second bantamweight reign for the March 4 pay-per-view. This past weekend, Dana White confirmed that former two-time light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will return to headline UFC 285. In search of gold in a second division, he’ll challenge for the vacant heavyweight belt
The most exciting fighters in the most talented division come face-to-face at the UFC on FOX weigh-in: See the staredown between Clay Guida and Benson Henderson.
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UFC Fight Night 217 winner Umar Nurmagomedov spoke to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his first-round knockout of Raoni Barcelos in Las Vegas. Full fight recap: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/01/ufc-fight-night-217-results-umar-nurmagomedov-flattens-raoni-barcelos-in-first-to-remain-undefeated Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com #UFCVegas67 #UFC #UmarNurmagomedov
A huge bantamweight contender fight is set for March. Former UFC bantamweight champion and current No. 2 ranked Petr Yan will take on No. 3 ranked Merab Dvalishvili on Mar. 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, NV. While the contracts have not been signed, the pair of top five bantamweights have
7:02 PM ET Francis Ngannou said he asked for a lot of things from the UFC during a long contract negotiation period. But the former UFC heavyweight champion said he ultimately decided that what the UFC was offering didn’t afford him enough freedom. In an interview Tuesday on “The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani,” Ngannou
Flyweight Jeff Molina’s UFC career is on pause after the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday suspended him for involvement “in some substantial way” in the James Krause betting scandal. The UFC on Tuesday issued a statement to MMA Fighting confirming it will not book Molina in any bouts until the resolution of the several investigations