Two UFC bantamweights have their first fight of 2023 booked. Mario Bautista will fight 42-year-old Guido Cannetti at a UFC Fight Night event, which takes place March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie, but asked to remain anonymous
Deron Winn’s fight against Julian Marquez has been canceled after Winn went unconscious and fell down a flight of stairs at the UFC PI. Winn, a former collegiate wrestler, has had an up-and-down run in the UFC. He’s lost three of his five UFC appearances, including most recently against Phil Hawes back in June. Winn
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has assembled a pivotal middleweight matchup for the upcoming UFC 286 pay-per-view (PPV) event, recently made official for Sat., March 18, 2022 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze, according to ESPN. Vettori (18-6-1) is looking to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Robert Whittaker
9:15 AM ET The UFC will end its year with a main event highlighting one of the promotion’s most interesting divisions. Sean Strickland will take on Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in a critical middleweight battle. Both men are coming off losses against elite fighters, and the winner
While 2022 has produced rising stars, incredible fights, and exciting finishes, it has also provided a shining light on the holes in judging in the sport of mixed martial arts. The big question remains: What can be done to improve it? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck gives
This marks the first college sports sponsorship for UFC, which chose Iowa for its longtime tradition of wrestling excellence within the men’s program and for support of the university’s newest intercollegiate program, women’s wrestling. Iowa is the first NCAA Division I Power Five institution to offer the sport, as announced Sept. 23, 2021, with Clarissa Chun
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and the fight promotion are in contract negotiations, and it appears that they’re close to striking a deal. “They have a longstanding relationship. They’ve done a great job in promoting Francis. Francis has done a great job in promotion the UFC, or representing the UFC and himself,” Ngannou’s manager, Marquel
LAS VEGAS – Damir Ismagulov is looking to capitalize on Arman Tsarukyan’s name at UFC Fight Night 216. Ismagulov (24-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) meets Tsarukyan (18-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Both Ismagulov and Tsarukyan have struggled to draw top-ranked opponents but wound up getting
Matt Brown meets with Michael Bisping inside the octagon after a highlight-reel knockout at UFC Vegas 29. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) To order UFC
Jairzinho Rozenstruik reacts to his 23-second knockout win over Chris Daukaus at UFC 282. 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 Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting feed on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mma-fighting/id320642139 Check
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UFC 282 fighter Dricus Du Plessis spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters at media day for his main card bout vs. Darren Till on Saturday in Las Vegas. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-282 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the
This weekend, the UFC will host its last event of the year with UFC Vegas 66. The last UFC card of 2022 will feature a main event between middleweights Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland. Both fighters are looking to rebound from their previous loss. Cannonier is coming off a loss against former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Bobby Green has been around the block a few times. Now in his 14th year as a professional fighter, “King” has consistently fought pretty excellent competition throughout his almost decade on the UFC roster. From Dustin Poirier to Islam Makhachev, Green has been locked in the cage with some of Lightweight’s
1:02 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) on Wednesday extended the suspensions of MMA coach James Krause and fighter Darrick Minner, who were previously suspended after Minner’s UFC fight against Shayilan Nuerdanbieke was flagged for suspicious betting activity. The suspensions are pending further investigation and future disciplinary hearings. Krause and Minner’s NSAC suspensions
The PFL will return to action on Jan. 27 with the latest installment of the Challenger Series card where a group of fighters compete for an opportunity at potentially joining the $1 million season tournament. First up in 2023, the PFL Challenger Series will feature a group of welterweights all vying for the chance to
Listening to him, it’s abundantly clear that all of this means a great deal to Fakhretdinov and has him chomping at the bit to not only return to action this weekend and collect another victory, but to make serious headway in the welterweight division as quickly and efficiently as possible. To that end, he’s been
Sean Strickland calls Paddy Pimblett a ‘Conor McGregor wannabe’ | Video No. 7 ranked middleweight contender Sean Strickland fielded questions from the media during Wednesday’s UFC Vegas 66 Media Day and weighed in on Paddy Pimblett. “I make the press conferences,” Strickland proclaimed. “Look at Paddy, the Conor McGregor wannabe. You don’t want to see