4:53 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka has vacated his 205-pound championship after suffering a severe shoulder injury, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. Prochazka (29-3-1), 30, was scheduled to defend his title against Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas. He confirmed
Brendan Loughnane is ready to become a millionaire. At the PFL Championships on Friday, Loughnane faces Bubba Jenkins in the featherweight tournament finals with the title of 2022 PFL champion and $1 million on the line. With life-changing money at stake this weekend, he said he’s full prepared to cash his ticket to financial security
Before he had Mjolnir tattooed on his chest, “Marreta” was a 2-2 fighter in the UFC, welcoming Bosse to the Octagon for the first time. The French-Canadian had played semi-pro hockey in Quebec’s fighting-heavy LNAH and went 10-1 with one no contest over his first dozen MMA appearances, earning nine finishes, but on this night,
Kayla Harrison says she’s not afraid of getting hit by Larissa Pacheco at PFL Championships On Wednesday the PFL hosted a pre-fight press conference that featured all 12 of the fighters competing for the $1 million prize on Black Friday. When headliner and two-time champion, Kayla Harrison was asked about the potential of getting rocked for
Dustin Poirier recently won a war with Michael Chandler, defeating the former Bellator lightweight champion by third-round submission after a grueling 12 minutes at UFC 281. The victory keeps Poirier, a former interim champion, squarely in the 155-pound title picture despite the fact that he’s come up short twice before – against Khabib Nurmagomedov in
Former champion Jéssica Andrade is looking to regain her strawweight belt after her next win. Whenever there is a new champion crowned in the UFC, the possibilities for title shots become more open in that division. Now that Zhang Weili has defeated Carla Esparza at UFC 281, the top fighters in the strawweight division are
A long, long time ago (back in 2018/2019), Dillion Danis was an active Bellator fighter. Not too active — the Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist stepped into the cage twice, winning both of his fights via first round submission. But, he was competing … and looking good. Then a severe knee injury completely derailed his career, and
7:07 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was cleared Tuesday by a California court to perform on a professional wrestling show for the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA, according to court records. Velasquez, 40, is still facing charges in an attempted murder case in Santa Clara County, and Tuesday’s decision comes less than
An undisclosed injury has forced Derek Brunson to withdraw from UFC Orlando. In his place goes Roman Dolidze, who will face Jack Hermansson at the Dec. 3 event. Multiple people with knowledge of the shift confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following an initial report from ESPN.com. The Dolidze vs. Hermansson fight will serve on
When the University of Iowa announced the introduction of a women’s wrestling program, it immediately opened up the landscape of the sport for women’s wrestlers looking to carry their skillset into the collegiate world. The world of women’s wrestling existed before Iowa, but didn’t have the authoritative “takeover” presence that one of the Mount Rushmore
Sean O’Malley: ‘I know my next fight is for the title’ Top ranked UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley isn’t sure who will fight for the title next, but says his next fight will be for the championship. “I know my next fight is for the title,” O’Malley told ESPN. O’Malley defeated former titleholder Petr Yan
Undefeated UFC bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov has his first fight of 2023 booked. The younger cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov will step into the UFC’s octagon for the fourth time when he faces off against Raoni Barcelos on Jan. 14. A source with knowledge of the booking confirmed the matchup with MMA Junkie following the first report
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Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Andrade successfully hit the women’s flyweight limit at weigh-ins, and now Saturday’s UFC 261 title fight is official. #UFC261 #ValentinaShevchenko #JessicaAndrade For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA news and
Former UFC fighter Paige VanZant is taking her talents up to a gentlemen’s club in the Big Apple. From the moment she signed with the UFC, VanZant has always looked to find ways to market herself outside of the cage, arguably ultimately ending up more popular for those extracurricular efforts than the ones she was
Anthony Smith doesn’t feel Jon Jones is all he’s cracked up to be when further dissected. UFC 235 in March 2019 saw “Lionheart” challenge for his first world title, taking on the consensus best Light Heavyweight to ever compete, Jones. Since the unanimous decision loss, Smith has been vocal about his dismal performance and inability
9:24 AM ET The PFL has a lot going on in its fourth year of operations, including Challenger Series and PFL Europe, but make no mistake: Its biggest night is still its season finals. The 2022 World Championship will take place on Friday inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Two-time lightweight