Following his first career loss in June of 2020 to Julian Erosa at UFC Fight Night, featherweight Sean Woodson was hoping to return to action sooner than later to get himself back on track, but things didn’t work out as he had wanted. Originally slated to make his return last November versus Jonathan Pearce, an
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 30, 2021 5:30 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie “The Ultimate Fighter” returns Tuesday after a three-year hiatus. Ahead of the longstanding UFC reality competition show’s comeback, take a look at the history of “TUF” winners, not just from the U.S. version of the show, but from all the international versions,
The Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight card is almost here. Mayweather and Paul’s exhibition boxing bout headlines a four-fight pay-per-view event next Sunday, June 6, from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Mayweather (50-0) returns to the ring for the first time since his knockout win over Conor McGregor on Aug. 26, 2017. Paul
After defending his belt for the first time in a rematch against Max Holloway, the opportunity to build some more excitement and anticipation for his bout against Ortega appealed to the Australian. As far as how Volkanovski is approaching his role as coach, it’s as methodical and refined as you’d expect from the champ. “I
UFC welterweight Colby Covington unsurprisingly favors himself in a potential matchup with Georges St-Pierre, saying the Canadian’s striking is “very kindergarten.” Former two-division champ St-Pierre (26-2) is widely regarded as the greatest welterweight of all time, if not pound-for-pound as well. And while the 40-year-old is officially retired, his return to the Cctagon has been
Back when the pandemic kicked off, former women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk declared she wasn’t interested in fighting without the fans and would return when arenas started filling up again. Well, that time is now and true to her word, “JJ” is back in America, back in the gym, and preparing for her next fight.
Colby Covington: ‘Georges St-Pierre would have been a very easy fight for me’ Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington believes that the sport of mixed martial arts. has evolved since some all-time greats ruled their divisions. Covington (17-2) is the top ranked 170-pound contender in the world. He’s 8-1 in his last nine fights
Relive some of the best finishes from past seasons of The Ultimate Fighter in anticipation of TUF’s return for season 29 beginning on June 1. 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
By Christian Stein and MMA Junkie Staff | May 30, 2021 11:15 am ET Augusto Sakai got a change in plans for his next fight, but now he’s hoping to take advantage of his second chance in the main event spotlight. Sakai (15-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was set to fight Shamil Abdurakhimov earlier this month,
Claressa Shields had a lot of reasons to make the move from boxing to mixed martial arts with her first professional fight now just a matter of days away. Despite being a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a multi-time, multi-division champion in her chosen sport of boxing, the 26-year-old Michigan native still hasn’t received the
UFC: Welcome to the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter! How does it feel to be here? Turcios: It feels really cool. It feels badass. It feels awesome to be here fighting, on this show and on this stage. I feel blessed and thankful for this moment. It feels pretty freaking awesome. UFC: What is
The first Gamebred Fighting Championship (GFC) event has a certified slugfest as its main event, with Jason “The Kid” Knight” taking on Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett. Two men who have earned the reputation of being down for a good brawl are Jason Knight and Charles Bennett. Jorge Masvidal couldn’t have done much better for the
Pioneering MMA referee and current Bellator Fighting Championships commentator “Big” John McCarthy took to social media this afternoon to disclose that he suffered numerous internal injuries (and some cuts and bruises) while doing some yardwork earlier today, Saturday, May 29th, 2021. McCarthy posted a video of himself on the way to seek medical care. “Well,
Relive Michael Bisping’s TUF 3 road to becoming ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Michael Bisping introduced himself to UFC fans around the world on season 3 of The Ultimate Fighter back in 2006 where he won the light heavyweight tournament and started down the path of a Hall-of-fame career. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and no. 2 ranked contender Brian
Re-live the titanic matchup between two of boxing’s all-time greats, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, courtesy of Showtime Sports. For years, fight fans wondered what would happen if Mayweather and Pacquiao ever stepped into the ring to face one another, with both champions racking up world titles across multiple weight classes. They finally agreed to
UFC: Welcome to the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter! How does it feel to be here? Sholinian: I’m so excited, of course. A couple of years ago I couldn’t even think about The Ultimate Fighter. Five years ago, I watched the show for fun. I’m the first fighter from Ukraine in Ultimate Fighter history.
After his big win last weekend, Rob Font would like to continue his momentum and be the backup fighter for the upcoming bantamweight main event. At UFC Vegas 27, former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw will make his long-awaited return to the division following a two-year suspension for a performance-enhancing drug violation. Since the fight has
The first ever Gamebred Fighting Championship (GFC) bareknuckle MMA event has an official date and headlining act. Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC) superstar, Jorge Masvidal, unveiled the newly-minted bareknuckle MMA promotion prior to his rematch opposite Kamaru Usman back at UFC 261. Masvidal ended up losing to Usman in vicious fashion, but his proposed bareknuckle MMA