By MMA Junkie Staff | March 31, 2021 8:40 am Follow @MMAjunkie Ahead of the first title fight of his professional career, lightweight prospect Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov insists he hasn’t changed a single thing about his preparation. “I think everything is the same,” Kamchybekov said. “Just more training, maybe. Same gameplan. Same coaches. Same sparring partners.
8:30 AM ET Jon Jones, who reigned as UFC light heavyweight champion for much of the past decade before vacating his belt in August to move up to heavyweight, is back at the top of the ESPN men’s pound-for-pound MMA rankings. Francis Ngannou, fresh off winning the heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 260, has
When UFC 261 lands in Jacksonville, Fla. on April 24, the event will feature three title fights in front of a sold out crowd as the promotion welcomes a capacity audience for the first time in over a year. On Tuesday, the official poster for the event was released in anticipation of the UFC’s return
First, Jim and Matt share how they are beginning to bring life back to normal as Matt’s BJJ classes get more crowded and Jim rebooks stand-up tour dates. Then, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic joins the show ahead of his main event bout against Francis Ngannou this Saturday at UFC 260. Stipe thanks Matt for
Bellator MMA has released its inaugural fighter rankings. The rankings include every men’s and women’s division as well as a pound-for-pound rankings list for both genders. Here are the full inaugural fighter rankings for Bellator MMA: MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. Patricio Pitbull (31-4) 2. Vadim Nemkov (12-2) 3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) 4. Ryan Bader (27-6) 5.
Michael Chandler will get the chance to win Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gold in just his second fight for the mixed marital arts (MMA) promotion when he faces Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 262 on May 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. It’s a fight pitting two of the best Lightweights in the
While there’s no denying 2020 was a low point for many fighters, for some the year turned out to provide enough opportunities to qualify as an up year. For Bellator lightweight Chris Gonzalez, 2020 ended up being one of those up years. After capping off his 2019 with three wins in a row, Gonzalez would
Pound For Pound Rankings Already considered one of the greatest fighters of all-time, Jones said he wants to turn his attention to heavyweight and says he has no intention of returning to 205 pounds. Adesanya rolled the dice in a move to light heavyweight but came up short against Jan Blachowicz and says he’ll now
Robert Whittaker and Justin Gaethje stay relaxed in their rooms. Khabib Nurmagomedov chats with Daniel Cormier. Jared Cannonier poses for portraits. Khabib and Gaethje face off at a beachside presser. SPECIAL START TIME of 2pm ET / 11am PT! Order UFC 254 now: https://bit.ly/2vNIBE8 (U.S. only) Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR
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12:19 AM ET LAS VEGAS — From most feared to undisputed best, the Francis Ngannou era has begun. Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title Saturday night at the UFC Apex. The finish came at 52 seconds of the second round. Ngannou dropped Miocic with a left hand, and, after Miocic
Love him or hate him, you cannot deny that Jake Paul understands how the fight game works. Last week, Paul had a press conference with upcoming boxing opponent Ben Askren where their war of words turned physical during the staredown, with Askren facepaming Paul who in turn responded by shoving Askren. In the aftermath, Paul
Everybody is talking about the heavyweight division this morning, and that’s the way it should be. Throughout combat sports history, whether in boxing or MMA, there’s something about a big heavyweight title fight, and Francis Ngannou and Stipe Miocic had everyone glued to the television, computer monitor or smart phone on Saturday night. That’s great
The medical suspensions list following UFC 260 has been released two days after the event. Five fighters are looking at a potential suspension of six months. Both Stipe Miocic and the new heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou are looking at relatively short suspensions, with Ngannou out for 30 days with no contact and Miocic suspended for
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Love him or hate him, Sean O’Malley is no dummy. Back in the win column following a tremendous knockout at UFC 260, O’Malley already has his eyes on a high-profile fight on an even more noteworthy event. Speaking with Pat McAfee, O’Malley eyed a bout with former Bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz.
Despite the ill will between them, Daniel Cormier does not doubt rival Jon Jones when it comes to him wanting to fight newly minted UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. On the most recent episode of the “DC & Helwani” podcast, Cormier gave his thoughts on the potential of a heavyweight title matchup between Jones and