Dana White’s Contender Series lightweight prospect Nikolas Motta will make his UFC debut on May 8 opposite Bosnia’s Damir Hadzovic, multiple sources with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting following a report from MMA DNA. Motta (12-3) is a former Cage Fury FC lightweight titleholder who earned his spot in the UFC with a
There no reason to doubt this when you do the math. Four active years in the UFC without a loss is exemplary for any level of fighter at any stage of their career, but it’s near mind-boggling that Song made his successful short notice debut against Bharat Khandare at the tender age of 19. How
The newly minted light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz always knew that a fight with middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya would materialize. Inside the Las Vegas, UFC Apex the huge UFC 259 card features three championship fights. However, one in particular pits two champions from different weight classes together. In fact, the light heavyweight champion also believes
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was recently booted from a Southwest flight after violating the airline’s mask policy, still in effect as the world continues to slog its way through the coronavirus pandemic. “Fuck Southwest Air,” Garbrandt wrote on social media. “Got kicked off because my two year-old son wouldn’t put his mask over
Two pioneering heavyweights are no longer on the UFC roster. The promotion recently parted ways with former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos and longtime contender Alistair Overeem. Sources confirmed the releases after the UFC removed them from its heavyweight rankings and MMA Junkie initially reported their departures. Dos Santos (21-9) had been with the
By MMA Junkie Staff | March 4, 2021 2:55 pm The UFC has three championships on the line Saturday. UFC 259 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. In the UFC 259 main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya
Presented by Hyperice, Jan Blachowicz visits Hoover Dam. Petr Yan, Islam Makhachev and Aleksandar Rakić put in time at the UFC PI. Israel Adesanya arrives in Las Vegas. Aljamain Sterling impresses his teammates during a training session. Visit https://hyperice.com/ Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS,
News UFC 259 will be held on March 6, 2021, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. These are the odds, courtesy of the Father of MMA Odds Joey Oddessa. Follow him on Twitter. JAN BLACHOWICZ +205 ISRAEL ADESANYA -240 MEGAN ANDERSON +700 AMANDA NUNES -1400 ALJAMAIN STERLING -110 PETR YAN -110 THIAGO SANTOS +135 ALEKSANDAR
8:40 PM ET The UFC has released two of its most popular heavyweight fighters. Alistair Overeem and Junior Dos Santos were recently informed by the promotion that they were being released, sources confirmed with ESPN. Dos Santos broke the news himself on his Instagram account, while MMA Junkie first reported Overeem’s release. UFC officials subsequently
Legendary grappler Marcus Almeida will make his long-awaited MMA debut on April 14, when he battles Ji Won Kang at ONE on TNT 4 in Singapore, the company announced. Combate first reported the matchup. The decorate jiu-jitsu player won 13 gold medals as black belt at the IBJJF World Championship between 2012 and 2019, which
That was when Matthews realized what he wanted to do for a job. “Afterwards, while eating KFC with my dad, I told him I’d like to pursue MMA as a career. He said, ‘Let’s do it,’ and the rest is history.” Just three years later, “The Celtic Kid” made his UFC debut, and since then
UFC veteran Cub Swanson will face rising star Giga Chikadze on May 1 in what should serve as an entertaining scrap for MMA fans of all levels. As reported by adjasport Monday and since confirmed by multiple outlets, Cub Swanson and Giga Chikadze will be making their 2021 debuts to kick off the month of
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya is making a bold move in jumping to 205-pounds in an attempt to capture a second crown off the head of Jan Blachowicz this weekend (March 6, 2021) at UFC 259 in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, in regards to his standing as Middleweight champion, there is no risk to
When looking back over his 2020, featherweight Isaac Dulgarian ended up having the kind of year that most fighters only plan for but don’t fully realize. After missing the first half of the year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Dulgarian got right to work in the second half of 2020, recording three straight victories
By Simon Head | March 4, 2021 12:30 am Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan will look to successfully defend his title for the first time when he returns to action at UFC 259. Yan (15-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) will put his title on the line when he takes on Aljamain Sterling (19-3 MMA,
News UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra spoke recently with MMA Junkie‘s John Morgan, and offered some sage advice for Megan Anderson ahead of her longshot fight vs. Amanda Nunes at UFC 259. Anderson faces +700 odds on Saturday. However, at UFC 69 on April 7, 2007, Franco “Francombat” Richard bet $37,000 on Matt Serra vs. Georges St-Pierre
8:00 AM ET DOROTA JURKOWSKA WAS sitting in her home in Warsaw, Poland, in the middle of the night on April 8, 2017, her face illuminated by the glow of a computer screen. She was nervous, nearly to the point of feeling ill, and wouldn’t sleep at all until the following day. She had just
For this episode, Alexander K. Lee steps in for host José Youngs to join Alex Savas and E. Casey Leydon and react to some of the biggest news in MMA. Some POSSIBLE topics include: Fallout from UFC Vegas 20; what to make of Ciryl Gane’s methodical decision win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik; the trio of title