Colby Covington is joining Gilbert Burns in calling out Jorge Masvidal for citing his six days’ notice as a key reason behind his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. Following his loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251, Jorge Masvidal made it clear at the post-fight press conference that he was not going to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Though he was incredibly dominant and set several records in the last time years, it is tough to argue that interest was beginning to wane in Jon Jones’ Light Heavyweight title reign. Of course, we cannot blame Jones for beating all the best contenders and moving on to Middleweights, but the
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons This past Saturday was a big night for heavyweights in the
By Farah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio | February 25, 2021 11:15 pm ONE Championship atomweight champ Angela Lee still has her sights set on becoming a double titleholder. Lee (10-2), who’s expecting her first child soon with husband Bruno Pucci, is currently taking some time off from competition. The 24-year-old notched three successful title
8:44 AM ET The UFC flyweight title rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno is scheduled for June 12, sources told ESPN on Thursday. A location for the event, which is expected to be UFC 263, isn’t set yet. In December, Figueiredo (20-1-1) and Moreno (18-5-2) fought to an exhilarating draw that was considered one
A bantamweight bout between Felipe Colares and Journey Newson has been added to the UFC’s May 1 card. MMA Fighting confirmed the matchup with sources with knowledge of the booking following an initial report from Todo Sobre MMA. Colares (9-2) looks to bring his UFC record up to the .500 mark after alternating wins and
On the merits of a stellar first-round ninja choke of Mayana Souza during the Brazilian edition of Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2018, Silva found herself fighting and winning in the UFC just a month later. After dispatching the dangerous Gillian Roberston with a first-round armbar at UFC Sao Paulo, the stage was set
Pedro Munhoz has squashed his beef with current bantamweight champion Petr Yan. Over the past few years, the two men have trash-talked one another in interviews and on social media. But in the lead-up to Yan’s first title defense against Aljamain Sterling, the Russian has been training at American Top Team, the gym where Munhoz
The COVID-19 pandemic has really taken a toll on the entire planet. As far as the sports world is concerned, it put a halt to all activity for a few months for precautionary reasons. After all, no one was (or still is) equipped to battle this invisible enemy. A few months into the pandemic, Ultimate
Watch Jan Blachowicz stop Dominick Reyes to win UFC light heavyweight title [embedded content] UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz faces middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6. Before that happens, watch Blachowicz claim the light heavyweight belt at UFC 253 last year against Dominick Reyes. (Video
By Simon Samano | February 25, 2021 12:30 pm If there’s one thing UFC middleweight Kevin Holland showed in 2020, it’s that he’s willing to fight anyone, anytime. According to Holland, the same can’t be said for Khamzat Chimaev. Holland was named the 2020 “Fighter of the Year” by MMA Junkie after he won five
French heavyweight prospect Ciryl Gane burst onto the UFC scene in 2019 and has a 100% finish rate to date in his young career. Gane makes his first headliner appearance in the main event of UFC Vegas 20 against Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC
Derrick Lewis spoke to the media at UFC 230 about his second-round submission loss to Daniel Cormier, challenging for the title, what surprised him about Cormier’s gameplan, what’s next, and much more. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read
10:05 AM ET Former MMA super prospect Sage Northcutt is returning to action in April. Northcutt will face Shinya Aoki on April 28 at ONE on TNT IV, ONE officials told ESPN. Northcutt also confirmed the news on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. The fight will be contested in the promotion’s lightweight division, which is 170
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris and his wife Angela suffered an unspeakable tragedy when their daughter Aniah Blanchard was kidnapped and murdered in 2019. Now they are hoping to prevent other families from suffering the same fate with a new non-profit organization started in their daughter’s name. Aniah’s Heart Foundation will seek to provide resources to
“I didn’t listen to those people,” he said. “I was either gonna be an alcoholic construction worker for the rest of my life or chase my dream. I didn’t come from a lot, I never had a lot, but I put everything in this game, and I knew it was investing in myself. So if
ONE Championship announced on Wednesday that in May they would begin what they are calling “biggest women’s mixed martial arts tournament in the world.” May 28, the ONE Atomweight World Grand Prix will begin and the eight fighters competing in the tournament were announced. The winner of the tournament will face the current ONE Atomweight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The clip below was featured on Monday’s column. It was widely popular already, but it’s only grown more viral since then, and now details and consequences are beginning to emerge. Walker Brown is the “MMA trained fighter” who puts a beating on University of Oklahoma wide receiver Spencer Jones. Though the