Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological o

Some of the UFC's most legendary finishes look a little different from other angles. The vast majority of MMA fans have seen Dan Henderson's UFC 100 knockout of Michael Bisping, which came with an extra shot for good measure. But from the opposite side of the…

Who doesn’t love a good upset? In 2024, MMA saw its fair share of underdogs who defied the odds in the UFC, PFL an

The impending heavyweight boxing title rematch will have a large differential in weight. Ahead of their rematch Saturday, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury stepped on the scale Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Grant Dawson has no issues earning his way to the top of the lightweight division, but if he can avoid the longest possible path to UFC gold, he would certainly take it. Dawson (22-2-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) looks to continue his assent through the division when he takes on Diego Ferre

The UFC's 2024 schedule is in the books. This past year was busy and booming not only for fighters, promoters, and c

Yahoo Sports senior writer Jay Busbee reflects on the memorable moments from the year in sports - a span when a whole lot of your favorite sports took a huge, running leap into the future.

Cub Swanson straddled the line of a retirement announcement after his knockout of Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 63 this month. UFC commentator Laura Sanko understands it's no easy choice to make, especially after a highlight-reel finish in the Fig

One of the most violent fighters in Bellator history took the gloves off in retirement in 2024 – but also perhaps to signal his entry into bareknuckle boxing. Connecticut's Brennan Ward has signed with BKFC, the promotion announced recently. He will debut…

(This story was updated to add new information.) The holiday season is here, and that means a little more down time for most people. With major MMA largely on hiatus for a few weeks, how will you fill in the blanks? Here's a list of MMA movies and TV se

In just one PFL season, Dakota Ditcheva went from an exciting rising prospect to an established top 5 pound-for-pound-ranked fighter. Entering her first PFL regular season, Manchester's Ditcheva wasn't a newcomer by any means, as she ended 2023 by winning the…

Francis Ngannou will be rooting for Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday with hopes of setting up a rematch between them in 2025. Former UFC heavyweight champion and current PFL Super Fight champion Ngannou still has a sour taste in his mouth stemming from…

A legend of the muay Thai world went down Friday in Thailand. Panpayak Jitmuangnon, who held a 249-41-3 kickboxing record heading into his ONE Championship muay Thai bout Friday against Egor Bikrev, was upset by the unbeaten Russian with a second-round TKO. Check out the video…

Jim Miller already is the UFC's all-time wins leader, and from a percentage standpoint, he's the leader by a landslide. Miller's 27 UFC wins are a 17 percent bump from the next few on the list, including former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, with 23.…

We have some lulls in major MMA over the holidays, which makes it the perfect time of year for look-backs. The UFC has been stellar with its YouTube compilation game in recent months and this week has presented the 10 greatest fights that aren't talked about enough. Sure,…