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With time to reflect, Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick wishes he hadn't publicly spoken about Sean Strickland's losing performance at UFC 312 so soon afterward. Strickland was dominated by UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and suffered a broken nose…

The 2025 PFL women's flyweight tournament will feature eight fighters – but Dakota Ditcheva is not one of them. Tuesday, the promotion announced the roster will include former Bellator women's flyweight champions Liz Carmouche (22-8) and Juliana Velasquez…

Daniel Cormier continues to express concern toward Alex Pereira's training camp for UFC 313. Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) defends his light heavyweight championship against Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) in the March 8 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas…

Michael Bisping would like to see Jared Cannonier run things back with a familiar foe after UFC Fight Night 251. Cannonier (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) snapped a two-fight losing skid when he rallied to finish Gregory Rodrigues (16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in Saturday's headliner a

Gregory Rodrigues believes his weight cut played a factor in his UFC Fight Night 251 loss. This past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Rodrigues (16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was finished by Jared Cannonier (18-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) in Round 4 of their main event.…

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz was taken by surprise when a man he once considered among his biggest enemies recently showed him some love. Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) decided to retire after a recurring shoulder injury forced him out of his UFC Fight…

Aaron Pico is eager to move on with his career but says the PFL is preventing him from doing so. Pico (13-4) hasn't competed since a first-round TKO of Henry Corrales last February at the PFL vs. Bellator: Champions event in Saudi Arabia, the only fight he's had s

The time for overreacting is here! Check out the latest episode of "Overreaction Time" at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and MMA Junkie reporter Farah Hannoun debate these "overreactions" on the following topics in mixed martial arts: Sean Strickland will regret

The UFC opens its February schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 252, which goes down at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

LAS VEGAS – Jacqueline Cavalcanti beat Julia Avila with a unanimous decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Cavalcanti, whose win sent Avila into…

LAS VEGAS – Rafael Estevam beat Jesus Aguilar with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Estevam, who stayed unbeaten and won at flyweight without a weight issue…

We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC Fight Night 252. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9…

Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,541, the guys welcomed in a pair o

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has been giving people hell in combat sports for a very long time. Today, everyone knows Dvalisvhili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) as a non-stop force in the UFC's octagon, who outworks and borderline toys with elite fighters on the…

LAS VEGAS – Julia Avila knew going into her fight against Jacqueline Cavalcanti at UFC Fight Night 251 this past Saturday it was going to be her final fight. But that didn't make things any less emotional in the aftermath. Cavalcanti (9-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) beat…