Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

LAS VEGAS – Valter Walker made it known Saturday he could be a scary prospect for future opponents in the heavyweight division. Walker (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), brother of UFC light heavyweight Johnny Walker, submitted Don'Tale Mayes (11-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC) at UFC Fight…

(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard's Shoes: What's next for Jared Cannonier after UFC Fight Night 251 win?) Gregory Rodrigues hit a barrier in his assent in the middleweight division Saturday when he was stopped by Jared Cannonier in the UFC Fight Night 25

LAS VEGAS – It finally happened. Angela Hill went to the judges' scorecards at UFC Fight Night 251 – and won a split decision over Ketlen Souza. An uncanny knack for ending up in close and debated decisions, Hill (18-14 MMA, 13-14 UFC) was 0-4 in…

(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard's Shoes: What's next for Gregory Rodrigues after UFC Fight Night 251 loss?) Middleweights have dominated the month of February and Saturday at UFC Fight Night 251, former title challenger Jared Cannonier showed he's s

The latest link up between former UFC champions in the training room has seen Alexander Volkanovski and Aljamain Sterling come together. Former featherweight titleholder Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and former bantamweight champion Sterling (24-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC), who is…

The UFC's busy February schedule rolled on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 251, which went down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and featured six finishes out

UFC 315 will unsurprisingly will have a French flare. On what will be the promotion's first event at Bell Centre in Montreal in over a decade, a woman's bantamweight fight has been added to the lineup. Texas' Hailey Cowan and France's Nora Cornolle w

Could all-time heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko be headed to BKFC? Conor McGregor seems to think so, given his reaction when Emelanenko's name was mentioned in a question Sunday at a BKFC Italy news conference. After a reporter paid respect to McGregor and mentioned him…

UFC star Alex Pereira was on hand for a Drake concert in Sydney on Sunday and the rapper showed him some love on the way out. Pereira was joined by coach Plinio Cruz and teammate Yousri Belgaroui among others as the two took in Drake's concert Sunday at Qudos Bank Arena,…

BKFC part-owner Conor McGregor once again told the world he'll fight without gloves. Despite still being under contract with the UFC and not being active since July 2021, McGregor repeated at a BKFC Italy news conference Sunday that he plans to fight in the…

LAS VEGAS – Yes, a doctor stopped Nazim Sadykhov's fight vs. Ismael Bonfim at UFC Fight Night 251 on Saturday. Why? Because of damage. And who caused damage? "I don't want to hear that there was a language barrier," Sadykhov told MMA Junkie and oth

Anthony Smith has a date and opponent for his final walk to the octagon, which will go down in April. Former UFC title challenger and longtime MMA fighter Smith (37-21 MMA, 13-11 UFC) will compete in his retirement bout against Zhang Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at UFC

Yaroslav Amosov is on a mission to impress the UFC brass and he'll attempt to do that against a fighter who used to compete under the promotion's banner. In his first fight post-Bellator, Amosov (27-1) takes on Curtis Millender (21-10) in a three-round bout. The fight…

The UFC 313 lineup just got better with the addition of an exciting matchup between Jalin Turner and Ignacio Bahamondes. The lightweight bout between thrilling finishers aids in stacking up the March 8 pay-per-view event, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in…

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 251 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $168,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter…