Joe Rogan highlighted one major difference in the way Jon Jones and Conor McGregor have navigated their careers. Both Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) and McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) have risen to undeniable heights in their UFC careers, but have also found themselves in…
Official weigh-ins for UFC Fight Night 248 went down Thursday, and you can get full results here. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Macau. The nearby Galaxy Arena hosts Saturday's event (ESPN+). Among
Deiveson Figueiredo is on a mission to become the 10th fighter in UFC history to claim titles in two weight classes, and beating Petr Yan in the UFC Fight Night 248 headliner would be a big next step. Former two-time flyweight champion Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-
Kai Asakura claims there's no reason to be worried about his ability to make flyweight for his UFC 310 title fight with Alexandre Pantoja. Former RIZIN FF champion Asakura (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will join a rare group of fighters to receive a championship opportunity
Michael Bisping is not a fan of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones' mentality. Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) retained his heavyweight title with a Round 3 TKO of Stipe Miocic in Saturday's UFC 309 main event. He continued to dismiss interim heavyweight champ Tom…
Another fun matchup in the lightweight division has been added to UFC 311 in January. On Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, USA TODAY SPORTS/MMA Junkie-ranked lightweight No. 8 Grant Dawson will meet Diego Ferreira in the first pay-per-view of 20
As 2024 winds down, the UFC is already booking three months into next year. A three-round flyweight bout between Edgar Chairez and C.J. Vergara is set for a UFC card on March 29. The frontrunner city to host this event is Mexico City, according to
Ian Machado Garry went off on Colby Covington after their fight didn't materialize. Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) spent months campaigning to fight Covington, accusing him for turning down a bout offer on multiple occasions. Machado Garry wound up getting booke
Michael Chiesa sees Shavkat Rakhmonov's finishing streak coming to an end at UFC 310. Unbeaten welterweights Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Ian Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) square off in a five-round co-main event Dec. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A…
Khalil Rountree couldn't see out of one eye at a certain point against Alex Pereira. Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) was badly battered in a Round 4 TKO loss to light heavyweight champion Pereira at UFC 307 in October. Rountree's face was a mess, and he suf
Daniel Cormier is surprised to see Bo Nickal upset at him over his UFC 309 commentary. During Nickal's fight with Paul Craig this past Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, Cormier said Nickal showed that he's not ready for someone like Khamzat Chimaev.…
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC Fight Night 248 main event between Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo. Petr Yan UFC Fight Night 248 preview Staple info:
Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez will run things back seven years later. Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) meets Hernandez (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) Feb. 22 at a UFC Fight Night event in a location and venue that has yet to be announced. A person with knowledge of the…