Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

NEW YORK – "Boo"? How about "Bo"? Bo Nickal said (with a smile) the sound radiated at him by nearly 20,000 fans at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday could be up for interpretation. "I was pumped," Nickal told MMA Junkie and other reporters at…

What mattered most at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York? Here are a few post-fight musings …

NEW YORK – The UFC is going to need a lot of convincing if they intend to put on a title unification bout between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. Jones doubled down on wanting his next fight to be against UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira , and…

NEW YORK – Charles Oliveira asked for a cage-side seat for whenever Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan throw down. Promotion CEO Dana White obliged that request in short order, impressed by the performance Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) put forth in his win…

Interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall believes he's next up Jon Jones after receiving a signal from the UFC brass. After stopping Stipe Miocic with a vicious spinning back kick to the body in the main event of UFC 309, Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 U

ARLINGTON, Texas – Mike Tyson, who struggled to complete eight rounds of boxing Friday night, hinted he might fight again. The moment came during a post-fight interview, when Netflix reporter Ariel Helwani asked the 58-year-old Tyson if his loss to Jake Paul by…

NEW YORK – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 309 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $262,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of…

NEW YORK – After months of claiming Jon Jones to be the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, Dana White finally feels his point was proven. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defended his UFC heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4…

The UFC handed out five bonuses after Saturday's card instead of the customary four – but passed on giving one, at least officially, to one of its all-time record-holders, Jim Miller, for a highlight-reel finish. After UFC 309, five fighters picked up…

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones busted out "The Donald Trump" following his title defense over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, as the president-elect looked on from just a few feet away. Trump seemed to approve of Jones' moves, as he shared a moment wit

Jon Jones is still the UFC heavyweight champion after sending former title holder Stipe Miocic into retirement. The UFC 309 main event pitted two legends of MMA in the center of Madison Square Garden in New York for what promised to be a firework-producing title fi

Jon Jones returned from a 20-month layoff on Saturday for his long-awaited fight with Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, and as expected, he retained the belt. Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) was a massive favorite over former champion Miocic (20-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), who hadn't comp

Check out the best photos from Jon Jones' third-round TKO win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Brad Penner, Imagn Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)

Charles Oliveira largely dominated Michael Chandler on Saturday in the UFC 309 co-main event, but it wasn't without a scare. After four rounds of domination by Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) in the grappling department, he had to dig deep to survive a late onslaug

Check out the best photos from Charles Oliveira's dominant unanimous decision win over Michael Chandler at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Brad Penner, Imagn Images; UFC; MMA Junkie)