A cracking featherweight banger has been added to the UFC's 2025 slate. At a UFC Fight Night event Feb. 22, seasoned veteran Edson Barboza makes his 31st promotional walk as he battles surging Jackson Wink product Steve Garcia. A location and venue has yet to…
Hamdy Abdelwahab returns vs. Jamal Pogues at UFC Saudi Arabia
Hamdy Abdelwahab is set for his second UFC bout. At the UFC Fight Night event Feb. 1 expected to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Abdelwahab (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will meet Jamal Pogues (11-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a three-round heavyweight bout. Two people with knowledge…
Chris Weidman plans to ‘really shock people’ vs. Eryk Anders at UFC 309
Chris Weidman hopes to prove he can still hang with the top at UFC 309. Weidman (16-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) faces Eryk Anders (16-8 MMA, 8-8 UFC) in Saturday's prelims (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) at Madison Square Garden in New York. The former UFC middleweight
Jake Paul plans to call out Canelo Alvarez after Mike Tyson fight, eyes ‘biggest upset’ in boxing
Jake Paul has big plans after fighting Mike Tyson. Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) takes on 58-year-old boxing legend Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) in a Netflix special event Friday at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The bout is scheduled for eight, 2-minute ro
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World super lightweight champion reflects on her rematch with Amanda Serrano being the main support to the controversial bout
When Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano were locked in battle during the last round of their first fight at Madison Square Garden, on a fevered night in April 2022, I could not help myself. Alongside an entire row of ringside reporters, I stood up to watch the final minute of a riveting contest. Suddenly oblivious to the march of our urgent deadlines and the etiquette of remaining above such raw human emotion, we were swept away by the courage and determination of both women in one of the greatest fights ever staged at the Garden.
“It was only afterwards, when you’re looking back and hearing people’s reactions that you think: ‘Gosh, that was a huge moment for women in boxing’,” Taylor says now. “You’re hearing stories of young girls being inspired by that night and how people are calling it historic. It’s then that you just say: ‘Wow, that was an amazing night.’
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UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones returns Saturday at UFC 309 after a more than 20-month layoff to make his long-awaited first title defens
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The UFC is back in New York for UFC 309, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the head
Denise Gomes knows one day she’ll be like Karolina Kowalkiewicz – fighting ‘young lions’ like her
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Despite travel woe-based plea, no UFC Fight Night 247 bonus for Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
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Colby Covington slams Shavkat Rakhmonov for accusing him of empty UFC 310 callout
Colby Covington went off on Shavkat Rakhmonov as the pair of welterweights continue to exchange words. Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) recently revealed to Submission Radio that he offered to step in against Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Dec. 7 at UFC 310.…
Charlie Radtke hopes 51-second KO leads to new contract, bigger fights after UFC Fight Night 247
LAS VEGAS – Charlie Radtke beat Matthew Semelsberger with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Radtke, who wrapped up the last fight of his contract…
Today in MMA History: UFC 1 marks the start of something bold and new in combat sports
(Editor's note: This story originally published on Nov. 12, 2018.) To those who bought the pay-per-view and took the ride on Nov. 12, 1993, it must have seemed like a wild gamble. Here was this brand new event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which…
Overreaction Time: UFC 309 bold predictions, plus will Jake Paul embarrass Mike Tyson?
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 Danny Segura debate these "overreactions" on the following topics in mixed martial arts: Jon Jones will finish Stipe M
Former UFC champ Alexa Grasso reveals serious injury suffered in training
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