Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

Last week's MMA news cycle left plenty to digest. From Max Holloway's announcement of moving back up to lightweight, to the welterweight booking between Ian Machado Garry vs. Joaquin Buckley, and the retirement of former UFC women's featherweight champion Germaine de…

Shavkat Rakhmonov is not worried about a future showdown with Ian Machado Garry. When welterweight champion Belal Muhammad withdrew from his title defense against Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) at UFC 310 on Dec. 7 due to a bone infection, Machado Garry (15-0…

Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,511, the fellas preview UFC Fight Night 247

The final UFC Apex event of 2024 takes place Saturday in Las Vegas with UFC Fight Night 247, which streams entirely on ESPN+.

Tracy Cortez vs. Miranda Maverick is off once again, this time due to injury. Scheduled for UFC on ESPN 63 in Tampa, Fla., Cortez (11-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has withdrawn from the bout against Maverick (14-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) due to injury. The event takes place Dec. 14 at…

Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 58 weigh-ins ahead of the event taking place Wednesday at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., which features a strawweight matchup between UFC veteran Emily Ducote and Yulia Ostroverkhova. (Photos by Dave Mandell, Invicta FC)

Michael Chandler returned fire after Arman Tsarukyan's most recent jab. Tsarukyan has continuously poked at Chandler's fight IQ and recently told MMA Junkie that he's an easy fight for Charles Oliveira. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) rematches Oliveir

Alexander Volkanovski's coach, Joe Lopez, doesn't think UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has earned the right to fight for a second belt just yet. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who's coming off back-to-back knockouts of Volkanovski and Max Holloway, expressed

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – UFC exec Dave Shaw revealed a roadblock stopping the UFC from returning to Ireland. The UFC hasn't hosted an event in Ireland since Conor McGregor knocked out Diego Brandao in July 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46 from 3Arena…

Steve Aoki fans in Mexico got a big surprise during his Guadalajara tour stop. The famous DJ, who is also an avid MMA fan, invited Diego Lopes as a special guest Monday night. Apart from his sets, Aoki has made a tradition of throwing giant cakes at the crowd during his…

It's UFC Fight Night 247 fight week, but the lineup has been hit with a change. Days prior to the event, Nicolas Dalby is out of his welterweight bout vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, who now faces Zach Scroggin. Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA

UFC star Conor McGregor was in High Court in Dublin on Tuesday as he faces a civil lawsuit pertaining to an alleged 2018 sexual assault. McGregor, as well as alleged victim Nikita Ni Lamhain (Hand), both were present in the courtroom as the trial got underway, acco

Big things are happening in both the UFC men's and women's flyweight divisions. This past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 246, former UFC champion Brandon Moreno returned after taking a break from MMA competition to defeat streaking contender Amir Albazi

Chael Sonnen believes Stipe Miocic has a couple of advantages over UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) challenges Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) in the UFC 309 main event Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Miocic, a former…

Michael Chandler promises fireworks at UFC 309. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) runs things back with Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) in the Nov. 16 co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. Chandler's five UFC appearances have included four bonuses,…