Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC Fight Night 251 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel. Among those weighing in were former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier (17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) and Gregory…

Thursday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,540, the guys welco

Put anyone in front of him, and Jailton Almeida is confident he'll win. He also understands the reality of the situation. He's unlikely to get the next crack at UFC gold, unless Jon Jones actually does decide to hang up the gloves, and leaves Tom Aspinall without an…

Kamaru Usman gave an honest assessment of Tatiana Suarez's loss at UFC 312. Suarez (11-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) was battered in a unanimous decision loss to strawweight champion Zhang Weili this past Saturday in the UFC 312 co-main event at Qudos Bank Center in Sydney. Out

Din Thomas thinks Khamzat Chimaev would struggle against UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) a second time in this past Saturday's UFC 312 mai

LAS VEGAS – Jared Cannonier doesn't understand the criticism towards the UFC 312 main event. Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) a second time this past…

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is confident he would knock out lightweight champion Islam Makhachev because he believes a higher power has already determined it. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is coming off an incredible 2024 campaign. He knocked out two greats…

The second time was not the charm as Macy Chiasson vs. Ketlen Vieira is off UFC Fight Night 252 on Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, the promotion announced Thursday. The cancellation marks the second time the bout has been scrapped, though

Paul Hughes doesn't expect to reconcile with Conor McGregor anytime soon. Like many Irish fighters, Hughes looked up to the former UFC two-division champion. Up until his title fight against Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov at PFL Champions Series: Road to…

LAS VEGAS – Gregory Rodrigues expects the new wave of talent to pose problems for UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) in this past Saturday'

It hasn't happened often over the course of his lengthy UFC career, but Edson Barboza has been forced out of his next fight with an injury. Barboza is out of his featherweight fight against Steve Garcia next week at UFC Fight Night 252, which is set for Feb.…

Jasmine Jasudavicius would love to think about a UFC title shot, but in lieu of that knows she has some wide-ranging options on the table. Jasudavicius has four straight wins, including three straight at flyweight since she returned there after a one-off…

Colby Covington plans on diving into the entertainment business in the near future. The former three-time UFC welterweight title challenger is already thinking of life after fighting, and hopes he can crossover to professional wrestling and compete for the WWE. "I would…

LAS VEGAS – Jared Cannonier doesn't feel like he's the UFC's middleweight gatekeeper but understands why it may appear as such. In 2022, Cannonier (17-8 MMA, 10-8 UFC) came up short in a title shot against then-champion Israel Adesanya. He has since gone 2-2,…

Oleksandr Usyk is interested in fighting one of the UFC's biggest stars. Usyk retained his WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles when he defeated Tyson Fury by unanimous decision this past December in Saudi Arabia. The 37-year-old plans on competing two more times b