With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from December 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological ord
If you blinked, you would have missed Robelis Despaigne's first fight since his UFC release. At Karate Combat 51, Despaigne stepped into the karate pit for his debut fight with the promotion to face Dominik Jedrzejczyk. Despaigne threw a total of two strikes: a kick and…
Gilbert Melendez considers himself as well-educated about the sport of MMA as anyone in the industry, so he thinks the following advice should carry weight. During his nearly 17-year career as a professional fighter, Melendez (22-8) claimed and defended the…
Five fighters who competed Saturday at UFC on ESPN 63 in Tampa, Fla. have received indefinite medical suspensions as the results of of potential injuries
MMA is a sport of controlled violence between two willing combatants, and few enjoy witnessing that more than UFC's Laura Sanko. Sanko is one of the UFC's primary color commentators, and within that role she frequently gets to sit up close and personal next to the octagon.…
T.J. Dillashaw has a bold take on UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Undefeated Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is coming off back-to-back knockouts of featherweight greats Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 and Max Holloway at UFC 308 in title fight
Movsar Evloev is looking to stay busy after adding to his unbeaten record at UFC 310. Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) is coming off a unanimous decision win over former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling earlier this month. Evloev thinks he's don
Daniel Cormier wonders how Colby Covington will keep his gimmick up if he's not winning. Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) lost his second consecutive fight when he suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO to Joaquin Buckley in this past Saturday's UFC on ESPN 63 he
Dustin Poirier knows a thing or two about knockouts, and his initial pick for 2024 Knockout of the Year may not be the popular opinion. Poirier acknowledges that Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) pointing to the floor in the final seconds of his BMF title fight…
There appears to be a new player in town. That's right, a new MMA promotion has emerged, and it's looking to put on fights at the top level. Global Fight League announced its launch last week, revealing that it will begin operations in early 2025 and will…
The PFL brass has broken its silence regarding disgruntled top Bellator talent. PFL chairman and founder Donn Davis acknowledged for the first time Thursday criticism pertaining to the activity of Bellator champions since the two promotions merged in late 2023.…
Check out these photos from the pre-fight press conference for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event culminated with an absurdly long faceoff between the two men, which you can watch here . (Photos by Richard Pelham, Getty Images)
As 2024 comes to a close, there's a bit of uncertainty surrounding Ilia Topuria's future. What's completely certain, however, is that the reigning UFC featherweight champion had a one-of-a-kind year inside the octagon. Who, in the history of the UFC, can claim to…
Tyson Fury is no stranger to long faceoffs, but the one with Oleksandr Usyk at Thursday's pre-fight press conference took things to a new level. Ahead of Saturday's heavyweight rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the pair got up close with each other and soaked in every bit of…