Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

Ray Longo thinks Merab Dvalishvili's long road to UFC gold turned him into an unstoppable force. Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) had to win 10-straight fights – including wins over former champions Jose Aldo, Petr Yan, and Henry Cejudo before earning his title shot.…

Israel Adesanya sees Dricus Du Plessis vs. Sean Strickland at UFC 312 playing out similarly to their first fight. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) defends his middleweight title in a rematch against Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC), which headlines the Feb. 8 event…

Magomed Ankalaev will finally get his shot at light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira at UFC 313. Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev preview Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) defended his light heavyweight title three times in the span of six months in 2024,…

Check out these photos from the official and ceremonial weigh-ins for PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, ahead of the event taking place at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. (Photos courtesy of PFL MMA.)

Karate Combat 52 takes place Friday in Miami and features an explosive lineup of exciting strikers. Among the pack of those competing is former UFC heavyweight Robelis Despaigne, the 6-foot-7 heavyweight out of Cuba. He battles Marcos Brigagao. Also on the card,…

With PFL officially shutting down the Bellator brand in 2025 after acquiring the company in late 2024, it's time to honor t

It's not every day there's an MMA draft, but Friday there was The 2025 GFL Draft took place virtually with a live stream on MMA Junkie. Six teams, each representing a major city, drafted from a pool of approximately 500 fighters, including big-name free…

BKFC will kick off its 2025 schedule in stellar fashion with its fifth annual KnuckleMania event. BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 takes place Saturday in Philadelphia inside Wells Fargo Center, and the promotion claims it will set a gate and attendance record for combat…

Dricus Du Plessis is solely focused on defending his title against Sean Strickland at UFC 312, so he "did make much" of Islam Makhachev's comments about a potential move to middleweight. Following this past weekend's lightweight title defense against Renato Moicano

Jiri Prochazka, sometimes, it's best to just leave things up to the collective imagination of the audience. Under most circumstances, we'd use TBC to be snarky and spunky. It's the one space we give ourselves the leeway to feed ya a load, so to speak – the…

After nearly 14 years in the UFC, Tony Ferguson is moving on. The former interim UFC lightweight champion and winner of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) has parted ways with the UFC following a lengthy tenure, and has already found…

An all-violence lightweight matchup will co-headline UFC 313. Justin Gaethje vs. Dan Hooker preview After knocking out Dustin Poirier with a head kick to claim the BMF title at UFC 291, Justin Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) lost his belt to Max Holloway by knockout…

Marvin Vettori will return after nearly two years away from the octagon to give Roman Dolidze a shot at redemption. Former UFC title challenger Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC) will rematch Dolidze (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 254 main event March 15 a

Two of the most violent fighters in the light heavyweight division will clash at UFC 314 when Nikita Krylov meets Dominick Reyes. Krylov (29-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) and Reyes (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) have agreed to meet on the April 12 card, which is expected to take place…

Reinier de Ridder sees options. They're all tough, but they all interest him. Fresh off his UFC 311 win over Kevin Holland last Saturday, de Ridder (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) feels good and healthy. Mentally, he's ready for the next challenge, which will, regardless of op