Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira clarifies that he was never ducking Magomed Ankalaev. Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) has been heavily campaigning to fight Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC), but was passed up for a title fight on several occasions. He was convinced that…

Renato Moicano was heartbroken after UFC 311. Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) was quickly submitted by UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in Saturday's main event. He stepped in on 24 hour' notice to replace Arman Tsarukyan after initially being scheduled to f

Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,533, the boys looked back at UFC 311 and discussed the fal

Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration has a heavy combat sports presence. Notables from the UFC, boxing and WWE have flocked to Washington ahead of Trump's inauguration Monday, which officially marks the beginning of his second term as U.S. president. Dana White, Joe…

Beneil Dariush thought he was fighting Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 – or at least he hoped so. When Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of Saturday's main event against lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), the UFC needed a replacement opponent. The…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Grant Dawson beat Diego Ferreira with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Dawson, who beat Ferreira more than three years after the first…

Umar Nurmagomedov's manager revealed that he suffered an injury early at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) got off to a good start against bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) in Saturday's co-main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood,…

The UFC has its first 2025 inductee into its Hall of Fame, and the honoree will go into the Contributor Wing. Craig Piligian, an Emmy Award-winning TV producer, will be a member of the UFC's 2025 HOF class and will go into the Hall at an induction…

Check out this week's "Spinning Back Clique," MMA Junkie's weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week's panel of Brian "Goze" Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny S

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – If someone told Reinier de Ridder to shoot for the moon if he had a big night at UFC 311, he passed the test. De Ridder (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) opened the UFC 311 main card Saturday at Intuit Dome with a stunning submission of Kevin Holland…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Payton Talbott might have been thinking about getting into the top five some day, but it probably wasn't this one. Talbott (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) on Saturday suffered a top-five biggest upset loss in UFC history when he was dominated by Raoni…

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Islam Makhachev was obviously not happy to see Umar Nurmagomedov come up short in his biggest career fight. However, that hasn't changed how he views Nurmagomedov's potential. Makhachev, who successfully defended his UFC lightweight title in

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Jiri Prochazka heard a little rumor in some circles that he keeps his hands down too much. It cost him in his losses to light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, some surmised. And some of those some, Prochazka has heard, happen to be on…

Umar Nurmagomedov doesn't believe Merab Dvalishvili was the rightful winner of their UFC 311 title fight. In his first statement after exiting the octagon following Dvalishvili's (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) unanimous decision win to retain the bantamweight

(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby's Shoes: What's next for champs Islam Makhachev, Merab Dvalishvili after UFC 311?) It was heartbreak for Renato Moicano and Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 when both fell short of their cham