Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

Payton Talbott has a unique callout after UFC 311. Highly touted Talbott (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meets Raoni Barcelos (18-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in a bantamweight bout Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Talbott is eyeing a showdown with former kickboxer Andrew…

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC Fight Night 249 main event between Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas. Mackenzie Dern UFC Fight Night 249 preview Staple info:

Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo sees Song Yadong as a good stylistic matchup. Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Song (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) square off in the UFC Fight Night 252 headliner Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Cejudo will look to snap…

LAS VEGAS – Carlston Harris fought only once in 2024, which was his only fight in the past 16 months, and he's not completely sure why. "I don't know myself," Harris said Wednesday at UFC Fight Night 249 media day. "I wanted to fight more, but…

Usman Nurmagomedov hopes the Dagestan vs. Ireland comparison remains purely about MMA. Usman's cousin, Khabib Nurmagomedov, riled up the Irish fighters and fans when he said that unlike Dagestan, Ireland hasn't really produced anyone of note outside of Conor McGreg

LAS VEGAS – Austin Bashi has heard the media praise. He's seen the fan reactions. He recognizes he's a sizeable favorite as he enters his UFC debut. Despite the elevated level of attention, Bashi (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) remains unfazed. That's not to say he doesn't…

Joe Rogan on Thursday walked back what he now says was a falsehood he reported on his podcast and said he "felt obligated to tell everybody" it was not factual. On his his "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, Rogan recently said heavyweigh

LAS VEGAS – According to Chris Curtis, things escalated pretty badly with Sean Strickland at one point. Curtis and Strickland are good friends and training partners at Xtreme Couture, but that doesn't stop them from occasional spats. Curtis revealed that tensions…

The PFL's big photo op cardboard checks might stay the same size if they're back this fall, but the numbers on them will be noticeably smaller. The promotion made its name on a season format in which fighters must qualify for a playoff tournament, and the winners of…

(This article originally appeared on USA TODAY.) Boxer Claressa Shields is preparing for a world title heavyweight bout against Danielle Perkins on Feb. 2, but she’s happy to discuss fighting someone else. Jake Paul. “I don't know if it's something tha

LAS VEGAS – Roman Kopylov was stunned when Chris Curtis accused him of spying ahead of UFC Fight Night 249, but he's relieved that sanity prevailed. Prior to Saturday's middleweight matchup at the UFC Apex (ESPN+), l

2025 has arrived, and with it will come a new slate of fights for the MMA world. For this new year, there are some m

The man accused of molesting the son of former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has a jury trial date set in a near-three-year-long criminal case. Harry Goularte did not appear in person for a trial setting hearing Wednesday in Santa Clara county (Calif.) court,…

LAS VEGAS – Mackenzie Dern is feeling good ahead of her first career rematch. The grappling star turned UFC fighter takes on Amanda Ribas in a strawweight bout that's set to headline Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex. Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and R

Michael Page believes Shara Magomedov won't resort to grappling him – at least not at the start. Page (22-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout that co-headlines UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1 at ANB Arena in…