Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev acknowledges he wasn't flawless against Dustin Poirier. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) notched his third title defense when he submitted Poirier in Round 5 at UFC 302 in June. Makhachev, who's dominated most of his…

Kamaru Usman is eager for his UFC return – but not until he's healthy. Although Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) hasn't competed since a short-notice majority decision loss to middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev in October 2023, his name has been in the headlines…

Steve Erceg will look to turn things around in early 2025 – but not Down Under. Although the promotion is set to return to his native Australia in February, Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will compete at UFC Fight Night 253 vs. rising Kazakh contender…

Sean Woodson thinks a fight with him and Giga Chikadze would inevitably deliver. Woodson (13-1-1 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC) has been on a role after scoring four-straight wins, most recently a first-round TKO of Fernando Padilla at UFC on ESPN 63 last month. Unbeaten in his p

Will UFC 311 go on as planned? That is the question with the first major event of the year just eight days away as Los Angeles endures a wildfire disaster the likes of which has never been seen in the area. As of Friday

Criticizing MMA official Keith Peterson might be one of former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz's favorite things to do. Since Peterson called a stop to Cruz's title fight at UFC 249 against Henry Cejudo in the second round, it's been nothing but critical words…

Umar Nurmagomedov expects the UFC to give Sean O'Malley another crack at the bantamweight title after UFC 311. First and foremost, Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) intends to take care of business against Merab Dvalishvili to win the division's championship. He wil

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 249 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex, which hosts Saturday's event (ESPN+). Check out the video above to see the athletes…

Check out these photos of the UFC Fight Night 249 official weigh-ins and faceoffs at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Photos by Ken Hathaway, MMA Junkie)

The old adage is that the fight before the fight in MMA is the one with the scale. Weight-cutting struggles and eventual weight misses are a regular part of the sport. Throughout 2025, we'll update this story each time there is an infraction on the UFC scale – or…

LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC's first show of the new year is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex, women's strawweight standouts Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10

With GFL his new home, Kevin Lee hopes he can finally run things back with a former rival. Lee (19-8) was one of many big-name signings with the Global Fight League (GFL), which officially launches its draft on Jan. 24. On the top of Lee's wish list is Tony…

With a five-fight knockout streak inside the octagon, Steve Garcia thinks he should be a bigger talking point going into UFC Fight Night 252. After a string of definitive performances, Garcia (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will get his biggest test to date when he takes on le

Dan Hooker expects Renato Moicano to struggle against Beneil Dariush at UFC 311. Lightweights Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) square off in a lightweight bout on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (

Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas are running this back this weekend. The two UFC strawweight contenders meet in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex. It's a rematch that's been five years in the making. The two first met in October…