Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

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…

Merab Dvalishvili's former teammate is helping Umar Nurmagomedov prep for UFC 311. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. (

This week, the UFC returns to action with its first event of 2025. UFC Fight Night 249 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and is headlined by a rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Am

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins. Among those weighing in were women's strawweight standouts Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UF

Austin Bashi, a 23-year-old MMA fighter from West Bloomfield, Michigan, is preparing for his UFC debut.

Notable UFC lightweights collide this March. Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh is the newest edition to UFC Fight Night 254, a March 15 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking…

LAS VEGAS – Christian Rodriguez is no stranger to derailing hype trains. Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) welcomes Austin Bashi (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the octagon on Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+) main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Rodriguez was the…

A new year of MMA is upon us after the calendar rolled over to 2025, and with that comes a fresh slate of hope

Thursday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,530, the fellas welcome in a pai

Umar Nurmagomedov wants Merab Dvalishvili to back up his words before UFC 311. As fight week for the first numbered event of the year looms, Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) continue to show signs of friction going into the Jan.