Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

It would be unfair to presume there was extra pressure on Mackenzie Dern when she flew to Abu Dhabi this past summer. The renowned jiu-jitsu ace deals with stressful situations and pressure for a living. But the fact is, when she made the walk in August against Loopy…

Chael Sonnen's boldest prediction for 2025 involves UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones defended his heavyweight title with a third-round finish of Stipe Miocic this past November in the UFC 309 headliner. Jones expressed interested in fighting light…

We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9…

The UFC's all-time female fight leader is adding another bout to her tally. Angela Hill returns for promotional fight No. 27 at UFC Fight Night 251 on Feb. 15 when she takes on rising Brazilian strawweight Ketlen Souza at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two…

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has agreed to fight for the first time since 2022. Verbal agreements are in place for Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) to face Rob Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 252 co-main event Feb. 22 at Climate…

Henry Cejudo has his next UFC assignment. A former UFC bantamweight champion, Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is targeted to return vs. Song Yadong (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) in a main event bout at UFC Fight Night 252. The event takes place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Are

UFC CEO Dana White is now in business with Mark Zuckerberg. Meta, formerly known as Facebook Inc., announced Monday the UFC CEO has joined the company's board of directors along with John Elkann, CEO of Exor; and Charlie Songhurst, former General Manager and Head of…

Colby Covington isn't ruling out Arman Tsarukyan's chances of taking out Islam Makhachev at UFC 311. Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) challenges lightweight champion Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) in a rematch, which headlines the Jan. 18 event from Intuit…

Vadim Nemkov will still compete after all later this month at PFL's Road to Duabi Champions Series event. Nemkov, who was scheduled to face Corey Anderson, now will take on heavyweight veteran Tim Johnson on Jan. 25 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Anderson…

It wasn't always easy for UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping to be cleared to compete with only one eye. Bisping currently wears a cosmetic eye after a detached right retina, courtesy of a 2013 head-kick knockout loss to Vitor Belfort, eventually led to full blindness…

John Wood argues that Merab Dvalishvili could separate himself with a win at UFC 311. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. (

Joe Rogan believes UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira's targeted date to return will cause Magomed Ankalaev problems. Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) is expected to be next in line, but he was recently dismissed by Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) as the next title challeng

Islam Makhachev gave Arman Tsarukyan some words of encouragement after their first UFC fight. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) welcomed Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) to the UFC in April 2019, defeating the then-22-year-old by unanimous decision. It was a short-notice fight…

Youssef Zalal has a three-pronged philosophy about how to stay grounded. A fourth unofficial philosophy might be to make sure his impression game is strong. It not only could be a hit at parties, but who knows what it could lead to? It turns out Zalal's impression of…

With three losses in his past four fights, and three setbacks in title fights, it's likely Colby Covington's welterweight championship quest has come to the end of the line. And even though Covington, who will turn 37 next month, has talked about a move to 155…