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The choice for MMA Junkie's Female Fighter of the Year was Dakota Ditcheva, and it wasn't really close. Ditcheva had a star-making 2024 as she dominated the PFL season, standing out in a year when no UFC women's champion defended their title more than once. After c

The door is closed on 2024 and a new year is upon us with the arrival of 2025. A turning of the calendar represents

When it seemed like there was no hope for him at UFC 297, Neil Magny showed the world that things aren't always as they seem. Dominated for nearly 14 minutes in enemy territory in Toronto, Magny turned the tables on surging Canadian prospect Mike Mal

Paige VanZant will be making a return to MMA in 2025 as a part of the new Global Fight League roster. GFL, a new MMA promotion, recently announced it has a massive roster of over 300 fighters under contract, which includes many familiar names who fought under…

Umar Nurmagomedov hopes Merab Dvalishvili makes it to their fight at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. (

If the UFC returns to Japan, Sean O'Malley wants in. The former UFC bantamweight champion was a guest fighter at the New Year's Eve show RIZIN 49, which took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The UFC hasn't held an event in Japan since UFC Fight Night

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best knockouts from January to December. Here are the top five and the winner of MMA

The UFC continues to build the card for its return to Mexico. On March 29 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Kelvin Gastelum will return to action to face Joe Pyfer in a middleweight contest at UFC on ESPN 64. Pfyer confirmed the matchup on Instagram, a

Luke Rockhold offered his insight on the big upcoming light heavyweight clash at UFC 311. Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) square off in a key divisional matchup on Jan. 18 at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. The event stream

Ian Machado Garry thinks he should be ranked a lot higher after losing to Shavkat Rakhmonov. Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) rallied late in a unanimous decision loss to Rakhmonov earlier this month at UFC 310. It was a close affair, but given his five-round matc

Rodolfo Vieira will remain on UFC Fight Night 251 after all. Vieira (10-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was originally scheduled to face Jacob Malkoun at the event on Feb. 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but was forced out due to injury. The BJJ specialist Vieira w

Cigarettes, booze, and brutal knockouts. That was Carlos Prates' recipe to enamor the MMA world and become one of its biggest standout fighters of 2024. In short, the Brazilian striker fought four times, scored four knockouts, and won four $50,000 Performance…

Two male fighters stood out above the rest in 2024, but the final choice for MMA Junkie's Male Fighter of the Year was Ilia Topuria. The UFC featherweight champion had a year for the ages. Topuria began his year by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in February at

Sayif Saud still thinks Brandon Moreno has the best chance to dethrone UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja. Moreno (22-8-2 MMA, 10-5-2 UFC) has lost to Pantoja three times, most recently falling short by split decision in their title fight at UFC 290 in July 2

Check out these photos from the fights at RIZIN 49, their big New Year's Eve show featuring three title fights at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. (Photos courtesy of RIZIN FF)