Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

A referee wound up on the receiving end of multiple punches while trying to separate a fight at RIZIN 49: Decade. During Rukiya Anpo and Sina Karimian's mixed rules exhibition bout Tuesday morning in Saitama, Japan, a brawl broke out between both fighters, and the…

Every year, the UFC welcomes new faces to the promotion. Some will become ranked fighters, future title challengers, and possibly champions. A couple of names have already made a significant impact in their debut year. Kayla Harrison, who is ranked No. 2 by the promotion…

Thirteen years ago, a former UFC champion made his final walk to the octagon. At UFC 141 in 2011, Alistair Overeem stopped former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in a main event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event's poster touted the size of both…

If UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja is running out of options, Khabib Nurmagomedov has a suggestion. Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) has already notched three title defenses over Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg, and most recently Kai Asakura at UFC 310. He holds w

There were fight cards in 2024 that were put together to be too big to fail. And in the business of selling pay-per-views, that's obviously a very smart thing. But how often do those shows turn into ones that were merely good for "on-paper" views, and when it came time…

Khalil Rountree experienced something strange in his brutal loss to UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) was battered in a Round 4 TKO loss to Pereira at UFC 307 this past October. He underwent septoplasty surgery

The voting for the UFC's 2024 awards continues this week with some of the best "Say Uncle" moments of the year. Few people hate on a good old-fashioned submission in MMA, and the UFC had plenty to pick from the past dozen months. But they've been boiled down to the…

Now that the dust has settled, Damon Jackson has made the decision not to retire from MMA. Jackson (23-8-1 MMA, 6-6-1 UFC) took his gloves off and left them in the middle of the octagon following his first-round submission loss to Jim Miller at UFC 309 in November.

With the top of the UFC's featherweight division featuring a slew of names that range from the reigning champ Ilia Topuria to the streaking Diego Lopes, it's not hard to make a case for multiple 145ers on the come-up when it comes to awarding 2024's Under-the-Radar Fighter…

Azamat Murzakanov has accepted a six-month suspension for violating the UFC's anti-doping program, despite proof there was no performance-enhancing element to his situation. Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced Monday through the UFC that Murzakanov (14-0 MMA

Hall of Famer Michael Bisping foresees a changing of the guard in four UFC divisions by the end of 2025. Every year, the UFC crowns new champions in multiple divisions, guaranteeing a new landscape every 12 months. In 2024, titles changed hands seven times,…

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is aiming for a very active 2025. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) kicks off next year with a title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC 311 on Jan. 18 in Inglewood,…

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,527, the distinguished gentlemen welcome i

Joaquin Buckley emerged as a UFC welterweight title contender in 2024. Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) entered 2024 2-0 after dropping back down to 170 pounds. He kicked the year off with a big finish of perennial contender Vicente Luque at UFC on ESPN 54…