Category: UFC / MMA

LAS VEGAS – Although he's had 21 fights in the UFC, Gerald Meerschaert didn't hesitate when he got the call to fight promotional newcomer Reinier de Ridder at UFC Fight Night 247. De Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) isn't any ordinary debuting fight. He's a…

It was in Brandon Royval's best interest for Brandon Moreno to beat Amir Albazi. Former champion Moreno (22-8-2 MMA, 10-5-2 UFC) returned in peak form when he battered a tough Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for five rounds in this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night 246 ma

Another weekend, another UFC event. This Saturday, the promotion hosts UFC Fight Night 247 in Las Vegas, which features a welterweight headliner between veteran Neil Magny and promising contender Carlos Prates. What's Prates' ceiling at welterweight? What other bou

Thursday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,512, the fellas welcome in former UFC middleweight champ

For years, UFC CEO Dana White has teased adding boxing to his promotional portfolio. Despite recent bullish comments on diving into the sport, the UFC owners do not currently share the same vision. In September, during a Q&A before Callum Walsh's boxing fight against Przemysl

This week, the UFC returns to its home base in Las Vegas. UFC Fight Night 247

LAS VEGAS – Reinier de Ridder is seeking a memorable introduction to the octagon Saturday against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night 247. Former two-division ONE Championship titleholder de Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his anticipated entry to promotion…

LAS VEGAS – Carlos Prates is on the verge of UFC stardom, or so it seems to some. If activity is any indicator, the UFC thinks so, too. Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is booked for his fourth promotional fight in 10 months, Saturday when he headlines UFC…

Bo Nickal wants to be an undeniable UFC champion. Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on Paul Craig (17-8-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC) in a middleweight bout Nov. 16 on the UFC 309 main card at Madison Square Garden. Despite his dominance in the octagon, Nickal has opted to take an…

Two fighters have withdrawn from UFC 309 less than two weeks before the event. Light heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov and featherweight Lucas Almeida are out of their respective Nov. 16 bouts that were scheduled for Madison Square Garden in New York. Four people…

Ryan Hall has struggled to get healthy, but things are finally looking up. It's been almost three years since Hall (9-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) last competed when he defeated Darrick Minner in December 2021. Since then, it's been surgery after surgery after surgery for…

Just a couple of months ago, former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo expressed interest in a potential return to flyweight, but the division's current champion isn't buying it as Alexandre Pantoja doesn't think Cejudo is seriously considering a drop from bant

Tempers are beginning to flair between Anatoly Malykhin and Oumar Kane (better known as "Reug Reug") ahead of their ONE 169 heavyweight title encounter. What started a peaceful faceoff at Wednesday's pre-fight press conference in advance of Friday's event, which takes…

Check out these photos from the ONE 169 pre-fight press conference from Bangkok, Thailand, where triple champion Anatoly Malykhin and "Reug Reug" Oumar Kane faced off for the first time before their heavyweight title fight. (Photos courtesy of ONE Championship)

Erin Blanchfield likes Manon Fiorot's chances against UFC women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko. Fiorot (12-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) is expected to be Shevchenko's next title challenger after going unbeaten in the octagon, including a win over Blanchfield in the UFC o