Category: UFC / MMA

Din Thomas doesn't see Umar Nurmagomedov being the one to dethrone UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 311 (

Conor McGregor is no longer the only standout professional athlete on the BKFC ownership board. NFL star Maxx Crosby has joined the bareknuckle boxing promotion's ownership, the promtoion announced Tuesday. Crosby is a starting defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders and…

Many people might disagree with Javier Mendez's pick for UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's toughest fight. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) has been dominant for the most part, but a few fighters have given him competitive fights during his career. Outside of…

LAS VEGAS – Fatima Kline beat Viktoriia Dudakova with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Kline, who got her first UFC win after she lost a…

LAS VEGAS – Felipe Bunes beat Jose Johnson with a first-round submission Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Bunes, a former LFA flyweight champion who pulled off an…

The first numbered UFC event of 2025 is just days away, with UFC 311 set for Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps

Highly touted wrestling standout Jacobe Smith needed just 73 seconds to win his UFC debut – but was denied a post-fight bonus.

Former champion Holly Holm has left the UFC and will explore free agency. Holm, a former women's bantamweight titleholder in the promotion and a boxing Hall of Famer, still had fights left on her contract, but asked to be released. Her request was granted, and she now will…

Check out these photos of former UFC champion Holly Holm through the years

Coaching hasn't been easy for Khabib Nurmagomedov. The former UFC lightweight champion and retired MMA legend hasn't fully enjoyed this latest chapter of his life – serving as head coach of Team Eagle. Nurmagomedov transitioned from fighter to coach following…

UFC light heavyweight champion: That's a title Jiri Prochazka is confident in having once more. Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) won the UFC belt at 205 pounds in mid-2022, vacated it due to injury months later, and since hasn't been able to regain it. The Czech fighter has…

(This story was updated to add new information.) We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC 311 event in Los Angeles. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use th

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev once hoped he could settle one of Khabib Nurmagomedov's rivalries. Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) saw five scheduled bouts scrapped, and the pair never ended up settling their beef that spanned several…

The UFC is back in Southern California for UFC 311, its first pay-per-view of the calendar. year, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place S