Category: UFC / MMA

More than five years after their first encounter, Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas are set to run it back with the stakes a little higher this time around. Their strawweight bout scheduled for five rounds is taking place Saturday, January 11 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.…

Henry Cejudo is backing UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones in a potential fight against Tom Aspinall. UFC CEO Dana White guaranteed that Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) will fight interim champ Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in a title-unification bout in 2025. Jones not

Gilbert Burns is aware that a potential fight with Michael Morales won't be easy. Per Ag Fight, Burns (22-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC) is expected to face Morales (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in a welterweight bout April 12 at UFC 314 in Miami. Burns recently addressed the possible ma

Arman Tsarukyan thinks Ilia Topuria would be a stellar addition to the UFC lightweight division. Ahead of Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) challenging Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) for the 155-pound title in the UFC 311 headliner on Jan. 18 in Inglewood,…

The UFC Saudi Arabia lineup has been tweaked. With Jordan Leavitt out, Bolaji Oki steps in to face Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady at UFC Fight Night 250 on Feb. 1 at ANB Arena in Riyadh. The reason for Leavitt's withdrawal is not clear at this time. Two people with…

UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev acknowledges he wasn't flawless against Dustin Poirier. Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) notched his third title defense when he submitted Poirier in Round 5 at UFC 302 in June. Makhachev, who's dominated most of his…

Kamaru Usman is eager for his UFC return – but not until he's healthy. Although Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) hasn't competed since a short-notice majority decision loss to middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev in October 2023, his name has been in the headlines…

Steve Erceg will look to turn things around in early 2025 – but not Down Under. Although the promotion is set to return to his native Australia in February, Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will compete at UFC Fight Night 253 vs. rising Kazakh contender…

Sean Woodson thinks a fight with him and Giga Chikadze would inevitably deliver. Woodson (13-1-1 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC) has been on a role after scoring four-straight wins, most recently a first-round TKO of Fernando Padilla at UFC on ESPN 63 last month. Unbeaten in his p

Will UFC 311 go on as planned? That is the question with the first major event of the year just eight days away as Los Angeles endures a wildfire disaster the likes of which has never been seen in the area. As of Friday

Criticizing MMA official Keith Peterson might be one of former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz's favorite things to do. Since Peterson called a stop to Cruz's title fight at UFC 249 against Henry Cejudo in the second round, it's been nothing but critical words…

Umar Nurmagomedov expects the UFC to give Sean O'Malley another crack at the bantamweight title after UFC 311. First and foremost, Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) intends to take care of business against Merab Dvalishvili to win the division's championship. He wil

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 249 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex, which hosts Saturday's event (ESPN+). Check out the video above to see the athletes…

Check out these photos of the UFC Fight Night 249 official weigh-ins and faceoffs at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Photos by Ken Hathaway, MMA Junkie)

The old adage is that the fight before the fight in MMA is the one with the scale. Weight-cutting struggles and eventual weight misses are a regular part of the sport. Throughout 2025, we'll update this story each time there is an infraction on the UFC scale – or…