Category: UFC / MMA

Dan Hooker expects Renato Moicano to struggle against Beneil Dariush at UFC 311. Lightweights Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) and Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) square off in a lightweight bout on Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. (

Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas are running this back this weekend. The two UFC strawweight contenders meet in the main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 at the UFC Apex. It's a rematch that's been five years in the making. The two first met in October…

Merab Dvalishvili's former teammate is helping Umar Nurmagomedov prep for UFC 311. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. (

This week, the UFC returns to action with its first event of 2025. UFC Fight Night 249 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and is headlined by a rematch between Mackenzie Dern and Am

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins. Among those weighing in were women's strawweight standouts Mackenzie Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UF

Austin Bashi, a 23-year-old MMA fighter from West Bloomfield, Michigan, is preparing for his UFC debut.

Notable UFC lightweights collide this March. Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh is the newest edition to UFC Fight Night 254, a March 15 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking…

LAS VEGAS – Christian Rodriguez is no stranger to derailing hype trains. Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) welcomes Austin Bashi (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the octagon on Saturday's UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+) main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Rodriguez was the…

A new year of MMA is upon us after the calendar rolled over to 2025, and with that comes a fresh slate of hope

Thursday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,530, the fellas welcome in a pai

Umar Nurmagomedov wants Merab Dvalishvili to back up his words before UFC 311. As fight week for the first numbered event of the year looms, Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) continue to show signs of friction going into the Jan.

There's a new addition to the Browne-Rousey family. On Thursday, former UFC star Ronda Rousey announced she and her husband Travis Browne welcomed daughter Liko’ula Pā’ūomahinakaipiha Browne into the world. The exact date of birth is unclear. "Our little girl came into this

Caio Borralho doesn't give Dricus Du Plessis any chance to beat Alex Pereira. Middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) was previously called out by light heavyweight champion Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC), but talks of a potential matchup have since simmered…

Dominick Cruz views his next fight as his final one. After a two-plus-year layoff, Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) returns Feb. 22 vs. Rob Font (21-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 252 in Seattle. The sudden reemergence in the competitive field had many fans…

Brendan Allen has never lost two fights in a row during his career, and he doesn't intend on starting at UFC Fight Night 252. After suffering a unanimous decision defeat to Nassourdine Imavov in September, which snapped his seven-fight winning streak