Category: UFC / MMA

The landscape of the MMA world will change dramatically throughout 2025. New champions will be crowned in the UFC, a new promotion in Global Fight League seeks to begin its journey, and along the way, some fighters will make a name for themselves with fantastic…

Colby Covington thinks under different circumstances, he would have gotten his hand raised at UFC on ESPN 63. Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO to Joaquin Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) last month at Amalie Aren

Chael Sonnen is not buying the talk of Conor McGregor boxing Logan Paul. McGregor recently revealed that he agreed to an exhibition boxing match against Logan Paul in India, which will be organized by the extremely wealthy Ambani Family. McGregor also reshared a

A new year is upon us, which means multiple UFC title fights are on the horizon over the next 12 months. Every year, titles change hands in multiple divisions, but the question is, who will hear "and still" or "and the new" by the end of 2025? In 2024,…

Like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dominance MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz sees Umar Nurmagomedov retiring undefeated. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in the UFC 311 co-main event Jan. 18 from Inglewood,…

The choice for MMA Junkie's Female Fighter of the Year was Dakota Ditcheva, and it wasn't really close. Ditcheva had a star-making 2024 as she dominated the PFL season, standing out in a year when no UFC women's champion defended their title more than once. After c

The door is closed on 2024 and a new year is upon us with the arrival of 2025. A turning of the calendar represents

When it seemed like there was no hope for him at UFC 297, Neil Magny showed the world that things aren't always as they seem. Dominated for nearly 14 minutes in enemy territory in Toronto, Magny turned the tables on surging Canadian prospect Mike Mal

Paige VanZant will be making a return to MMA in 2025 as a part of the new Global Fight League roster. GFL, a new MMA promotion, recently announced it has a massive roster of over 300 fighters under contract, which includes many familiar names who fought under…

Umar Nurmagomedov hopes Merab Dvalishvili makes it to their fight at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event from Inglewood, Calif. (

If the UFC returns to Japan, Sean O'Malley wants in. The former UFC bantamweight champion was a guest fighter at the New Year's Eve show RIZIN 49, which took place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The UFC hasn't held an event in Japan since UFC Fight Night

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best knockouts from January to December. Here are the top five and the winner of MMA

The UFC continues to build the card for its return to Mexico. On March 29 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Kelvin Gastelum will return to action to face Joe Pyfer in a middleweight contest at UFC on ESPN 64. Pfyer confirmed the matchup on Instagram, a

Luke Rockhold offered his insight on the big upcoming light heavyweight clash at UFC 311. Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) square off in a key divisional matchup on Jan. 18 at Inuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. The event stream

Ian Machado Garry thinks he should be ranked a lot higher after losing to Shavkat Rakhmonov. Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) rallied late in a unanimous decision loss to Rakhmonov earlier this month at UFC 310. It was a close affair, but given his five-round matc