Category: UFC / MMA

Yahoo Sports senior writer Jay Busbee reflects on the memorable moments from the year in sports - a span when a whole lot of your favorite sports took a huge, running leap into the future.

Cub Swanson straddled the line of a retirement announcement after his knockout of Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 63 this month. UFC commentator Laura Sanko understands it's no easy choice to make, especially after a highlight-reel finish in the Fig

One of the most violent fighters in Bellator history took the gloves off in retirement in 2024 – but also perhaps to signal his entry into bareknuckle boxing. Connecticut's Brennan Ward has signed with BKFC, the promotion announced recently. He will debut…

(This story was updated to add new information.) Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced. Suffice it to say, the "Road House" reboot didn't make the cut in any categories. Still, it's movie season, so here's a list of MMA movies and

In just one PFL season, Dakota Ditcheva went from an exciting rising prospect to an established top 5 pound-for-pound-ranked fighter. Entering her first PFL regular season, Manchester's Ditcheva wasn't a newcomer by any means, as she ended 2023 by winning the…

Francis Ngannou will be rooting for Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday with hopes of setting up a rematch between them in 2025. Former UFC heavyweight champion and current PFL Super Fight champion Ngannou still has a sour taste in his mouth stemming from…

A legend of the muay Thai world went down Friday in Thailand. Panpayak Jitmuangnon, who held a 249-41-3 kickboxing record heading into his ONE Championship muay Thai bout Friday against Egor Bikrev, was upset by the unbeaten Russian with a second-round TKO. Check out the video…

Jim Miller already is the UFC's all-time wins leader, and from a percentage standpoint, he's the leader by a landslide. Miller's 27 UFC wins are a 17 percent bump from the next few on the list, including former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, with 23.…

We have some lulls in major MMA over the holidays, which makes it the perfect time of year for look-backs. The UFC has been stellar with its YouTube compilation game in recent months and this week has presented the 10 greatest fights that aren't talked about enough. Sure,…

Even if Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov intentionally used performance-enhancing drugs, Paul Hughes believes it wouldn't make a difference in their upcoming fight. As we've seen over the years, high-level fighters coming out of Ireland are a confident…

Two of the world's best heavyweight boxers will run it back. On Saturday, Oleksandr Usyk will put his WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight titles on the line in an immediate rematch against Tyson Fury. The pair first met in May, where Usyk eked out a split decision victory

Thursday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,524, the fellas welcome in

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from December 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological ord

If you blinked, you would have missed Robelis Despaigne's first fight since his UFC release. At Karate Combat 51, Despaigne stepped into the karate pit for his debut fight with the promotion to face Dominik Jedrzejczyk. Despaigne threw a total of two strikes: a kick and…

Gilbert Melendez considers himself as well-educated about the sport of MMA as anyone in the industry, so he thinks the following advice should carry weight. During his nearly 17-year career as a professional fighter, Melendez (22-8) claimed and defended the…