Category: UFC / MMA

TAMPA, Fla. – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC on ESPN 63 fighter weigh-ins, where there we no issues on the scale. The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel, and preceded the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans,…

TAMPA, Fla. – UFC on ESPN 63 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The same venue…

TAMPA, Fla. – Daniel Marcos sees his return at UFC on ESPN 63 as an opportunity to punch his ticket into the UFC official bantamweight rankings. "Soncora," an undefeated fighter from Peru, takes on Adrian Yanez – arguably the biggest name he's ever faced…

TAMPA, Fla. – Manel Kape believes he's right around the corner from a title shot, and promises a rematch against UFC flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja would be a much different fight. At UFC on ESPN 63, Kape (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) returns to the octagon for…

Ilia Topuria caused many reactions with his comments on wanting to leave the UFC featherweight division behind for a move up to lightweight. UFC contender Diego Lopes was one of the many who were caught off guard by the 145-pound champion's bold remarks. Lopes, who

TAMPA, Fla. – Joaquin Buckley will look to stake his claim at UFC on ESPN 63. Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) meets former three-time welterweight title challenger Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) in Saturday's main event (ESPN2, ESPN+

Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 59 weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of the event taking place Friday at The Eastern in Atlanta. (Photos by Dave Mandell, Invicta FC)

Deiveson Figueiredo's priorities remain in the UFC bantamweight division, but the only thing standing between him and a return to flyweight to rematch champ Alexandre Pantoja is an official offer. In the aftermath of his UFC 310 title defense over Kai Asakura…

Michael Page expected more from Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310. Rakhmonov (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) scored a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) in this past Saturday's five-round welterweight co-main event at T-Mobil

Renato Moicano advises UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria against moving up to lightweight. After back-to-back knockouts of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway, Topuria recently hinted at a move up to 155 pounds. Topuria made his successful lightweight…

TAMPA, Fla. – UFC on ESPN 63 headliner Colby Covington wants to show that he's still among the best at 170 pounds. Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) takes on the streaking Joaquin Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in Saturday's welterweight main event…

Thursday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,522, the fellas welcome in

UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria's coach confirms his plans to move up to lightweight and explains why. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) surprised many when he hinted at leaving featherweight by showing interest in Charles Oliveira. His head coach, Jorge Climent,

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis claims Khamzat Chimaev was in consideration for his next title defense. Instead, Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will run things back with Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in the UFC 312 headliner Feb. 8 at Qudos…

Sage Northcutt will join the PFL roster in 2025 after parting ways with ONE Championship earlier this year. Northcutt (12-3) became a free agent after a tenure with ONE Championship that lasted more than five years but included just two fights. He has stated he see