The first UFC card of 2023 underwent a major change Monday. Kelvin Gastelum is out of his main event bout against Nassourdine Imavov at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas due to a mouth injury. Sean Strickland has stepped up on short notice and will take on Imavov. The bout will remain five
Day: January 9, 2023
Donald Cerrone welcomes the birth of third son Donald Cerrone and his wife Lindsay welcomed the birth of their third son on Monday, and ‘Cowboy’ shared photos of the new born on Instagram. Cerrone announced his retirement from fighting following his loss to Jim Miller at UFC 276 in July. He and his wife have
A.J. McKee is a man with many options. The former Bellator featherweight champion has several big, enticing matchups for his return to the cage – and two different weight classes. Some are hoping McKee (20-1 MMA, 20-1 BMMA) settles his rivalry with featherweight champ Patricio Freire (35-5 MMA, 23-5 BMMA), who beat McKee in April
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 217 event in Las Vegas. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those MMA Junkie reader
Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters Ben Askren reveals why MMA retirement is so difficult for fighters. MMA fans have seen fighters retire and then un-retire so many times that MMA retirements are never quite believed the first time around. Ben Askren, who retired in November 2019 and then returned
In typical Robert Whittaker fashion, the former middleweight champion is calm and not interested in anything other than his rematch fight on Saturday night with Israel Adesanya. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC
At the UFC on FOX 11 weigh-ins, Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne both made weight Friday evening in Orlando. Subscribe to our channel for more MMA videos! Click here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn – Check us out on Facebook (Facebook.com/MMAFighting) and follow us on Twitter (@MMAFighting)! – MMA Fighting http://www.mmafighting.com
Dustin Poirier expects size to play a factor in the Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski super fight. Lightweight champion Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) defends his title against featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) in the UFC 284 main event Feb. 11 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Although Volkanovski has competed all the
A featherweight battle of Brits is headed to UFC 286. Lerone Murphy (11-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) will face Nathaniel Wood (13-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC) on March 18 at The O2 in London. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report by Alfredo Zullino. Unbeaten in the
Ben Askren open to Jake Paul rematch in PFL: ‘I’d love to rub his face in the canvas’ Ben Askren would love to face Jake Paul in a mixed martial arts bout now that ‘The Problem Child’ has signed with the PFL, but his UFC contract prevents it. Paul and Askren faced off in a
ONE Championship’s sixth event on Amazon Prime Video takes place Friday and features three MMA fights, as well as three title fights in other disciplines. The event will serve as ONE’s sixth event on Amazon Prime Video. ONE on Prime Video 6 features three MMA fights. Here’s how to watch the ONE on Prime Video 6
Old interview with Dana White’s mom has resurfaced after slap A video was released by TMZ which showed UFC president Dana White slapping his wife several times during a heated argument on New Year’s Eve. Now, just days after the news broke, an old interview with White’s mom is shedding some light on his potential
Rising Tajikistani fighter Nurullo Aliev has his first UFC assignment. One of the most highly touted fighters from the most recent season of Dana White’s Contender Series, Aliev (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will take on former Titan FC champion Rafael Alves (1-2 UFC) in a lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 220. The event takes
Sean O’Malley: Dana White’s wife ‘deserved a slapping back’ Top UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley weighed in on the incident between Dana White and his wife that took place on New Year’s Eve in Mexico. O’Malley isn’t the only UFC fighter to comment on the incident. White and his wife, Anne, were caught on video
It didn’t take long for Thiago Moises to get a new opponent for his Brazilian homecoming. Moises (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) lost Guram Kutateladze (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) as his UFC 283 opponent just a few days ago, but promotional newcomer Melquizael Costa (19-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has stepped in on short notice. MMA Junkie
Chaos erupted in Brazil’s capital city Sunday in scenes eerily reminiscent of the insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol building two years ago. As if working from the same playbook as supporters of former U.S. president Donald Trump, Brazilian supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed three separate federal government buildings in Brasilia – the congressional
Ariel Helwani makes huge claim on Bellator MMA, Jake Paul signs with PFL MMA promotion, Paul Craig signs with UFC six bout deal, UFC News Today, MMA Updates and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the
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