A flyweight matchup between Muhammad Mokaev and Jafel Filho is the latest addition to March’s UFC 286 lineup. Mokaev (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), an undefeated 22-year-old prospect with hopes of becoming the youngest champ in UFC history, will look to continue his assent up the division when he takes on Filho (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
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LAS VEGAS – Raquel Pennington thinks she’s done more than enough for another UFC title shot. Since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 246, Pennington (15-9 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has won five straight – including a split decision over Ketlen Vieira this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 217. After knocking off the No. 2 ranked
Daniel Cormier thinks Jon Jones might’ve drawn a tougher heavyweight debut matchup in Ciryl Gane. With heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou electing not to re-sign with the UFC, Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) will now face Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the vacant title in the UFC 285 headliner on March 4. Although Ngannou possesses scary
Israel Adesanya gets a face tattoo Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will have a slightly new look the next time he enters the octagon. “The Last Stylebender” posted a video to Twitter showing him getting some new ink on his face. “The old version of you must die before you come alive!,” Adesanya captioned
Lightweight Rafael Fiziev, heavyweight Ciryl Gane and featherweight Daniel Pineda are three fighters you should know competing at UFC 256 on Saturday, December 12. 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 Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+,
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Paddy Pimblett will undergo surgery in March. Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who’s coming off a controversial decision win over Jared Gordon this past December at UFC 282, says he hurt his right ankle on the first kick he threw in the fight. With the promotion returning to London on March 18 for UFC 286,
A welterweight matchup between Gunnar Nelson and Daniel Rodriguez is the latest addition to UFC 286. Nelson (18-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) faces Rodriguez (17-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) on March 18 at The O2 in London, the promotion announced Monday on social media. Nelson returned from a two-and-a-half year layoff last March when he defeated Takashi Sato
Ciryl Gane criticized Francis Ngannou’s contract battle with UFC With Francis Ngannou released from the UFC, Ciryl Gane and Jon Jones will fight for the vacant title at UFC 285 in March. The fight promotion was in negotiations with Ngannou for two years and was unable to reach an agreement. Following UFC Vegas 67 on
Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Nolan King, Farah Hannoun and Brian “Goze” Garcia will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: Jon Jones
Ciryl Gane made sure to have a little fun now that he’s back in Las Vegas. The former interim UFC heavyweight champion was in town for UFC Vegas 67 fight week in support of French teammate Nassourdine Imavov, who headlined Saturday’s event against Sean Strickland. With some free time on his hands, Gane shared his
The UFC kicked off another busy year of action Saturday with UFC Fight Night 217. It was the first of an expected 42 events from the promotion in 2023, and it went down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Although six fights on the card ended in a stoppage, the main event went the
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The UFC heavyweight title picture finally has clarity, but some questions remain about the top of the division – one of them being, what’s next for Curtis Blaydes? With Francis Ngannou released from the promotion and Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane on tap for UFC 285, Blaydes reacted to the news for the first time Sunday
12:38 AM ET Jon Jones has been talking for years about fighting at heavyweight. For much of his dominant reign as UFC light heavyweight champion, he had one eye fixed on the big boys. Even during the week leading up to his 205-pound title defense against Dominick Reyes in February 2020, Jones seemed more focused
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The rarest of situations came to pass on Saturday when UFC president Dana White announced that Francis Ngannou, the promotion’s reigning heavyweight champion, had parted ways with the company, unlikely to ever return. The development cleared the path for White to book a vacant title bout between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane as the main