Daniel Cormier believes that if UFC president Dana White isn’t defending his actions for slapping his wife back, then no one should be. Last week a video surfaced of White and his wife, Anne, getting into a physical altercation at a nightclub in Mexico on New Year’s Eve. During what appeared to be an argument,
Month: January 2023
Life after fighting long was on Ben Askren’s mind well before he retired. Askren, a highly decorated collegiate wrestler and 2008 U.S. Olympic team member, ended his mixed martial arts career with the UFC, where he made waves and rose to stardom in just three octagon appearances. Askren (19-2-1) retired from MMA in 2019 and
Welterweight Mike Jackson is no longer with the UFC. The promotion released Jackson from his contract with one fight remaining on his deal. MMA Junkie confirmed the news on Tuesday following an initial report from algorithm-based Twitter account UFC Roster Watch. Jackson (1-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) was a rarity in the promotion as one of
Diego Sanchez’s bare-knuckle boxing debut against Austin Trout has the green light to proceed following the submission of additional medical testing. During a special hearing Tuesday attended virtually by MMA Junkie, the New Mexico Athletic Commission approved the bout between the UFC legend and former boxing champion at the upcoming BKFC: KnuckleMania 3 event in
Paul Felder’s not sure if Conor McGregor will fight this year Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is the go-to name for fighters in a few different weight classes to call out, but Paul Felder isn’t sure if the Irishman will fight in 2023. McGregor hasn’t fought since July 2021. He appears to be fully
UFC 283 is down a middleweight. Tuesday, Gregory Rodrigues (13-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) revealed Brad Tavares (19-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) has withdrawn from their scheduled Jan. 21 meeting due to what is thought to be an injury. “He’s out,” Rodrigues said in an interview with SuperBook Sports. “UFC started working to find someone to fight
Leah Letson has hung up the gloves. The UFC women’s featherweight announced her retirement from MMA on Monday in a lengthy Instagram post. Letson (5-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who most recently competed in November 2021, cited the loss of love for the sport, plus its taxing nature, as the main reasons why she decided to
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Victoria Lee’s home gym permanently closed just days after she passed away ahead of her next fight in ONE. Todd Atkins was the first to report the news of United MMA closing its doors. Lee spent her entire professional career at United MMA in Waipahu, HI. Her siblings, Angela and Christian, trained out of United
The UFC will kick off its 2023 event schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 217, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a card that streams on ESPN+. After the originally scheduled main and co-main events of the card were altered, the promotion will proceed with a makeshift light heavyweight headliner.
A.J. McKee is staying with Bellator. The former Bellator featherweight champion recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight, multi-year deal with the promotion. MMA Junkie confirmed the news with a promotion official following a report Tuesday by Sports Illustrated. In addition, McKee is expected to be one of the eight participants of the lightweight grand prix. The
It looks like UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling’s return to the cage will have to wait longer. Sterling has revealed that he’s dealing with a partially torn bicep and is doubtful about his chances of making a title defense against Henry Cejudo in March at UFC 285 as expected. Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) opened
Cory Sandhagen expects Henry Cejudo to be able to neutralize UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling’s grappling, leading to a stand-up battle. Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) is expected to make his next title defense against returning former dual champion Cejudo (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC), who is coming out of retirement. Cejudo once held both the
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Robert Whittaker discusses his biggest regret in his first fight with Israel Adesanya, what he thought of Adesanya’s last performance, how he lost the “hate” for Adesanya, and more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani on Wednesday. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to
Dan Hooker is praising UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for facing Alexander Volkanovski in enemy territory. Lightweight champion Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) will make his first title defense against featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) in the UFC 284 headliner Feb. 11 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Immediately after submitting Charles Oliveira
Dustin Poirier believes Conor McGregor’s striking is too precise for Michael Chandler to handle. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has been campaigning to welcome McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) back to the octagon – an idea that UFC president Dana White is open to. McGregor hasn’t competed since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to
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