LONDON – Now that Sam Patterson’s UFC career is about to begin, he’s looking to a recent champion for some inspiration. Patterson (10-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who won his way into the promotion through Dana White’s Contender Series this past fall, takes on fellow UFC newcomer Yanal Ashmoz (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on the UFC
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Jon Jones to Stipe Miocic: ‘Stop wasting everyone’s time’ Jon Jones and UFC matchmakers are eying International Fight Week in July for Jones to face former two-time heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, but that may be in jeopardy. Jones returned to the octagon at UFC 285 after three years away from competition and defeated Ciryl Gane
Jon Jones isn’t sure he’ll be fighting Stipe Miocic anytime soon, but a response from the former champion could put his uncertainty to rest. The UFC heavyweight champion, and arguably the greatest fighter to compete in MMA, is starting to doubt that his highly-anticipated title defense against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) will go down
Check out these photos from the fights at Invicta FC 52, which took place at ReelWorks Denver in Denver, and featured a strawweight title fight between Danni McCormack and Valesca Machado. (Photos courtesy of Dave Mandel, Invicta FC) Kendra McIntyre def. Diana Sanchez Invicta FC 52 Kendra McIntyre def. Diana Sanchez Invicta FC 52 Kendra
Lightweight notables are set to collide at UFC 288 in Newark, N.J.. After both fighters called for matchups against Paddy Pimblett, Drew Dober and Matt Frevola will instead fight each other. The event takes place May 6 at Prudential Center and is the promotion’s first trip to New Jersey since 2019. Two people with knowledge
LONDON – Jake Hadley has a solid flyweight test in front of him Saturday, but his first test might be one of will power. Hadley (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Malcolm Gordon (14-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) on the UFC 286 prelims at The O2 in London. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims
The UFC is across the pond for a massive pay-per-view in London, UFC 286. The event takes place at The 02, featuring a title welterweight title rematch between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman, in what will be their third overall bout against each other. Elsewhere, many other MMA events are taking place that feature familiar
Don’t call it a comeback. Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. says he has no intentions of making a permanent comeback, even though he has a bout on the books against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at Gamebred Boxing 4. Jones, 50, will compete for the first time professionally since 2018 at Fiserv Forum in
UFC Fight Night 221 winner Mario Bautista talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after his submission win over Guido Cannetti in Las Vegas. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-fight-night-221 Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxQfUu6vIJGZDODSwhr0m9w?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com
Anthony Pettis will likely be bigger than ever when he steps inside the ring to fight boxing great Roy Jones Jr. at Gamebred Boxing 4 on April 1, but the bulking process wasn’t as extreme as fans may think. During his time in the international spotlight, Pettis has competed at lightweight and welterweight. But when
Sean Hannity says Floyd Mayweather didn’t use 90 percent of his skills when fighting Conor McGregor Conor McGregor is set to return to the UFC sometime later this year to fight Michael Chandler for the TUF finale, but he’s got his eyes on another opponent too … Floyd Mayweather. FOX News host Sean Hannity thinks
It wasn’t easy, but Danni McCormack is bringing the strawweight title home to Ireland. In the main event of Invicta FC 52, which took place at ReelWorks Denver in Denver Wednesday evening, Valesca Machado aimed to defend her strawweight throne for the first time. McCormack (7-2), however, had other plans. When it was all said
Diego Lopes is not ready to give up on his dream. The former LUX champion and jiu-jitsu coach of Alexa Grasso is still hoping to get the opportunity to fight in the world’s biggest MMA stage – the UFC. Lopes (20-5), along with Lobo Gym head coach Francisco Grasso, has helped Alexa become UFC champion,
Season 2 of Power Slap to be filmed in Abu Dhabi and air on Rumble The debut season of Dana White‘s Power Slap concluded last week in Las Vegas and the second season of the series will be filmed in Abu Dhabi. White revealed the location of the next season during the Power Slap Finale
LONDON – If anyone thought Lerone Murphy’s nickname “The Miracle” wasn’t well earned before, his presence at UFC 286 media day on Wednesday was a reminder that there’s no question about it now. Undefeated Murphy (11-0-1 MMA, 3-0-1 UFC) will make his return to the octagon to meet Gabriel Santos (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) Saturday
UFC’s Charles Oliveira made a statement at UFC 274 on Saturday needing just over three minutes of fight time to gain the submission victory over Justin Gaethje, adding yet another tally to his career win column which now sits at 21. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC
This Saturday, Leon Edwards looks to have lightning strike twice when he defends his welterweight title on home turf against the man he dethroned in Kamaru Usman at #UFC286. While there are certainly a lot of questions on both sides, which fighter needs this win more? On an all-new edition of Between the Links, the
LONDON – Gunnar Nelson expects longtime friend and training partner Conor McGregor to shine in his octagon return against Michael Chandler. Nelson (18-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who returns to competition Saturday at UFC 286 when he meets Bryan Barberena (18-9 MMA, 9-7 UFC) in a welterweight bout on the main card of the event at The