Li Jingliang is out of UFC 287. Due to a back injury, Jingliang (19-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) won’t return as expected April 8 vs. Michael Chiesa (16-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC). Jingliang first announced the news Monday on Chinese social media platform Douyin. A person with knowledge of the situation subsequently confirmed the withdrawal to MMA
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Paddy Pimblett calls for Jared Gordon rematch from hospital bed | Video Lightweight Paddy Pimblett underwent successful surgery for an injury he suffered in his UFC 282 bout against Jared Gordon, and called for a rematch with “Flash.” Pimblett sustained an ankle injury in his controversial unanimous decision win over Gordon in December and recently
The finalized lineup for Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4 is set, and it features nine former UFC fighters. Monday, the promotion announced its fight card, which is headlined by boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. The event takes place Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and streams on UFC
We want your predictions for Saturday’s PFL 2023, Week 1 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
Patricio Pitbull looks to make MMA history, fighting for bantamweight title in June Patricio Pitbull already has (or has held) the Bellator lightweight and featherweight titles and now he’s looking for his third title at bantamweight. According to Bellator, Pitbull will take on Sergio Pettis on June 16 in Chicago during the co-main event of
Bellator is headed back to Chicago, and two title fights are coming with it. The promotion has booked Bellator 297 for June 16 at Wintrust Arena where light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (16-2 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) will face Yoel Romero (15-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in the night’s headliner. In the co-main event, featherweight champion Patricio
SAN ANTONIO – CJ Vergara beat Daniel Lacerda with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio. Take a look inside the fight with Vergara, who mounted an insane comeback after a 10-8 first round to get the win in the second. Vergara on
Former Two-Time UFC Champ Carla Esparza Announces Pregnancy Former two-time UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza revealed that she’s expecting her fight child. “Cookie Monster” announced her pregnancy via social media on Sunday. “So we’ve been keeping a little secret for the last 14 weeks… we’re expecting! Baby Cookie Monster 🍪 Grand Entrance September 2023,”
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 Mike Bohn, Nolan King and Brian “Goze” Garcia will join host Simon Samano live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: UFC on ESPN
UFC on ESPN 43 headline fights broken down and analyzed by MMA Junkie’s Danny Segura and Mac Life’s Oscar Willis. What other fights should you pay attention to? Watch the video and find out 0:00 – Intro 0:37 – Vera vs. Sandhagen 5:26 – Holm vs. Santos 8:33 – Fights to Watch Full event coverage:
(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Cory Sandhagen after UFC on ESPN 43 win?) Marlon Vera was unable to capture magic once again on Saturday, and it cost him in the form of a loss to Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ESPN 43 main event. After putting together a four-fight winning streak
Donald Cerrone is heading to the UFC Hall of Fame, and couldn’t be happier. The announcement was made during the UFC on ESPN 43 event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, catching Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC) by surprise. Cerrone’s wife and kids came out to join him cageside during the announcement, which was an
SAN ANTONIO – Nate Landwehr is on a roll and he tacks it up to MMA Masters. Saturday, following his UFC on ESPN 43 submission win over Austin Lingo, Landwehr (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) expressed his gratitude for the Miami gym run by coaches Daniel Valverde and Cesar Carneiro. He credited the switch to MMA
SAN ANTONIO – Albert Duraev already has his sights set on a potential next opponent. Minutes after his UFC on ESPN 43 win over Chidi Njokuani on Saturday, Duraev (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) told MMA Junkie in a post-fight news conference he hopes to get matched against Brazilian middleweight and jiu-jitsu specialist Andre Muniz (23-5 MMA,
Preview the UFC San Antonio main event fight between top-ranked bantamweights Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera and Cory Sandhagen, as both fighters aim to make the case for a title shot! UFC San Antonio main card action kicks off on Saturday at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience
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SAN ANTONIO – UFC president Dana White touched on a number of topics after UFC on ESPN 43. After 10 fights at AT&T Center, White answered questions from reporters about main event winner Cory Sandhagen, former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, Donald Cerrone’s Hall of Fame announcement, plans for a UFC event in Mexico and