MIAMI – Kelvin Gastelum is well aware of his dire circumstances going into UFC 287, and instead of shying away from it, he’s embracing it. Gastelum (16-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC) enters Saturday’s featured preliminary bout with Chris Curtis (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at Kaseya Center with five losses in his past six fights. Every bout
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MIAMI – Gilbert Burns doesn’t think his Jorge Masvidal is getting the credit he deserves ahead of UFC 287. Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) think fellow former welterweight title challenger Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) is being underestimated by the fan base, as they gear up to fight on Saturday in the co-main event at
WWE stars Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan recently addressed the UFC-WWE merger on Australian TV. Okay, so it was actually current UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former UFC middleweight titleholder Robert Whittaker on the show, not the real deals. But following Monday’s announcement that UFC parent company Endeavor had agreed to purchase
MIAMI – It’s not about the fame or glory for Kevin Holland. It’s not even really about the championships at this point. For Holland (23-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC), the magnitude of the potential win can be gauged from the paychecks, he admitted Wednesday ahead of his UFC 287 bout Saturday vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6 MMA,
LAS VEGAS – Movlid Khaybulaev beat Ryoji Kudo with a unanimous decision Friday on the main card at 2023 PFL 1 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Khaybulaev, the 2021 featherweight season winner who missed all of 2022. Movlid Khaybulaev vs. Ryoji Kudo Gallery Movlid
Jorge Masvidal says a fight between he and ‘fun-sized’ Conor McGregor is a ‘promoter’s dream’ Jorge Masvidal says that he can get a title shot against champion Leon Edwards with an impressive win over Gilbert Burns at UFC 287 on Saturday, but is Masvidal eyeing something even bigger? Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor
LAS VEGAS – PFL president Ray Sefo is still pursuing of one of the biggest free agents in the market. Former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou parted ways with the UFC in 2022, but is yet to find a new home. Among the offers he’s received is from the PFL, who appear willing to work around
Israel Adesanya won’t let the outcome of his fights with Alex Pereira deter him. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) has lost to Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) three times in combat sports – twice in kickboxing and once in MMA. After defending the middleweight title five times, Adesanya was dethroned by Pereira at November’s UFC 281 –
Henry Cejudo explains how Israel Adesanya can beat Alex Pereira in UFC 287 rematch Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will try to do something that he’s never done before in the UFC 287 main event on Saturday and that’s beat Alex Pereira. Pereira holds three wins over Adesanya in combat sports, two in kickboxing and
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LAS VEGAS – Francis Ngannou isn’t playing his cards correctly, according to former UFC and Bellator fighter Chael Sonnen. Initially, Sonnen indicated, he gave now-free agent Ngannou the benefit of the doubt upon exit of the UFC in pursuit of other, perhaps more lucrative ventures. But upon further examination and the every-second tick of the
While it appears that former title challenger Colby Covington will get the next welterweight title shot against champion Leon Edwards, the UFC’s 170-pound division is a logjam of contenders. Former champion Kamaru Usman sits at the top of the rankings but has lost twice to Edwards in back-to-back fights. Covington is ranked No. 2, but
The UFC returns to Miami for the first time in more than 20 years Saturday with UFC 287, which takes place at Miami-Dade Arena with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. A highly anticipated middleweight championship rematch receives top billing on the card. Reigning titleholder Alex Pereira (7-1
Is Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr. on? The welterweight titleholders and pound-for-pound stars will fight for the undisputed championship on pay-per-view June 17 in Las Vegas, unnamed sources told RingTV.com. That report seems to confirm rumors that the fighters are near a final agreement on one of the biggest possible fights. The sources told RingTV.com that
Watch Mike Perry vs. Luke Rockhold verbally spar at BKFC 41 presser Mike Perry and Luke Rockhold knew what they needed to sell their fight … and that’s drama. On Tuesday the fighters took part in a pre-fight press conference and traded insults throughout. “I’m ready for Mike Perry, I’m different and there’s a reason
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from March 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for March. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
In honor of the UFC’s 30th Anniversary, take a look back at former middleweight king Israel Adesanya’s rise to Octagon fame, from his debut to claiming the division crown. Adesanya is set to return to action at UFC 287, when he faces off with current champion Alex Pereira in a main event rematch on April