KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Billy Quarantillo knows he’s in for a stern challenge against Edson Barboza at UFC on ESPN 44. Quarantillo (17-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) meets Barboza (22-11 MMA, 16-11 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at T-Mobile Center. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. Barboza has alternated wins and losses as
Day: April 13, 2023
Former champion Julianna Peña insists that the UFC had to force Amanda Nunes into fighting her for a third time. The two are set for the UFC 289 main event trilogy bout, which takes place on June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. “She said I had to go fight Irene (Aldana) to
LAS VEGAS – The first half of the PFL’s regular season concludes this week with 2023 PFL 3, which features welterweights and lightweights in action for the first time this year. The event takes place Friday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, with prelims that simultaneously air on ESPN and stream on
Make no mistake about it: Stephen Thompson is still gunning to become UFC champion. Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) snapped a two-fight losing skid with a striking masterclass over Kevin Holland this past December in the UFC on ESPN 42 headliner. Those two losses came to top contenders Gilbert Burns and Belal Muhammad, who used a
Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira officially announced that his next fight will take place in the 205-pound light heavyweight division. Pereira (7-2) made his octagon debut at UFC 268 in November 2021 and earned a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus for his flying knee finish of Andreas Michailidis. After defeating Bruno Silva in his second
Henry Cejudo sees title potential in Kelvin Gastelum – but at a different weight class. Gastelum (18-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) returned to the win column with a much-needed Fight of Night decision win over Chris Curtis this past Saturday at UFC 287 in Miami. Although Gastelum is a former interim middleweight title challenger who took current
Alex Pereira will move up to light heavyweight following his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287. Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) lost his middleweight title when he was stopped in Round 2 by Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) in their rematch this past Saturday in Miami. Both Adesanya and UFC president Dana White said
Gilbert Burns reveals his pick for Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington Following his UFC 287 win over Jorge Masvidal, Gilbert Burns demanded to be backup for the upcoming title bout between champion Leon Edwards and top contender Colby Covington. He also threatened to leave the fight promotion if he didn’t face the winner. UFC president
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A former dominant champion will try to make another push for a title shot when the UFC touches down in Missouri this week. Max Holloway (23-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) on Saturday meets Arnold Allen (19-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC), who is unbeaten in his UFC career and hasn’t lost in nearly nine years. They headline UFC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The UFC’s flyweight division consistently produces some of the most exciting fights in the sport, which is why Matheus Nicolau is disappointed that his potential title eliminator bout at UFC on ESPN 44 landed on the prelims. A winner of six straight, Nicolau (19-3-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) takes on Brandon Royval
Gilbert Burns issues an apology to Jorge Masvidal over greasing allegation After defeating Jorge Masvidal in the UFC 287 co-main event, Gilbert Burns said that ‘Gamebred’ felt slippery and accused Masvidal of cheating. Masvidal responded saying that he’s never cheated and never even had a point deducted in his 52-fight career. “I think I showed
A heavyweight bout has been added to the UFC pay-per-view event in May. At UFC 288 on May 6 in Newark, N.J., Parker Porter (13-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is expected to welcome promotional newcomer Braxton Smith (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), pending bout finalization. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Always a bridesmaid, never the bride. While the famous idiom doesn’t exactly fit Edson Barboza’s UFC career when it comes to card placement, that’s the vibe he’s feeling ahead of his ninth co-main event bout. At UFC on ESPN 44 at T-Mobile Center, Barboza (22-11 MMA, 16-11 UFC) takes on Billy
Holly Holm hosts a one-person dance party on Instagram Sometimes a person just randomly breaks out in dance, and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is one of those people. Nearly a month removed from her dominating win over Yana Santos in San Antonio, Texas last month, Holm was in a dancing mood. Lucky
LAS VEGAS – 2022 PFL welterweight champion Sadibou Sy is ready to pick up right where he left off. Four straight victories in 2022 led Sy (13-6-2 MMA, 7-4-2 PFL) to the championship and a $1 million prize, and he’s ready to do it all over again. His 2023 campaign starts off in a main
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