When top-ranked middleweight Sean Strickland’s next fight was announced by the UFC, it turned heads. Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) was booked against Abus Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a UFC headliner on July 1 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Strickland is ranked No. 7 by the UFC at 185 pounds, whereas
Day: April 26, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Ricky Simon is about to headline a UFC event for the first time, but there’s no reason to make a big deal about it. At least that’s the way he sees it. Simon, who’s No. 10 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings, meets No. 8 Song Yadong in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night
UFC Vegas 72 fight card shuffled with just days to go The UFC Vegas 72 fight card takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but it’s going to look a little different than originally planned. Several changes have shaken up the fight card with just days to go. Who is headlining
At Bellator 295 in Honolulu, Patchy Mix created the highlight of the weekend with his Knockout of the Year candidate against Raufeon Stots to win the bantamweight grand prix. Mix is now $1 million richer and interim champ, setting up a unifier with the winner of Sergio Pettis vs. Patricio Freire, who fight on June
LAS VEGAS – The UFC schedule for April closes out Saturday with UFC Fight Night 223, which takes place at the UFC Apex with a main card that streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2. A bantamweight main event serves as the final act on the card. Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) will take
Paddy Pimblett snubs Bellator and PFL fight promotions UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett is a proud UFC fighter and shunned the Professional Fighters League and Bellator in a recent interview. Pimblett revealed that he nearly walked away from fighting early in his career because he wasn’t getting paid enough. He was struggling to make ends
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HONOLULU – Levan Chokheli is targeting two former title challengers after his Bellator 294 win. Chokheli (12-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) strung together his first winning streak with Bellator after he scored a unanimous decision win over Michael Lombardo this past Friday at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena. The Georgian fighter is ready for a step up in competition
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Heavyweight contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes weighed in under the divisional limit at UFC Fight Night 222 official weigh-ins for Saturday’s headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Full weigh-in coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-fight-night-222-las-vegas-sergei-pavlovich-vs-curtis-blaydes-weigh-in-results-live-stream Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: http://bit.ly/3YstIQd Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of
HONOLULU – Kai Kamaka is ready to jump straight back to action after Bellator 295. Kamaka (11-5-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) defeated Adli Edwards by unanimous decision this past Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena. Kamaka wants a ranked opponent or Weber Almeida – who was booked to face Keoni Diggs on the same night before the
LAS VEGAS – William Gomis’s determination to leave victorious in his return to the octagon was high, to say the least. The UFC featherweight defeated Francis Marshall by split decision at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 222 preliminary card at the UFC Apex. That result was put in jeopardy in the final seconds of the fight,
Ben Rothwell can breathe easy heading into his return to bareknuckle boxing. Fighting in Denver may be worrisome to many, given it’s over 5,000 feet above sea level, but not for Rothwell. Ahead of his BKFC 41 bout against Josh Copeland, the former UFC heavyweight contender took his training camp to Team Elevation in Denver
Tang Kai and Thanh Le are running it back. At ONE Fight Night 12, Kai (15-2) will put his featherweight title on the line for the first time and does so against the man he took it from, Le (13-3). A promotion official Tuesday informed MMA Junkie of the booking. The card takes place July
On this day in 2013, newly reinstated double champion Amanda Nunes claimed her first Octagon victory at UFC 163, earning the first-round knockout win over opponent Sheila Gaff to put herself on the UFC map. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
#UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes talks about his #UFCVegas71 fight with Sergei Pavlovich, the possibility of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic being moved to November, his title plans, and his thoughts on Francis Ngannou’s departure from the UFC. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to
After a busy combat sports weekend featuring a number of important fights, there were a few big statements made by rising contenders. Patchy Mix is one of those fighters who made an impact at Bellator 295, and is no longer just a contender, he’s an interim champion. Mix quickly knocked out Raufeon Stots in the
Sergei Pavlovich is on a tear and setting UFC records. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 222, the hard-hitting Russian made quick work of Curtis Blaydes, recording his sixth consecutive first-round knockout. Pavlovich wants to wait for the winner of the expected heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, as