ONE Championship not offering deal to Francis Ngannou ‘It is nothing personal’ Francis Ngannou won’t be fighting for ONE Championship anytime soon. According to ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong, the promotion will no longer be offering Ngannou a deal. “I met with Francis yesterday for almost 3 hours. ONE has decided to withdraw from the
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LAS VEGAS – Martin Buday beat Jake Collier with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 223 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Buday, who ran his winning streak to 11 fights. Buday on the fight’s key moment Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier “Definitely
LAS VEGAS – Fernando Padilla beat Julian Erosa with a first-round TKO Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 223 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Padilla, who was supposed to make his UFC debut in October 2021 before visa issues derailed the fight. Padilla on the fight’s key
UFC 288 Countdown: Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo UFC 288 Countdown previews the return of former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, who challenges current bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling. Henry Cejudo makes his UFC return following a nearly three-year retirement. He’s looking to put a stamp on an already legendary career, as he tries to become the
The UFC’s June 3 Fight Night event has a new headliner. The card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas originally was to be headlined by a middleweight bout between Brendan Allen and Jack Hermansson, but Hermansson withdrew due to injury. Now flyweights Kai Kara-France (24-10 MMA, 7-3 UFC) and Amir Albazi (16-1 MMA, 4-0
Jorge Masvidal thinks Gilbert Burns vs. Belal Muhammad is anybody’s fight. Burns (22-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) and Muhammad (22-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) square off in Saturday’s UFC 288 co-headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., in what is expected to be a No. 1 contender bout at welterweight. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
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BKFC champion Christine Ferea faces off with challenger Bec Rawlings ahead of their title fight at BKFC 41. 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 the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or
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 Brian “Goze” Garcia, Danny Segura and Dan Tom will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: The UFC
The UFC closed its April schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 223 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card, which was thin on paper, saw Song Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) shine in the main event when he outworked and eventually finished Ricky Simon (20-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a fifth-round TKO in
Chad Mendes’s short career in bareknuckle boxing has come to an end. The former UFC title challenger announced his retirement from the bareknuckle boxing world Saturday following his split decision loss to Eddie Alavarez in the co-main event of BKFC 41 in Broomfield, Colo. This venture down the bareknuckle boxing road was the latest chapter
Song Yadong finishes Ricky Simon in UFC Vegas 72 main event Top 10 ranked bantamweights, Song Yadong and Ricky Simon, headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 72 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. No. 8 ranked Song was coming off a loss to Cory Sandhagen in his last outing. No. 10-ranked Simon entered the bout riding
Song Yadong wasn’t originally meant to headline UFC Fight Night 223, but when he got the chance on short notice, he made the most of it. Yadong (20-7-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) put on arguably the most complete and impressive performance of his career Saturday when he stopped Ricky Simon (20-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) by fifth-round
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Jared Gordon discusses his no-contest performance against Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 71, what he remembers from the fight, Green’s comments after the fight, if he wants a rematch, Paddy Pimblett’s recent comments, his tough stretch recently, Stephan Bonnar’s cause of death, and more. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to
I’m humble enough to admit I was among those skeptical about BKFC from the start. Shedding the gloves felt sideshow-ish at first, and it seemed like the promotion wouldn’t have the staying power to etch a footprint in the combat sports space. Following Saturday’s BKFC 41 event at 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo., however, the
Conor McGregor stepped into the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships squared circle for the first time on Saturday to stare down Mike Perry. Perry had just got done making Luke Rockhold quit in their BKFC 41 main event in Denver. In his post-fight comments, Perry, who is now 3-0 in bare knuckle competition, said he wanted