MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Just five months into 2023, Gilbert Burns is already gearing up for his third fight of the year. Despite being promised a backup role for the expected UFC welterweight title bout between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington, which would eventually lead to a title shot, Burns accepted a fight against fellow contender
Day: May 3, 2023
The UFC is back with its sixth pay-per-view of the year, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 288 takes place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+. In the main event, bantamweight champion Aljamain
UFC 288 Embedded: Cejudo will be a nice notch in the belt In UFC 288 Embedded episode 3, champ Aljamain Sterling does media in NYC. Gilbert Burns packs. Henry Cejudo checks in for fight week. Belal Muhammad makes his way to the East Coast. And AlJo rounds it out with a snowball fight. Aljamain Sterling
Dan Hardy wouldn’t like Aljamain Sterling’s chances against Alexander Volkanovski. UFC bantamweight champion Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) mapped out a plan in which he eventually moves up to featherweight to challenge champ Volkanovski, but Hardy thinks Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) would present too many problems for “The Funkmaster.” “I think he (Sterling) struggles against
On Friday night, Adriano Moraes will have an item to cross from his fight-career bucket list. Along with ONE Championship, Moraes will finally make his U.S. debut. ONE Championship, which has been operating for well over a decade, will host its first event on U.S. soil with ONE Fight Night 10 at 1stBank Center in
UFC 288 Embedded: Henry Cejudo says ‘Bet the House’ On the second episode of UFC 288 Embedded, Henry Cejudo flies cross-country. Gilbert Burns trains with Kamaru Usman and Belal Muhammad stays competitive. Champ Aljamain Sterling makes a bridge and tunnel trip to New Jersey. The headliners size each other up. UFC 288 is on Saturday,
UFC Fight Night 223 headliners Song Yadong and Ricky Simon came in under the bantamweight limit for at weigh-ins Saturday’s main event showdown at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Full weigh-in coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/ufc-fight-night-223-las-vegas-ricky-simon-song-yadong-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
Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is leaning towards Henry Cejudo dethroning Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288. Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+. Cejudo returns from a three-year layoff. But prior to retiring,
Jon Jones doesn’t intend on sticking around after facing Stipe Miocic – but one fight could change his mind. Heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) is expected to make his first title defense against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in November, and the all-time great thinks it will likely be his final fight. “Right now,
Watch Aljamain Sterling topple TJ Dillashaw 👊 UFC Fight Video UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling heads into a potential career defining bout opposite former two-division champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 288. Can he take a win over Cejudo the way he did TJ Dillashaw? Cejudo is a former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion. He vacated
Invicta FC flyweight champion Ketlen Souza is headed to the UFC. After her name was registered in the UFC fan rankings pool Tuesday (h/t UFC Roster Watch), a person with knowledge of Souza’s signing confirmed it to MMA Junkie. A debut date or opponent was not revealed. Souza (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is 27, fighting
Paul Craig will attempt to explore new options – at middleweight. The UFC light heavyweight contender announced that he started his attempt to move down to 185 pounds and if successful in his trial attempt, he’d make his middleweight debut in his next fight. Craig (16-6-1 MMA, 8-6-1 UFC) is coming off back-to-back losses to
Julianna Peña injured, Irene Aldana steps in to face Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 UFC president Dana White announced on Tuesday that Julianna Peña is out of her scheduled UFC 289 bantamweight championship trilogy bout against Amanda Nunes. Stepping in as a replacement will be No. 5 ranked Irene Aldana. According to White, Peña suffered
Just because all eyes landed on BKFC 41 (and Conor McGregor’s impromptu faceoff with Mike Perry) during the past combat sports weekend doesn’t mean impacts weren’t made at UFC Fight Night 223. Atop the bill, Song Yadong made a statement when he battered Ricky Simon for a fifth-round TKO stoppage. The victory was Yadong’s fourth
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UFC 288 Embedded: Can Henry Cejudo join the GOATs? UFC 288 Embedded episode 1 goes behind the scenes as bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling shows out for his hometown fans. Returning former dual-division champion Henry Cejudo trains with his team; Gilbert Burns stays close to home. Belal Muhammad pushes with another Chi-town title hopeful. Bryce Mitchell
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by