It’s not often one promotion’s star will enter the fighting surface of another promotion, title in hand, and square off with another promotion’s poster boy. Even though that’s what Conor McGregor did with Mike Perry at Saturday’s BKFC 41, UFC president Dana White said the unusual decision by his fighter did not bother him. “I
Day: May 4, 2023
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo Pre-Fight Press Conference Video Watch the UFC 288: Pre-Fight Press Conference live featuring main card fighters Aljamain Sterling, Henry Cejudo, Gilbert Burns, Belal Muhammad and more! UFC 288 takes place on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. It is headlined by a bantamweight championship bout between current champ
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Movsar Evloev thinks he’s the one to dethrone UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Nobody’s had an answer for Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) at 145 pounds, but undefeated Evloev (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is confident that he does. Evloev picked Volkanovski to beat interim champ Yair Rodriguez on July 8 at UFC
Ali Abdelaziz agrees with Patchy Mix claiming stake as the No. 1 bantamweight in the world. Abdelaziz, of Dominance MMA, represents Mix (18-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA), who captured the interim title by knocking out Raufeon Stots with a vicious knee in Round 1 at Bellator 295, winning the bantamweight grand prix and $1 million prize. After
UFC superstar Conor McGregor went off on boxing legend Manny Pacquiao after the Irishman’s reps at Paradigm Sports Management won a $5.1 million lawsuit against him. The lawsuit stemmed from Paradigm’s agreement with Pacquiao to exclusively negotiate on his behalf. Pacquiao, however, allegedly entered into a secret agreement with TGB Promotions and allowed a person
Henry Cejudo sees a win over UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling making him one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) challenges Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 288 headliner at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+. A
UFC Fight Night 223 headliners Song Yadong and Ricky Simon had an intense final faceoff for Saturday’s bantamweight clash 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 the USA TODAY network:
Conor McGregor and his legal team are coming for everything. On Wednesday, it was reported that Paradigm Sports — the agency that represents McGregor — won a legal battle against boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao after a judge ruled that Pacquiao was in breach of contract following recent bout negotiations between Paradigm and Pacquiao falling through.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Former UFC double champion Henry Cejudo is ending a three-year retirement to return to the cage, but his peers feel relatively good about his chances to regain gold. Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) is set to challenge bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) in the UFC 288 main event Saturday
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Belal Muhammad said he was chillin’ in Toronto when he received an important call from the UFC, a call that he ultimately hopes is life changing. UFC 288 suddenly was in need of a co-main event last month after Charles Oliveira withdrew from his fight with Beneil Dariush, and the call Muhammad
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – After nearly four years away from the public eye, Kron Gracie needed approximately two minutes to answer 10 questions Wednesday at UFC 288 media day. Soft-spoken and somewhat introverted, Gracie (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was polite despite his brevity. Perhaps he’s just waiting for Saturday at Prudential Center to do the talking.
Nate Diaz Court Hearing Set for June in Street Fight Case Nate Diaz is scheduled for a preliminary court hearing on June 27 stemming from his New Orleans street fight with Logan Paul lookalike Rodney Petersen. Diaz faces potential second-degree battery charges, which are a felony in Louisiana and carry a potential penalty of up
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from April 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
7:44 AM ET One recent day, as Saturday’s UFC bantamweight championship defense against Henry Cejudo approached, Aljamain Sterling chose not to dwell on the pressure attached to the most important night of his career. Instead, he did what he always does when the moment is magnified. He grabbed his phone and played chess to steady
Taking a fight on 3 days notice , Marcus McGhee seized the opportunity and submitted opponent Journey Newson at UFC Vegas 72. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+, visit https://ufc.ac/3NKBvmx
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Crossing over with other fighting sports, WWE has drawn some of the biggest boxing and MMA stars to the squared circle over the years. The likes of Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury have competed in matches while Ken Shamrock and Ronda Rousey (who’s still competing) signed full time. Arguably MMA’s top talent of the past decade, Conor
Watch Henry Cejudo finish Marlon Moraes 👊 UFC Fight Video Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo is coming out of retirement to try and take the belt from bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288. He can only hope to be as decisive as his win over Marlon Moraes, which made him a dual-division champion. Cejudo