It looks like the UFC’s welterweight division soon will get another big name in the mix. Kelvin Gastelum, “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 17 winner who has 20 UFC fights on his resume, announced his drop back to 170 pounds Thursday. Gastelum (18-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC) said in a video posted on his Twitter account that
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For light-heavyweight Houston Alexander, his transition from MMA to bare knuckle boxing has not only been successful in the ring, but it’s been an enjoyable process for him. Having picked up three straight wins in BKFC, Alexander acknowledges the process of fighting is never easy, but building a winning streak, with finishes in all his
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has called shenanigans on Eric Albarracin’s claim that UFC 288 sold 700K pay-per-views. Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) retained his title against Henry Cejudo (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) by split decision in this past Saturday’s main event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. According to Cejudo’s coach, Albarracin, the event did
UFC on ABC 4 takes place this Saturday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., where ranked heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Jailton Almeida square off in the main event. Almeida (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who’s No. 12 in the official UFC heavyweight rankings, is a big 5-to-1 favorite over No. 9 Rozenstruik (13-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Bellator 296 weigh-in results and video: Mousasi and Edwards on point PRESS RELEASE: PARIS, FRANCE – BELLATOR’s star-studded return to Paris, France, Bellator 296, with Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian Edwards is official following Thursday’s weigh-ins. BELLATOR 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards competitors weighed-in on Thursday ahead of BELLATOR’s monumental return to the City of Lights, which takes place
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Champ Aljamain Sterling and challenger Henry Cejudo had an intense and physical final UFC 288 faceoff at ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their bantamweight title fight on Saturday in Newark, N.J. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-288 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
Eric Garcia admits Fury FC’s path to the top hasn’t been linear, but it’s been right. Texas has a robust regional scene with the quantity of promotions continually increasing. Fury FC seemingly sits above the state’s unofficial leaderboard in terms of notoriety and crafting top talent in 2023. But rewind a decade, and the demand
Bellator 296 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Thursday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 7 a.m. ET (4 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in Paris. The nearby Accor Arena hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime
The weigh-ins for Bellator’s latest trip overseas are in the books. In the middleweight main event, former champion Gegard Mousasi (49-8-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) takes on Fabian Edwards (11-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA). Mousasi came in at 185.6 pounds, and his opponent Edwards came slightly under the middleweight mark at 184.8. In the co-feature, Mansour Barnaoui
For the first time in a long time, Douglas Lima feels healthy going into a fight. A former three-time Bellator welterweight champion, Lima (32-11 MMA, 14-7 BMMA) will move up to middleweight for the first time Friday when he takes on Costello Van Steenis (14-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) in the Bellator 296 co-main event, which
Gilbert Burns, Belal Muhammad and Jessica Andrade analyze their fights at media day. Things get heated between champ Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo at the press conference. UFC 288 is on Saturday, May 6. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
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Gilbert Burns expects to be out several months after suffering a shoulder injury in his loss to Belal Muhammad at UFC 288, but he won’t need surgery. Burns (22-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) was noticeably compromised after the opening rounds of his unanimous decision defeat to Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) this past weekend at Prudential
Dana White announces Robbie Lawler retirement and UFC 290 headliner UFC president Dana White on Wednesday unloaded details surrounding this year’s International Fight Week in Las Vegas. The week of festivities culminates with the UFC 290 event on Saturday, July 8 at T-Mobile Arena. It also features the UFC Hall of Fame ceremony, which will
DALLAS – Just 48 hours after his UFC 288 win, Kennedy Nzechukwu already was back in the gym. Nzechukwu (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) rallied to submit Devin Clark by standing guillotine choke in the second round on this past Saturday’s UFC 288 prelims at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Two days later, Nzechukwu was back training at
International Fight Week continues to take shape. A lightweight bout is a targeted addition to UFC 290, which takes place July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as Kamuela Kirk and Esteban Ribovics are expected to compete. Verbal agreements are in place with paperwork expected to be issued in the coming days. Two people
Full Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz ‘sketch ass’ press conference video Jake Paul and Nate Diaz held court with the media in Dallas, Texas, on Tuesday, in what Diaz proclaimed a “sketch ass” and “rookie” press conference. All this while allegedly trying to hype his bout opposite Paul. The two will square off on Aug.