LAS VEGAS – Themba Gorimbo credits Colby Covington for facilitating his move to MMA Masters. Gorimbo (11-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) picked up his first octagon win Saturday at UFC Fight Night 224 when he defeated Takashi Sato by unanimous decision at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight against Sato marked Gorimbo’s first with MMA
Day: May 22, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Oftentimes, fighters lay into their opponents for missing weight. Following her UFC Fight Night 224 win, Karolina Kowalkiewicz took a different route when asked about opponent Vanessa Demopoulos’ botched weigh-in Friday ahead of their fight. “Sometimes it happens,” Kowalkiewicz told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “I don’t know why she didn’t make
When the BMF belt was the prize at the end of the rope for Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz at UFC 244, it was supposed to be a one-and-done opportunity. But all of a sudden, the Baddest Motherf**ker championship is again in play. So what gives? Masvidal and Diaz headlined UFC 244 at Madison Square
Daniel Cormier hopes to see the ‘”BMF” title get defended moving forward. With inaugural “BMF” champion Jorge Masvidal retiring, the UFC opted to pit former interim lightweight champs Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje against each other for the vacant belt in a five-round fight that headlines UFC 291 on July 29 at Vivint Arena in
Sean O’Malley’s coach has very high praise for UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. O’Malley (16-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is scheduled to challenge Sterling (23-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) for the 135-pound title in the UFC 292 headliner on Aug. 19 at TD Garden in Boston. It’s clear that O’Malley’s head coach, Tim Welch, is not taking
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UFC Fight Night 224’s Andre Fialho talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters at media day for his main card matchup with Joaquin Buckley on Saturday in Las Vegas. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-fight-night-224 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
Francis Ngannou responds to Dana White’s thoughts on PFL signing On Saturday night UFC president Dana White responded to the news that Francis Ngannou had signed with the PFL. His long rant covered many angles but the gist of it was that he wasn’t overly impressed, nor believed it was the right move for the
LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White walked out of the UFC Apex Saturday impressed with the performance of Mackenzie Dern. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 224, Dern (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) dominated Angela Hill over the course of 25 minutes to win a one-sided unanimous decision. After the fight, Dern called
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
Vasiliy Lomachenko still has it. He just didn’t have enough. Devin Haney survived a vintage performance from his 35-year-old opponent to win a close, but unanimous decision and retain his undisputed 135-pound championship Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The official scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. Boxing Junkie scored it 114-114, a
Check out these photos from Devin Haney’s unanimous decision victory in the marquee boxing match against Vasiliy Lomachenko at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Devin Haney v Vasyl Lomachenko LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 20: Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine prior to facing Devin Haney during… LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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The UFC closed out its May schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 224, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the main event, Mackenzie Dern (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) defeated Angela Hill (15-13 MMA, 10-13 UFC) by unanimous decision in the Fight of the Night, with the grappling specialist landing
Jeff Wagenheim May 20, 2023, 10:36 PM ET Mackenzie Dern did not add to her record number of submissions but showed off a different dimension of dangerousness in dominating Angela Hill in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Dern (13-3), a two-time jiu-jitsu world champion whose four submission wins
LAS VEGAS – UFC strawweight contender Mackenzie Dern didn’t intend to have her personal issues at the forefront of fight week, but is glad everything came to light. Ahead of her UFC Fight Night 224 main event bout against Angela Hill at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Dern (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) detailed a
Mackenzie Dern got back on track at UFC Vegas 73, taking a dominating victory over Angela Hill in the night’s main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The most impressive part of the fight wasn’t necessarily that Dern won… or that she dominated. The most impressive thing that happened on Saturday night was