Aljamain Sterling puts his #UFC bantamweight championship on the line against Henry Cejudo in the former two-division titleholder’s first bout in over three years in the main event of Saturday’s #UFC288 event. With so many burning questions on both sides, the fight’s intrigue continues to grow. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and José
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Daniel Cormier reacts to Jon Jones retirement comments This week UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones teased that he may retire after fighting Stipe Miocic. And his former foe Daniel Cormier has a theory about why he’s already talking retirement just one fight into the new division. “He’s still the best in the world,” Cormier said
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Yan Xiaonan sees title implications with a win at UFC 288. Xiaonan (16-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade (24-10 MMA, 15-8 UFC) in Saturday’s featured main card bout at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+. With her last three
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – Charles Jourdain knows his back is against the wall heading into UFC 288. Jourdain (13-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC) meets Kron Gracie (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in Saturday’s main card opener at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+. Jourdain is coming off back-to-back losses for the first
Jorge Masvidal’s father arrested for allegedly shooting someone at the former fighter’s home Jorge Masvidal‘s father has been arrested for allegedly shooting someone following an argument at the retired UFC fighter’s home. Masvidal wasn’t at home at the time of the alleged shooting. The news was first reported by Andy Slater on Twitter. Slater hosts
When Sage Northcutt was in the hospital, Rich Franklin made sure to visit him. “It was a pretty devastating shot,” Franklin recently told MMA Junkie Radio. “The injuries were fairly severe. It wasn’t like he broke an arm and had to get casted, in and out. He spent some time there, so I stopped in.”
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
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
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