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
Month: May 2023
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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Michael Chandler discusses his incredible fight against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268, the stitches he received, why he wants Conor McGregor next, “new kid on the block” Ian Garry, and more on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to
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
Amanda Nunes has a new UFC 289 title challenger, putting her trilogy vs. Julianna Pena on hold. With Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) out of the June 10 pay-per-view main event due to broken ribs, Mexican bantamweight Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) will step in to fight Nunes (22-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and challenge
Belal Muhammad is sitting at No. 4 in the UFC welterweight division. He has zero defeats in his last nine bouts. So why the heck did he agree to step in on short notice to fight No. 5 ranked Gilbert Burns at UFC 288 on Saturday? How Belal Muhammad vs. Gilbert Burns came together In
Tom Aspinall won’t be surprised if he never crosses paths with UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones has hinted that he could retire after a couple of title defenses. He’s been linked to a matchup with former champ Stipe Miocic, who’s widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time. So if Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1
To knee or not to knee? That is the question the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports and the Colorado Combative Sports Commission disagree on. The ABC is not pleased with the Global Rule Set being used for ONE Championship’s first event in the U.S. – but the Colorado commission remains firm in its
Bryce Mitchell out of UFC 288 bout Bryce Mitchell is going to have to wait to make his UFC return. According to ESPN’s Carlos Legaspi, he is out due to an undisclosed injury and Movsar Evolev will now fight Diego Lopes. This news comes just a day after fans wondered why Mitchell was covered in
Just five days away from UFC 288, the pay-per-view event has experienced one more significant shakeup. Bryce Mitchell is out of his fight with Movsar Evloev. As a result, promotional newcomer Diego Lopes will step in on five days’ notice to meet Evloev on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Two people with knowledge
After losing out on a UFC headliner, Brendan Allen has been booked against Bruno Silva. Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) meets Silva (14-5-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on June 24 at UFC on ABC 5 in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card will broadcast live on ABC and ESPN+. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media
The sixth numbered UFC event of the year is rapidly approaching with UFC 288 on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the event have been acquired by
Gianni Vasquez talks to MMA Junkie’s Nolan King about his viral submission loss at Fury FC 76 and how referee Fran Collazo nearly cost him his life. Full story: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/04/fury-fc-76-video-gianni-vazquez-vs-edgar-chairez-reactionvs-edgar-chairez Be sure to subscribe to receive updates when we post new content: bit.ly/3YstIQd Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: