Alexander Volkanovski hasn’t changed his mind on who the greatest featherweight of all time is. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) defended his 145-pound title five times before losing it to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 in February. His resume includes wins over Jose Aldo, Max Holloway three times, and Brian Ortega. But Volkanovski had high
Day: May 2, 2024
The UFC returns with its fifth pay-per-view of 2024, which means the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 301 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. In the main event, Brazilian flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC)
Demetrious Johnson has excelled in multiple forms of combat sports, and now he wants to try his hand at boxing. The former longtime UFC flyweight champion and current ONE flyweight champ recently made headlines for submitting 6-foot-3, 248-pound BJJ heavyweight champion Michael Sante Medina at an open-weight tournament at the 2024 Pan IBJJF Championships. Now
Alexander Volkanovski is confused by UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria’s current approach. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) has rubbed Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) the wrong way with some of his recent comments – which includes a stipulation that Max Holloway’s BMF title be on the line if they fight. Volkanovski is eager to run
This week, the UFC travels to Brazil for UFC 301. The pay-per-view event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janerio features a flyweight title bout between champ Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Steve Erceg. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out
Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya had to be separated by security at Wednesday’s press conference for Alvarez’s title fight against Jaime Munguia. De La Hoya, who promotes Munguia under Golden Boy, took several shots at Alvarez during his introductory speech at their pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, claiming that Alvarez was built
Alex Pereira was ready for his frequent wrestling test from Daniel Cormier ahead of UFC 301. UFC Hall of Famer and current commentator Cormier has stated in the past that every time he encounters reigning light heavyweight champ Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in person, he likes to feel out where his grappling is at
The Ryan Garcia roller coaster ride continues with what could be another big dip. According to multiple reports, Garcia has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs related to his boxing upset win over Devin Haney 10 days ago. Garcia responded on social media to the news, as well. Veteran boxing journalist Dan Rafael reported Garcia tested
Fighters are often criticized for failing to prioritize their financial interests in their MMA careers, but no such accusation can be made toward Irish prospect Paul Hughes. Hughes (11-1), a former Cage Warriors champion, just went through the process of free agency and had bids on the table from both the UFC and PFL. He
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2024: 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
The war of words between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway continues. It’s been an interesting start to Topuria’s reign as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight champion. To celebrate his big second round knockout of Alexander Volkanovkski (watch highlights) at UFC 298 this past February 2024, Topuria toured Spain and made several appearances in other sporting
Steve Erceg doesn’t deny that his shot at the UFC flyweight title came under unusual circumstances. Less than a year since signing with the UFC, Erceg already finds himself headlining a UFC pay-per-view and challenging for the undisputed belt at 125 pounds. Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3