Day: May 3, 2024

Charles Oliveira offered his services to be the backup for Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns from an almost three-year layoff to face Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in the UFC 303 headliner June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) sees

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC 301 main event between flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Steve Erceg. Alexandre Pantoja UFC 301 preview Alexandre Pantoja Staple info: Height: 5’5″ Age: 34 Weight: 125 lbs. Reach:

“I don’t think he wants to be here.” That’s what Jonathan Martinez said as he questioned the motive behind Jose Aldo’s return to the UFC. Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC), a former UFC and WEC featherweight champion, makes his highly-anticipated return to MMA Saturday against Martinez (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in the co-main event of

In a bizarre circumstance, a fight has been scrapped from UFC 301 – after a fighter successfully made weight. William Gomis (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) struggled to make the walk to the scale Friday in Rio de Janeiro for his featherweight fight on the prelims against Jean Silva (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Wearing a T-shirt and

UFC 301 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the main and co-main event fighters were on their marks for the top of the card. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The nearby Farmasi Arena hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+). Check out the video above to see Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA,

Official weigh-ins for UFC 301 take place Friday, and you can get all the results here. The weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The nearby Farmasi Arena hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+). Among those weighing in are flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and challenger Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA,

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is not afraid to tussle on the ground with Khamzat Chimaev when necessary. Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) takes on Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the UFC on ABC 6 main event June 22 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chimaev has mauled numerous fighters on the

Michael Bisping doesn’t think Steve Erceg is ready for Alexandre Pantoja. Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) defends his flyweight title against Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) main event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Bisping marveled at Pantoja’s resume, which includes two wins over Brandon Moreno, two wins over

Renato Moicano thinks Muhammad Mokaev would have created more buzz than Steve Erceg as a UFC title challenger. Despite Mokaev having more experience in the octagon, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) wound up drawing Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) headliner at Rio Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil has always been known to be a passionate and fiery crowd when it comes to MMA, and some even think the fans there are wild enough to give their home fighters an edge over their foreign rivals. From throwing things to the famed ‘Uh, Vai Morrer!’ – “You’re going to die!” in Portuguese –

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

You can’t tell the story of mixed martial arts without talking about Brazil. A country that’s hosted Vale Tudo (a Portuguese term for “anything goes”) fights since the 1920s, it’s no surprise to see that the martial arts mecca of Brazil continues to carry a strong presence throughout MMA. Whether there’s a fight card going