It’s another Mother’s Day, and despite being some of the toughest and most tenacious characters in all of sports, MMA fighters aren’t against well wishes. Check below to see a collection of tweets and Instagram posts from MMA fighters and personalities across the globe celebrating Mother’s Day 2024 on social media. * * * * Max
Day: May 12, 2024
Joaquin Buckley knows he’s not going to fight Conor McGregor, yet he called him out anyway. The rising UFC welterweight contender used his in-octagon, post-fight interview at UFC on ESPN 56 to call out McGregor. Although he got an impressive win over Nursulton Ruziboev (34-9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in the co-main event of the card,
It didn’t take long for Sean Woodson to line up his potential next assignment. Woodson (12-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) on Saturday used some of his time on the microphone to make a callout after his unanimous decision win over Alex Caceres (21-15 MMA, 16-13 UFC) on the UFC on ESPN 56 main card at Enterprise
Derrick Lewis is looking to take his talents to the WWE, but that’s no reason for MMA fans to worry. Although looking to get into the pro wrestling world, Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) assures fans if he wrestles, it won’t come at the expense of his fighting career. Lewis, a two-time UFC heavyweight title
The UFC is breaking various records for itself at seemingly every turn, but the promotion is going to do something at UFC 303 that is far from inconsequential. The organization is poised to do its first live gate in excess of $20 million for the June 29 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which
So you want to be a fighter, huh? Mateusz Rebecki was made an example about the brutal nature of the fight game Saturday when he suffered a lopsided loss to Diego Ferreira in their lightweight bout at UFC on ESPN 56. Entering the event with all the momentum and on a 16-fight winning streak, Rebecki
Check out the best photos from Derrick Lewis’ third-round TKO win over Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports) rodrigo-nascimento-ufc-on-espn-56-weigh-ins derrick-lewis-ufc-on-espn-56-media-day rodrigo-nascimento-ufc-on-espn-56-ceremonial-weigh-ins derrick-lewis-ufc-on-espn-56-ceremonial-weigh-ins derrick-lewis-rodrigo-nascimento-ufc-on-espn-56-ceremonial-weigh-ins-faceoff Derrick Lewis vs Rodrigo Nascimento ufc on espn 56 faceoff MMA: UFC Fight Night-St. Louis-Lewis
Derrick Lewis topped his previous celebrations, but it was also bottoms out Saturday in St. Louis. Following his UFC on ESPN 56 main event win, Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) pulled out all of the stops to the thrill of those in attendance at Enterprise Center. First, Lewis finished Rodrigo Nascimento (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday’s card, including one to a 12-second finisher. After UFC on ESPN 56, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in St. Louis. Check out the winners below. Fight of the Night: Trey Waters vs. Billy Goff Trey Waters def. Billy Goff via unanimous decision
Dana White liked what he saw from Joaquin Buckley this Saturday. Well, at least almost all of it. The UFC CEO was taken away by Buckley’s (19-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) showing at UFC on ESPN 56, where he defeated Nursulton Ruziboev in the co-main event of the card. Buckley, who had fought and defeated Vicente Luque
Derrick Lewis got a much-needed win on Saturday when he defeated Rodrigo Nascimento in the UFC on ESPN 56 main event. After losing four of his previous five fights coming in, Lewis (28-12 MMA, 19-10 UFC) showed he still has something left in the tank when he scored a third-round knockout victory over Nascimento (11-2
With UFC St. Louis a wrap after an exciting night (Sat., May 11, 2024) of fights live on ESPN from inside Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, fight fans can now check out the post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners. On a night that featured a main
For the first time, the world’s leading bareknuckle boxing organization touches down in New England. BKFC 61 takes place Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and streams on Triller TV with prelims live and free on MMA Junkie. In the main event, former UFC bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera (1-1-1) battles former Bellator featherweight