Day: May 15, 2024

LAS VEGAS – Edson Barboza has put his name in the hat for the next Baddest Motherf*cker title fight in the UFC. The longtime contender wants the promotion to give him a shot at Max Holloway, who recently won the BMF belt in iconic fashion last month at UFC 300. Barboza (24-11 MMA, 18-11 UFC),

Aspen Ladd doesn’t think anyone can hang with Kayla Harrison in the UFC women’s bantamweight division. Harrison swept the scorecards when she defeated Ladd in their 150-pound catchweight bout this past November at the 2023 PFL Championships. The two-time Olympic gold medalist then signed with the UFC, choking out Holly Holm in her bantamweight debut

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel reacts to Matt Brown’s retirement from MMA. Last week, the long-time UFC welterweight announced that he was hanging up the gloves – at least in terms of MMA. He later spoke to MMA Junkie where he explained the reasoning behind his retirement and left the

Darren Till insists on returning to the UFC. Till (18-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) requested his release from the UFC in March 2023. He’ll make his professional boxing debut vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (53-6-1, 1 NC) in a six-round, 190-pound bout July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event, which is headlined by Jake

UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili considers himself lucky or blessed – or both. On Tuesday, Dvalishvili shared a video shot on his cell phone moments after he was involved in a multiple-car pileup during an Uber ride in New York. In the video, Dvalishvili appears to be in disbelief as to what just happened while

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel discusses the function of the UFC Apex in 2024. There have been 16 UFC shows this year alone, eight of them at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Many fans and media have complained about the lack of audience and questionable quality of these events.

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,462, the lads welcome in Bellator champion Patchy Mix ahead of his upcoming bout at Bellator Champions Series: Paris against Magomed Magomedov. The fellas also discuss the latest news in the world of MMA, including what happened at UFC on

So what if Ronda Rousey waited until years later to open up about her history with concussions? That’s essentially Daniel Cormier’s take on the situation surrounding his fellow UFC Hall of Famer. Rousey raised eyebrows in March when she admitted that too many concussions was the primary reason for her abrupt MMA retirement. A few

Waldo Cortes-Acosta took on a very dangerous striker in the heavyweight division and gave him his first professional loss while having a dominant showing. Yet, despite getting the job done, some are throwing criticism his way. This past Saturday on the main card of UFC on ESPN 56, Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) defeated Olympic

Esteban Ribovics arguably had the best finish at UFC on ESPN 56. Yet, he wasn’t one of the winners of a Performance of the Night bonus. This past Saturday in St. Louis, Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) picked up the biggest win of his professional MMA career by scoring one of the best knockouts of

Following UFC on ESPN 56, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. In the feature bout of the event at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Derrick Lewis knocked out Rodrigo Nascimento, extending his UFC knockout record. A few other notables made their presence felt in a big way with strong showings. In the co-feature,

On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel reacted to the results of UFC on ESPN 56. This past Saturday, both Derrick Lewis and Joaquin Buckley picked up big wins in the main and co-main event of the St. Louis event. Lewis stopped Brazil’s Rodrigo Nascimento, while Buckley dominated Nursulton Ruziboev to continue