UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis credits Conor McGregor for transcending the sport of MMA. Former UFC dual champion McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) holds numerous pay-per-view records, stepped into the ring with undefeated Floyd Mayweather, and recently made his acting debut in the remake of “Road House,” in which he starred alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.
Day: May 27, 2024
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 302 event in Newark. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those reader consensus picks will be part
Dana White’s Contender Series, Season 8 kicks off in less than three months. In recent weeks, the UFC matchmakers have been gearing up for a summer DWCS return, expected to launch Aug. 13. Athletes and matchups have slowly, but surely, been booked. DWCS debuted in 2017 with an eight-episode inaugural season. Season 2 was held
With “Spinning Back Clique” off for the U.S. Memorial Day holiday, join MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn for a special live stream Q&A Monday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Despite the UFC not holding an event over the past weekend, there was no shortage of happenings in the MMA space. Several notable fights
Did you miss the debut of UFC 302 “Countdown” or just want to watch it again? Check out the main event preview now. The segment takes a special look at the lightweight title fight between champion Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) and former interim champ and challenger Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC). UFC 302
Check out these photos from Misfits middleweight champion Elle Brooke and Paige VanZant’s draw at MF & DAZN: X Series 15. (Photos courtesy of Misfits Boxing) Elle Brooke vs. Paige VanZant, MF & DAZN- X Series 15 press conference video Elle Brooke vs. Paige VanZant, MF & DAZN- X Series 15 press conference paige-vanzant-weigh-in-misfits-boxing-3 Paige
Joe Giannetti only got one chance to showcase his skills inside the UFC cage and is hell-bent on making it back for another. Saturday, Giannetti (16-5-1) notched a highlight-reel finish for the second straight fight when he put opponent Jacob Bohn (14-12) to sleep in 27 seconds with a suffocating ninja choke. The fight co-headlined
The UFC’s roster is absolutely littered – in a good way – with former LFA fighters. The promotion is positively silly with standouts who worked their way to the topmost tier of MMA with fights early in their careers in the LFA, a promotion that was formed when Legacy Fighting Championship and the RFA combined
The latest twister submission etched into the MMA record books took place Friday in Australia. At Eternal MMA 84, Luke Dally contorted opponent Jordan Thomas and secured the tap at the 1:38 mark of Round 2. The lightweight bout took place in Moore Park, New South Wales, and streamed on UFC Fight Pass. When the
Dustin Poirier got back on the winning track in a big way at UFC 299. Coming off of a devastating loss to Justin Gaethje, Poirier was paired up with white hot lightweight prospect Benoit Saint Denis this past March in Miami. Few would have been surprised if Saint Denis ran through the former interim champion
Kennedy Freeman has it in her DNA. On Saturday at Cage Warriors 172, with her dad in her corner, Freeman (5-0) put opponent Gisele Libanio (2-2) on rollerskates in an exchange and then finished the job with a brutal left hand. After the win, an elated Freeman scaled the cage and signaled for a title
Ronda Rousey was, at times, a polarizing figure in the MMA world. And though she’s been gone from the sport for longer than she was in it, she remains a significant personality in the space – and remains polarizing. With the release of her second book, “Our Fight,” in February, Rousey has been back in the