Javier Mendez thinks Ilia Topuria needs to pump the brakes on his push to get a lightweight title shot against Islam Makhachev. Mendez, head coach of Makhachev and other notable fighters at American Kickboxing Academy, heard of Topuria’s request to fight Makhachev but was not interested in the idea. Mendez believes there are bigger challenges
Day: May 30, 2024
Israel Adesanya’s former foes will battle it out at UFC 302. Former middleweight champion Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) takes on Paulo Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event (pay-per-view/ESPN2/ESPN+) at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) is the only fighter to finish Costa, stopping him in Round
Khasan Magomedsharipov, brother of former UFC star Zabit Magomedsharipov, has his next challenge in front of him. A undefeated 23-year-old featherweight fighter, Magomedsharipov (9-0) returns June 22 at Bellator Champions Series: Dublin against Tyler Mathison (6-3), promotion officials informed MMA Junkie on Thursday. The event takes place at 3Arena in Dublin and streams on Max.
Nick Diaz returns after almost four years away when he takes on Vicente Luque in a welterweight bout at UFC on ABC 7. Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque preview Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) hasn’t competed since a TKO loss to Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 in September 2021, which was his first fight in
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Kevin Holland believes Islam Makhachev would become UFC welterweight champion if he moved up a division. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) defends his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 302 (pay-per-view/ESPN2/ESPN+) main event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Makhachev has reiterated his desire to
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Well, it turns out Sean Strickland is not a fan of the new UFC gloves. The former UFC middleweight champion, who returns this Saturday against Paulo Costa in the co-main event of UFC 302, criticized the new design of the official UFC gloves for what he found to be subpar quality.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – It’s not often Paulo Costa gets a second fight week in four months, as is the case currently in the days leading up to UFC 302. For the second straight camp booking, there were no fight-damning issues. Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) strolled into his pre-fight news conference fashionable, and fashionably
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – It’s all been leading to this moment for Dustin Poirier at UFC 302, and he has no doubt he will achieve his final career accomplishment by taking Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title. After two failed bids at an undisputed championship, Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) gets what he’s described as his final
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Just a few months ago, Randy Brown was campaigning to fight Michael Chiesa, but today, that’s a much different story. Brown (18-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has lost all interest in fighting Chiesa and is no longer in search of the matchup. Returning at Saturday’s UFC 302, Brown said his objective is
The sixth numbered UFC event of 2024 is on the horizon, with UFC 302 on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the show have been acquired by
Alexander Volkanovski is eager for his chance to run things back with UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) lost his featherweight title to Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) by second-round knockout in February at UFC 298. Topuria is angling for his first title defense to be against Max Holloway, then wants
A photo of Islam Makhachev from his UFC 302 pre-fight photoshoot was enough to send Conor McGregor into a fit about hygiene. McGregor, who is not a doctor, believes he identified a staph infection on Makhachev’s left shin, and attacked the UFC lightweight champion and his team for their cleanliness. A dark, circular blemish is