LAS VEGAS – Hyder Amil defeated Jeong Yeong Lee on Saturday night in a barnburner at UFC on ESPN 60. Amil vs. Lee lasted just 65 seconds, but it was full of action as Amil finished Lee by standing TKO thanks to a blistering barrage of punches exchanged between both men. Afterward, Amil explained how
Day: July 22, 2024
LAS VEGAS – Trey Ogden sees Chase Hooper as easy money. Ogden (18-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC) notched his second consecutive win when he defeated Loik Radzhabov (18-6-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) by unanimous decision in their lightweight bout Saturday at the UFC Apex. Ogden thinks he’s been facing some tough opposition as of late and actually
LAS VEGAS – Luana Carolina defeated Lucie Pudilova on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 60. Carolina (11-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) used solid performance for 15 minutes to claim a unanimous decision from Pudilova (14-10 MMA, 3-8 UFC) by scores of 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 at the UFC Apex. It was Carolina’s third consecutive victory
Mike Perry had no business being in the ring with Jake Paul, at least according to UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping. Paul (10-1) finished Perry (0-2) by sixth-round TKO in their cruiserweight boxing match this past Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Bisping pointed to the obvious size difference between the two fighters,
Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Farah Hannoun, Brian “Goze” Garcia and Matthew Wells join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
LAS VEGAS – Thomas Petersen defeated Mohammed Usman on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 60. Petersen (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took the fight to Usman (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) over the course of 15 minutes to earn a clean-sweep unanimous decision by scores of 30-27 from all three judges at the UFC Apex. Afterward,
LAS VEGAS – Miranda Maverickdefeated Dione Barbosa on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 60. Maverick (14-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was dominant all around for 15 minutes to claim a unanimous decision from Barbosa (7-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) by scores of 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27. Although Barbosa wasn’t the ranked women’s flyweight opponent that Maverick
In dealing with defeat, Mike Perry has focuses – but Conor McGregor’s declaration of his BKFC firing is not one of them. “He doesn’t f*cking have a promotion because me and him are both owners of BKFC,” Perry said during a post-fight news conference after boxing Jake Paul. “He can’t fire me. We can fight
The octagon returned to its home base of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 60. The main event saw Virna Jandiroba (21-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) score a slick submission win over former strawweight title challenger Amanda Lemos (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC) to enhance the case for a title shot
Conor McGregor appears ready to make his comeback. Following an eventful week where he hosted a BKFC press conference, launched a new record label, blasted Jake Paul after his boxing match and apparently fired Mike Perry from his job with the bare-knuckle promotion, the Irish superstar took to Twitter to inform his next opponent that
Nate Maness loves fighting for the UFC and has found success. That’s why he’s puzzled by what seems to be a parting of ways, though he says he’s not entirely sure that’s the case, either. According to Maness (16-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC), his UFC deal expired after his win over Jimmy Flick in June. The
LAS VEGAS – Loud and clear, it was a family affair for Kurt Holobaugh as he won Saturday at UFC on ESPN 60. As Holobaugh (21-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC) defeated Kaynan Kruschewsky (15-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) by unanimous decision at the UFC Apex, his wife and two sons were very audibly rooting him on.’ “I
Jake Paul put on a thoroughly dominant display in his boxing matchup with Mike Perry on Saturday, overwhelming the BKFC star en route to a sixth-round knockout win. The victory marked the fifth former UFC star whom Paul has stood victorious over in the boxing ring, with previous wins over Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva, Ben