Kamaru Usman and Canelo Alvarez are now cool and have cleared the air on their contentious past on social media. A few years ago, when Usman reigned as UFC welterweight champion, he relentlessly called for a cross-over boxing match against Alvarez, who’s arguably the biggest star in boxing and considered by many as the pound-for-pound best
Month: August 2024
UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad believes his first challenger should have to earn their shot. Less than a month removed from his title victory over Leon Edwards at UFC 304, the conversation about the first defense for Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) has begun to grow loud. This is partly due to Muhammad recently telling
From one boxing legend to another, Oscar De La Hoya is pleading Floyd Mayweather to hang up the gloves for good. Mayweather retired from professional boxing after he defeated MMA star Conor McGregor in 2017, bringing his perfect record to 50 wins. Although Mayweather never set foot in the ring again as a professional fighter, he
Caio Borralho knows first hand how good Khamzat Chimaev is. Borralho (17-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC), who emerged as a top middleweight contender after defeating Jared Cannonier this past Saturday at UFC on ESPN 62, spent some time training with Chimaev a couple of years ago. Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) meets Robert Whittaker (26-7 MMA,
Edgar Chairez knows a rematch with Tatsuro Taira is not within immediate reach. However, he’s confident he’ll eventually work himself into a position where a second meet with the Japanese contender makes sense. Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Taira (16-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in July 2023. It was a fight
Henry Cejudo’s return to MMA didn’t go as he expected, and that was thanks to Merab Dvalishvili. The two fought back in February at UFC 298. Cejudo, who’s an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling, surprisingly struggled with the pressure and grappling from Dvalishvili and suffered a unanimous decision loss. This result made it even more
The biggest moment of Khalil Rountree’s professional MMA career is coming soon. In a few weeks, Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) will step into the octagon for his first UFC championship fight, and he’ll do so against one of the most dangerous fighters in the history of the sport – Alex Pereira. The two light
Chael Sonnen thinks Kamaru Usman might be able to out-campaign Shavkat Rakhmonov for a welterweight title shot. Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) is on a three-fight losing skid, but the former champ took issue with fans suggesting he’s washed up. Usman has been trading barbs with current UFC welterweight champ Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3
MMA Fighting has MIsfits Boxing 17 results for the Aarons vs. Simpson fight card and more from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday afternoon. Influencer Danny Aarons and Danny Simpson, a former defender for English clubs Leicester City, Newcastle United and more, will clash in the main event. Aarons will be given Simpson’s Premier
Louis Taylor thinks Shavkat Rakhmonov will have to finish Belal Muhammad to beat him. Taylor expects Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) to potentially be Muhammad’s (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) first title defense. Rakhmonov has a 100 percent finish rate, but Muhammad’s head coach warns him of Muhammad’s pace and cardio. “Gas tank is going to
MMA teams led by former UFC champions Frank Mir and Henry Cejudo will go toe to toe at the United Fight League 5 on August 30, 2024, at The Gila River Wild Horse Pass Casino in Arizona. The sold-out event will be streamed on Kick and Rumble for free as well. Mir and Cejudo coach
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Norma Dumont does not think Julianna Pena deserves a UFC title shot. Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) on Oct. 5 in the UFC 307 co-headliner in Salt Lake City. Peña hasn’t competed since losing her title to Amanda Nunes in a lopsided decision loss at UFC
Stephen Thompson raved about Belal Muhammad’s conditioning in his title fight vs. Leon Edwards. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) defeated Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) in a five-round battle to claim the welterweight title at UFC 304 in July. Thompson credits Muhammad for his long road to the title, which included a suffocating win over
The UFC is set for its second show in Canada in 2024 – and only its third since the COVID-19 outbreak. A UFC Fight Night event is set for Nov. 2 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, with a women’s flyweight contender main event between Erin Blanchfield and Rose Namajunas. The co-main event features fan-favorite
Caio Borralho didn’t just see someone who submitted in the UFC 305 main event. He saw a quitter. Israel Adesanya was gaining momentum in Round 4 of his title fight vs. middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 before Du Plessis was able to hurt him and submit him to retain his belt. Borralho
Daniel Cormier believes we’re edging closer to Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall becoming a reality. Interim heavyweight champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has taken a different approach in trying to get champ Jones’ attention, which Cormier thinks could eventually pay off. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) threw a vulgar insult Aspinall’s way and took
Alexander Volkanovski is going to await the winner of Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) defended his featherweight title five times before getting dethroned by Topuria at UFC 298. He is coming off back-to-back knockout losses to lightweight champion Islam Makhachev and Topuria. “I told them I wanted a break, as
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