Glover Teixeira thinks Alex Pereira’s power is unmatched. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defends his title against Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 307 main event in Salt Lake City. Pereira has expressed his desire to drop back down to middleweight – where he once held the belt, to challenge champion Dricus
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The UFC is back on Mountain Time for UFC 307, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. In the headliner, light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) puts
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 307 event in Salt Lake City. 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
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Monday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 74 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex hosts Tuesday’s card, which streams on ESPN+. For the eighth event
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC, PFL
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 Nolan King, Dan Tom, Brian “Goze” Garcia, and special guest John Nash will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) to
When all is said and done, Ailin Perez wants to be viewed in the same light as one of the all-time UFC greats. At UFC Fight Night 243, Perez (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) submitted Dariya Zheleznyakova (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) for her fourth promotional win – all in a row. The fight took place on
(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Benoit Saint Denis after UFC Fight Night 243 loss?) Renato Moicano took his stock in the lightweight division to the next level Saturday when he defeated Benoit Saint Denis in the UFC Fight Night 243 main event. Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) battered Saint Denis (13-3 MMA,
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(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Renato Moicano after UFC Fight Night 243 win?) Benoit Saint Denis has experienced a sudden change in fortune following his loss to Renato Moicano in the UFC Fight Night 243 main event. After winning five consecutive fights in the lightweight division, Saint Denis (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
As we’ve come accustomed to with the Irishman, Conor McGregor chose violence when discussing Belal Muhammad and his championship reign. McGregor isn’t in mixed martial arts to make any friends, and we’ve seen him clash with athletes both inside and outside of the sport. Fighters often talk their way into high-profile matchups that they otherwise
Chris Barnett has a new opponent for his long-awaited return to the UFC cage. Junior Tafa has stepped into UFC Fight Night 244 in place of Waldo Cortes-Acosta, the promotion recently announced. The three-round heavyweight bout will take place Oct. 12 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Cortes-Acosta’s manager Javier Torres, of Skillset Management,
It took Fares Ziam a little while, but he finally had his first finish under the UFC banner. The 27-year-old Frenchman rocked the home crowd at Accor Arena in Paris with a vicious third-round knockout knee strike that landed on Matt Frevola. Commentary, pundits and many others watching along at home on social media immediately
Renato Moicano thinks Benoit Saint Denis needs a change in training scenery if he wants to snap his two-fight losing skid after UFC Fight Night 243. After scoring a second-round doctor’s stoppage TKO win over Saint Denis (13-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) on Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris, Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) extended an
What a night it was for Bryan Battle. Not only did he finish Kevin Jousset with strikes at UFC Fight Night 243, he riled up the fans in attendance with a double middle finger celebration and expert-level microphone work during his post-fight interview. “I was on the other end of this when the UFC came
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira says Magomed Ankalaev only has himself to blame for getting passed over for a title shot. At UFC 307, Pereira returns to action to defend his title against an unlikely opponent in Khalil Rountree, who currently sits at No. 8 in the promotion’s rankings. Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC),
Brendan Allen found himself as a magnet for criticism from fellow middleweights – including champion Dricus Du Plessis – after his UFC Fight Night 243 co-main event loss. There’s no one more critical of the performance from Allen (24-6 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in his unanimous decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov on Saturday at Accor Arena in
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