Mario Bautista will look to do something many rising contenders have failed to do against Jose Aldo. Bautista (14-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) takes on former champion and UFC Hall of Famer Aldo (32-8 MMA, 14-7 UFC) at UFC 307, which takes place Oct. 5 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). Aldo has
Day: September 2, 2024
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 242 event in Las Vegas. 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
We want your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator Champions Series event in San Diego. 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 Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT). Those MMA Junkie reader
Check out these photos from the Dana White’s Contender Series 70 weigh-ins and faceoffs in Las Vegas. (Photos by Ken Hathaway, MMA Junkie) Quillan Salkilld – DWCS 70 weigh in Gauge Young – DWCS 70 weigh in Guage Young vs Quillan Salkilld – dwcs 70 fighter faceoff Shannon Clark – DWCS 70 weigh in Yuneisy
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
Shara Magomedov will get his wish of fighting at UFC 308, but not against his desired opponent. Magomedov (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) meets Armen Petrosyan (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a middleweight bout Oct. 26 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UFC officials announced Monday morning. Armenia MMA was first to report
Caio Borralho, who recently beat Jared Cannonier to become a top contender in the UFC middleweight division, is a member of Fighting Nerds. The mixed martial arts gym is based in São Paulo, Brazil, and has gained a ton of prominence in MMA circles lately. Several members of Fighting Nerds have put up impressive performances
Trevor Bozniak’s foot was sideways, bent under him, as he sat on the canvas Saturday at a BKFC Prospect Series event in Enoch, Alberta, Canada. Twenty-year-old opponent Kayden Giroux had knocked him down with a right hand in the opening seconds of the fight, and Bozniak’s leg was crushed with the brunt of the fall.
A UFC-ranked light heavyweight battle is headed to Madison Square Garden. Nikita Krylov and Azamat Murzakanov will collide Nov. 16 at UFC 309 in New York. Two people with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.