Joshua Van has raised his hand once again. But this time as a result, he’ll fight in potential once-in-a-lifetime UFC venue at Sphere in Las Vegas. With Kevin Borjas off the Sept. 14 card for undisclosed reasons, Van (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) steps in to face Edgar Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a flyweight
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Robert Whittaker will look to cement himself as the top middleweight at UFC 308. Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) takes on Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) on Oct. 26 at UFC 308 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Whittaker knows Chimaev will test his grappling, and he has been training hard
Bellator Champions Series: London has lost its main event. The middleweight championship rematch between Johnny Eblen and Fabian Edwards has been removed from the card, the promotion announced Tuesday. No reason was given for the cancellation. A new date for Eblen (15-0) vs. Edwards (13-3) is expected to be announced in the coming days. With
Brandon Fracassi-McDaniel knew the secret before practically anyone else. For Fracassi-McDaniel, there’s a single moment in time 14 years ago that’s embedded in his memory. An instructor at Warrior Way Martial Arts in Walled Lake, Mich., Fracassi-McDaniel took a bunch of his youth students to a tournament in the greater Detroit Area in 2010. It
UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad wouldn’t hesitate moving up to middleweight to fight Sean Strickland. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) is not fond of Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) or his fighting style. He’s confident he’d have his way with him if they ever fought and thinks the former middleweight champ is all bark, no
If Kayla Harrison had to choose, she’d rather fight Julianna Pena for the title. Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is perhaps one fight away from cementing herself as No. 1 contender if she can get past Ketlen Vieira (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) Oct. 5 at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City. In the nights co-headliner,
Usman Nurmagomedov couldn’t be happier with his preparation for the Bellator Champions Series: San Diego main event, and he thinks it’s going to result in a dominant performance. Nurmagomedov (17-0) returns to competition for the first time in 11 months Saturday when he puts his lightweight championship on the line against Alexandr Shabliy (24-3) at
A bantamweight bout between Jonathan Martinez and Marcus McGhee is the latest addition to November’s UFC 309 lineup. Iridium Sports Agency, which manages both Martinez (19-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and McGhee (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), announced the matchup Monday on social media. 🚨 #TeamIridium News 🚨@Dragonpollo3 & @ManiacMcGhee07 are ready to steal the whole show
Brad Tate has been working as a cutman in the UFC for as long as fans can remember. He can be spotted in most events inspecting fighters before they enter the Octagon and working on cuts and other injuries between rounds. Despite not being a fighter, Tate has gradually become popular in MMA circles as
Lorenz Larkin’s return at Bellator Champions Series: San Diego will be his final fight with the promotion, at least under his current contract. The welterweight veteran revealed to MMA Junkie that he has one bout remaining on his Bellator deal, and has yet to renegotiate, as he prepares to take on Levan Chokheli (13-2) on
Alexa Grasso has never had as much interaction with an opponent as she had Valentina Shevchenko ahead of their trilogy fight at UFC 306. After fighting twice in 2023, Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) served as coaches on Season 32 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, where they spent
Regardless of the stakes, Demetrious Johnson sees Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic as a massive fight. Many have criticized UFC heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) for opting to defend his title against Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) over interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) has competed six times since