With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from September 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for September. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Day: October 1, 2024
Light heavyweight has been a glamor division for the UFC essentially since its inception, with some of the biggest names and stars in the history of the sport having made their way through or held the championship belt. Over the lineage of the division, a total of 16 fighters have held the 205-pound title. That
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is excited about Dana White’s commitment to boxing. After talking about it for years, the UFC CEO made his boldest claim yet about getting into boxing. While White said the plan isn’t to have UFC fighters cross over, Pereira thinks he could be the first from the roster to
The first of two numbered UFC events in October goes down Saturday with UFC 307, which takes place at Delta Center in Salt Lake City with a main card on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. A pair of title fights top a loaded lineup in Utah. In the main event, Alex Pereira
Kamaru Usman sees Khalil Rountree pulling off a huge upset at UFC 307. Rountree challenges light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira in Saturday’s UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) headliner at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. With Rountree (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) vowing not to shoot any takedowns, many see him as a favorable matchup for
Umar Nurmagomedov will keep himself busy before getting his desired UFC title shot. Nurmagomedov faces Eduardo Dantas in a no-gi featherweight grappling match, which headlines ADXC 7 on Oct. 25 at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, promotion officials announced Monday. The event takes place one day before UFC 308 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi,
Julianna Pena didn’t see a need in having to acclimate to Utah’s elevation prior to UFC 307. Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) plans on arriving to Salt Lake City Monday for her bantamweight title fight against champion Raquel Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC), which co-headlines Saturday’s event at Delta Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). Peña
(Editor’s note: This post first published in September 2022.) In the world of mixed martial arts, terms like “pound for pound” and “legend” are constantly misused when describing a fighter’s skills or achievements. But in the case of Jose Aldo, there couldn’t be more perfect descriptors for a true pound-for-pound legend. Aldo, who recently requested
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The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Wednesday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 00:00:00 Standby. 00:01:00 Intro. 00:10:33 We kick off the show by answering all your questions in another round of On The Nose (Part
Benoit Saint Denis entered UFC Fight Night 243 looking to reestablish himself as a legitimate lightweight contender on his home turf, but Renato Moicano had other plans as he won their main event in Paris by second-round TKO. Moicano’s win might not have come by surprise to many, but the way in which he won
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from September 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for September. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look
If Jon Jones doesn’t make UFC 309, Anthony Smith thinks Stipe Miocic would fight Tom Aspinall on short notice. Interim champion Aspinall has been dubbed as the official backup for the heavyweight title fight between champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) and Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC), which headlines the Nov. 16 event at Madison