Like Dricus Du Plessis, Miesha Tate thinks Julianna Pena’s striking is more effective than people give her credit for. Peña (12-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington (16-9 MMA, 13-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) co-main event at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Peña was one of Tate’s first
Day: October 3, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY – Mario Bautista admits the Jose Aldo matchup caught him by surprise. A rising bantamweight out of MMA Lab, Bautista (14-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) takes on the all-time featherweight great Aldo (32-8 MMA, 14-7 UFC) on Saturday at UFC 307. The fight takes place on the main card at Delta Center. “When I got
Israel Adesanya sees UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis’ relentlessness helping him prevail against Sean Strickland. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is expected to defend his title against Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) next – the man he dethroned by split decision at UFC 297 to claim the belt. Du Plessis notched his first
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
Luis Pajuelo’s UFC debut didn’t work out the way he hoped for earlier this year, and the news has gotten worse. Pajuelo (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been given a two-year suspension for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy (UFC ADP). Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), which took over after the UFC and USADA split
SALT LAKE CITY – UFC champion Alex Pereira plans on staying at light heavyweight for the time being. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will look to notch his third title defense against Khalil Rountree (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 307 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) main event at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. “Poatan”
SALT LAKE CITY – Raquel Pennington is comfortable with how she’s career herself as UFC women’s bantamweight champion, despite what Julianna Pena thinks. Ahead of Saturday’s UFC 307 co-main event title fight at Delta Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), the challenger and former titleholder Peña put Pennington on blast during media day. Peña (10-5 MMA,
SALT LAKE CITY – Jose Aldo walked away from mixed martial arts as a legend of the game in September 2022 when he decided to retire. Fast forward and Aldo is set to compete in the same building that housed what seemed like his final fight two years prior. Saturday at UFC 307, Aldo (32-8
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SALT LAKE CITY – Joaquin Buckley doesn’t think the UFC welterweight title is too far from reach, especially if all goes well this weekend. Buckley, who’s 4-0 since dropping to 170 pounds in 2023, believes a win over former UFC title challenger Stephen Thompson this Saturday at UFC 307 will put him into title contention.
Boxing champion Terence Crawford had the opportunity to participate in a big crossover fight against Conor McGregor. Crawford (40-0), a four-weight world champion in boxing, currently holds the WBA and interim WBO super welterweight titles. Former UFC lightweight champion McGregor (0-1) could have been on his resume, as he revealed there were once talks with
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from September 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for September. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
SALT LAKE CITY – “Call Big Mouth.” That’s a phrase that’s been uttered and promoted by Kevin Holland throughout his career. If the UFC calls, Holland (26-11 MMA, 13-8 UFC) is usually on the other side of the line, agreeing to whatever is presented. “I’m an active motherf*cker,” told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a