ABU DHABI – Mateusz Rebecki beat Myktybek Orolbai with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 308 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Take a look inside the fight with Rebecki, who bounced back from his first loss in 10 years with his first UFC bonus. Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai Mateusz
Day: October 28, 2024
Jasmine Jasudavicius may not have hit her peak yet, but she’s looking to get to the top as soon as possible. Although she’s only seven fights into her UFC career with a total of 14 pro bouts, Jasudavicius (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is 35 and knows she can’t fight forever. A few stumbles could set
ABU DHABI – Ismail Naurdiev was surprised when the UFC pink slip came through his email in 2020. He went 2-2 with the promotion before he was released. But a little more than four years later, he’s back on the promotion’s roster – winning fights once again. At UFC 308 on Saturday at Etihad Arena,
ABU DHABI – Farid Basharat has big plans for 2025 following his UFC 308 win. After Basharat (13-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defeated a heavy Victor Hugo on Saturday at Etihad Arena, he called for a fight against one of the consensus greatest fighters of all time. “Beginning of 2025, I want ‘The King of Rio,’
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
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What mattered most at UFC 308 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi? Here are a few post-fight musings … * * * * Shara Magomedov’s historic spinning knockout [embedded content] Shara Magomedov continues to be one of the more compelling rising names in the middleweight division after he took out Armen Petrosyan with
(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Max Holloway after UFC 308 title-fight loss?) Ilia Topuria backed up all his talk prior to UFC 308 when he went into the octagon and became the first man to knock out Max Holloway. After taking the belt from Alexander Volkanovski in February, Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0
(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Ilia Topuria after UFC 308 title defense?) A sight many people thought they would never see happened in the UFC 308 main event when Max Holloway was knocked out for the first time in MMA against Ilia Topuria. Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC) failed to recapture the
Rafael dos Anjos’ 40th birthday didn’t go as he expected. Not only did he lose to Geoff Neal on Saturday at UFC 308, he also suffered a devastating knee injury, the extent of which has not been revealed. Sunday, dos Anjos (32-17 MMA, 21-15 UFC) released a statement on social media in which he apologized to
ABU DHABI – Magomed Ankalaev has been on the cusp of greatness in the UFC, and the road back, he’s finding, sometimes has unexpected bumps. There haven’t been bumps for Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) that involve losses. Saturday, he outworked Aleksandar Rakic (14-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) at UFC 308 and stayed on track at