Day: October 30, 2024

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Brandon Moreno didn’t understand how much he needed to get out of the spotlight until he actually stepped away. A former two-time UFC flyweight champion, Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-4-2 UFC) returns to competition Saturday for the first time in more than eight months when he takes on Amir Albazi (17-1 MMA,

Whether it’s “my balls was hot,” “where Ronda Rousey’s fine ass,” the time he pulled his pants down and threw his cup into the crowd, or something else, Derrick Lewis has provided UFC fans with some hilariously memorable post-fight interview moments through the years. But heading into UFC Fight Night 246, don’t expect another one

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Assuming it doesn’t fall through between now and Saturday, former UFC champion Rose Namajunas will log three fights in a calendar year for just the second time in her career, and this final one of 2024 presents a big opportunity. Namajunas, former strawweight title holder, takes on Erin Blanchfield in a

UFC 308 was certainly a big night for Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev, but there were others on that card that shinned as well. Magomed Ankalaev demented himself as the No. 1 contender in the division by defeating Aleksandar Rakic in a unanimous decision, Lerone Murphy also won on the scorecards, defeating veteran Dan Ige,

Like Francis Ngannou, Ben Askren had his war of words with UFC CEO Dana White. Last week, White went off on Ngannou by criticizing his character and insisting that he ran away from a fight with Jon Jones by opting to sign with PFL. Askren identifies with Ngannou, recounting his prior experience negotiating with the UFC.

The UFC continues its October schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 246, which goes down at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there in “The Great White North” to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each

ABU DHABI – If the idea of the UFC holding an event in Spain was a tease before, it sounds like a slam dunk now. After Ilia Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), the UFC’s first champion from Spain, defended his featherweight title with a stunning third-round knockout of ex-champ Max Holloway (26-8 MMA, 22-8 UFC)

Miles Johns is here to fight the who’s who. With a chip on his shoulder and an eagerness to further prove himself, Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) enters the highest-profile fight of his life Nov. 9 at UFC Fight Night 247 when he takes on former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. Johns is dead set on

There was some big cross-promotional trash talk this past week. PFL’s Donn Davis had some bold claims following their pay-er-view event PFL: Battle of the Giants, and those comments rubbed UFC CEO Dana White the wrong way. And as expected, White fired back at Davis while also taking a shot at former UFC heavyweight champion

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from October 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for October. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

Ilia Topuria’s seismic knockout of Max Holloway in the UFC 308 main event this past Saturday will have plenty of aftershock ripples. One of them comes in the form of the pound-for-pound rankings. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), the UFC’s first champion from Spain, defended his featherweight title with a third-round finish of ex-champ Holloway

Javier Mendez sees Ilia Topuria having a tough time with Islam Makhachev on the ground. After becoming the first fighter to knock out Max Holloway at UFC 308, featherweight champion Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) continued to express interest in a fight with lightweight champion Makhachev. Topuria is confident that he can submit Makhachev (25-1