TAMPA, Fla. – Billy Quarantillo recalls jogging around Amalie Arena as an 0-1 amateur fighter, chuckling under his breath at his pipe dream of maybe fighting there one day. The far-fetched goal is now a reality. Buffalo-born, Quarantillo (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) has called Tampa his home for nearly 15 years and Saturday at UFC on
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If there was any doubt about who the real “King of Cringe” is in MMA, Colby Covington reminded fans Wednesday that he still holds that title. Covington, who headlines UFC on ESPN 63 against Joaquin Buckley on Saturday, attended a media day for the first time since losing his third undisputed title fight almost one
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili is fuming ahead of his first title defense against Umar Nurmagomedov. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) meets Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the UFC 311 (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) co-main event Jan. 18 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Nurmagomedov has antagonized Dvalishvili for the past couple of months,
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 event in Tampa, Fla. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). Those reader consensus
Former UFC star Nate Diaz finds himself in legal trouble over a physical confrontation that took place in Las Vegas last summer. According to TMZ, citing court documents, Diaz is facing a battery charge stemming from an incident that took place just after midnight on Aug. 25. It happened outside of Omnia at Caesars Palace
TAMPA, Fla. – UFC on ESPN 63, which takes place at Amalie Arena with a main card that airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN+, goes down Saturday. Before fight night arrives, though, notable athletes from the main card, including headliners Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley, will speak to reporters Wednesday at media
Robert Whittaker doesn’t see how Dricus Du Plessis or Sean Strickland can stop Khamzat Chimaev’s grappling. Middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will rematch Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) in the UFC 312 main event Feb. 8 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who ran through Whittaker for
Juliana Miller has been out of action for a little over a year, and now she’ll have to wait even longer to return to the UFC cage. Due to injury, Miller (3-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has withdrawn from her UFC Fight Night 251 bout vs. Carli Judice (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) that was scheduled for
Marcus McGhee knows it’s going to be tough to get a top 10 name in the loaded UFC bantamweight division, so he’s willing to take a slight step down. McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has opened his octagon tenure strong with four consecutive wins over solid competition. That has landed him a spot just inside
UFC 310 took place Saturday in Las Vegas and the promotion’s flyweight champion made a statement in the marquee. Titleholder Alexandre Pantoja made it look relatively easy against debuting Japanese star Kai Asakura, as he notched another title defense. Pantoja submitted Asakura by second-round rear-naked choke. As a result, Pantoja jumped a massive five spots
Maycee Barber is hoping to make her return to the UFC in the first half of 2025. Barber (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was scheduled to headline her first UFC event against former champion Rose Namajunas this past July in Denver, but she pulled out less than three weeks out due to health complications. Barber later revealed
Gilbert Burns thinks Colby Covington has the style to pose problems for Joaquin Buckley. Former interim welterweight champion Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) takes on Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 main event at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. (ESPN2, ESPN+). Burns points to Buckley’s loss to Logan Storley at