Day: December 13, 2024

Former UFC fighter and ex-NFL star Greg Hardy ended up on the wrong side of a boxing highlight reel again. At Fight Club REN TV Super Series in Moscow, Russia, Hardy took on Aleksei Papin. The fight was scheduled for six three-minute rounds, but it didn’t last that long. With about 90 seconds remaining in

TAMPA, Fla. – UFC on ESPN 63 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event (ESPNews, ESPN2, ESPN+). In

Sean O’Malley was a little surprised to see Merab Dvalishvili booked vs. Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311. Bantamweight champion Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defends his title against Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the Jan. 18 co-main event (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. After Dvalishvili dethroned O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) by

Michael Chandler welcomes a fight with UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington. Former three-time UFC welterweight title challenger Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) returns against Joaquin Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 main event (ESPN2, ESPN+) at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) is rooting for Buckley

It should come as no surprise that Belal Muhammad is rooting against Colby Covington at UFC on ESPN 63. Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) returns from a one-year layoff against Joaquin Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in Saturday’s main event (ESPN2, ESPN+) at Amalie Arena. UFC welterweight champion Muhammad and Covington have had their fair

This week, the UFC travels to Florida for its final event of the year. UFC on ESPN 63 takes place at Amalie Arena in Tampa, and it features a welterweight bout between former interim champion Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have

Deiveson Figueiredo’s priorities remain in the UFC bantamweight division, but the only thing standing between him and a return to flyweight to rematch champ Alexandre Pantoja is an official offer. In the aftermath of his UFC 310 title defense over Kai Asakura this past Saturday, Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC) said he would be interested

Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 59 weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of the event taking place Friday at The Eastern in Atlanta. (Photos by Dave Mandell, Invicta FC) Fernanda Orellana – Invicta FC 59 weigh-ins Fernanda Orellana – Invicta FC 59 weigh-ins Ashley Barrett – Invicta FC 59 weigh-ins Ashley Barrett –

Ilia Topuria caused many reactions with his comments on wanting to leave the UFC featherweight division behind for a move up to lightweight. UFC contender Diego Lopes was one of the many who were caught off guard by the 145-pound champion’s bold remarks. Lopes, who’s knocking on the door of a title shot at featherweight,

TAMPA, Fla. – Daniel Marcos sees his return at UFC on ESPN 63 as an opportunity to punch his ticket into the UFC official bantamweight rankings. “Soncora,” an undefeated fighter from Peru, takes on Adrian Yanez – arguably the biggest name he’s ever faced in his career. This key bantamweight bout goes down on the

TAMPA, Fla. – Manel Kape believes he’s right around the corner from a title shot, and promises a rematch against UFC flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja would be a much different fight. At UFC on ESPN 63, Kape (19-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) returns to the octagon for the second time in 2024, looking to return to

TAMPA, Fla. – Joaquin Buckley will look to stake his claim at UFC on ESPN 63. Buckley (20-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) meets former three-time welterweight title challenger Colby Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) in Saturday’s main event (ESPN2, ESPN+) at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. This past Saturday at UFC 310, Shavkat Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA,