TAMPA, Fla. – Felipe Silva moved to 2-0 at featherweight in just a few months after his win at UFC on ESPN 63. But the 145-pound division probably doesn’t have a new prospect on its hands. Instead, after his win over Miles Johns (15-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.,
Day: December 16, 2024
The early part of ONE Championship’s 2025 got a little healthier with the addition of three fights to ONE 171. Of particular note, Croatian standout Roberto Soldic (20-4) will return for the first time in nearly two years to take on Dagi Arslanaliev (9-2), who will move up to welterweight from lightweight. The promotion announced
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
Jan Blachowicz thinks Magomed Ankalaev needs to make a big change to dethrone UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) is touted to be the next title challenger for Pereira, although nothing has been announced. Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC), who battled Ankalaev to a split draw at UFC 282, was
TAMPA, Fla. – Sean Woodson has but one setback in his MMA career, and it came long enough ago that he’s seen some UFC careers start and finish in the time since he lost to Julian Erosa. Since then, over 4.5 years, the 32-year-old featherweight has gone 6-0-1. But the most recent victory, a knockout
Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia to discuss and debate the following topics: Joaquin Buckley pretty much destroyed three-time welterweight
(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Joaquin Buckley after UFC Tampa win?) Colby Covington finds himself in uncharted territory after his loss to Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 63 main event. After he replaced Ian Machado Garry on short notice, Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) was bloodied by Buckley (22-6 MMA,
Corey Anderson may not have a fight after all. Saturday, Anderson (18-6) indicated his recently announced trilogy vs. Vadim Nemkov at a Champions Series event Jan. 25 in Dubai won’t happen. While there’s been no official word from PFL pertaining to the status of the fight, Anderson said Nemkov (18-2) doesn’t want the bout –
The UFC’s 2024 schedule closed on a high note Saturday with UFC on ESPN 63 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., which featured a number of brutal knockout results. Although it wasn’t technically a knockout in the main event, the strikes of Joaquin Buckley (22-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) were the difference en route to a
The rivalry has reignited. Jake Paul and Nate Diaz have each other’s name falling out of their mouths. In a media roundtable press conference Friday in Orlando, Paul joined his advisor, Nakisa Bidarian, and fellow boxer Amanda Serrano to field questions from reporters. Paul shed light on the potential he fights in MMA in 2025
TAMPA, Fla. – Dustin Jacoby’s right hand has made him an extra $50,000 a year each of the past three years. Thanks to that fist, Jacoby put away Da Woon Jung in 2022 and picked up a post-fight bonus. He took out Kennedy Nzechukwu in the first round in 2023 for another $50K. And this
TAMPA, Fla. – Michael Johnson has spent about 40 percent of his life as a UFC fighter in a career with the promotion that’s about to hit 15 years. Johnson started in the company all the way back on Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter.” He lost the lightweight final to Jonathan Brookins in 2010,