Even though he’s made the UFC walk nearly 50 times, Jim Miller still struggles with something that may come as a surprise. Sometimes, the 41-year-old lightweight said, he doesn’t think he should be making the kinds of demands about his fighting career that get made by scores of other fighters with far less experience, cache
Day: December 21, 2024
Robelis Despaigne doesn’t think he’s done fighting for the UFC. Despite getting released from the Las-Vegas based promotion in October, the Olympic bronze medalist in karate is determined, and confident, he’ll once again find himself fighting inside the octagon. Despaigne (5-2) aims to work his way back to the UFC, where he thinks he belongs.
Rashad Eugene had a killer karate resume already, but now the phone’s really probably going to ring. Eugene posted a video to social media that was picked up by ESPN MMA that shows an utterly insane flip kick that landed on a karate opponent and took him out. It’s the kind of thing seen in
UFC title fights throughout 2024 were filled with dramatic moments, exciting finishes and huge upsets. Titles changed hands often over the past 12 months, creating a brand new landscape for the majority of the divisions heading into the new year. Take a look at the names and numbers of the new champions (in order of
Check out these photos from the official weigh-ins for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Richard Pelham, Getty Images) BOX-HEAVY-KSA-WBC-FURY-USYK Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk (L) looks on as Britain’s Tyson Fury (3rd-R) weighs-in on the eve of… Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk (L) looks on as Britain’s Tyson Fury (3rd-R) weighs-in on
In just one PFL season, Dakota Ditcheva went from an exciting rising prospect to an established pound-for-pound-ranked fighter. Entering her first PFL regular season, Manchester’s Ditcheva wasn’t a newcomer by any means, as she ended 2023 by winning the PFL Europe women’s flyweight championship. There was already plenty of buzz around her due to her
Cub Swanson straddled the line of a retirement announcement after his knockout of Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 63 this month. UFC commentator Laura Sanko understands it’s no easy choice to make, especially after a highlight-reel finish in the Fight of the Night. But given how spectacular the moment was, and Swanson (30-14 MMA,
MMA Fighting has Uysk vs. Fury 2 results live for the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 event at Freedom Arena on Saturday afternoon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When the main event begins around 6 p.m. ET, check out our Usyk vs. Fury 2 live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event.
Grant Dawson has no issues earning his way to the top of the lightweight division, but if he can avoid the longest possible path to UFC gold, he would certainly take it. Dawson (22-2-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) looks to continue his assent through the division when he takes on Diego Ferreira (19-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC)
Who doesn’t love a good upset? In 2024, MMA saw its fair share of underdogs who defied the odds in the UFC, PFL and beyond. While everyone has an opinion of who should win and who should lose, the oddsmakers (and how the betting public responds) largely get the final say on what history reflects.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from December 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for December. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Some of the UFC’s most legendary finishes look a little different from other angles. The vast majority of MMA fans have seen Dan Henderson’s UFC 100 knockout of Michael Bisping, which came with an extra shot for good measure. But from the opposite side of the broadcast angle and above, it takes on a new
The impending heavyweight boxing title rematch will have a large differential in weight. Ahead of their rematch Saturday, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury stepped on the scale Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury tipped the scale at 281 pounds Friday, whereas Usyk came in much lighter at 226 pounds. That means Fury outweighed Usyk by