Alex Pereira is still interested in a superfight against fellow UFC champion Jon Jones. UFC heavyweight champion Jones reiterated that he’d rather fight Pereira next over unifying his belt with interim champ Tom Aspinall. Jones said he’d need “f*ck you” money to consider Aspinall, and it appears the UFC may oblige as Dana White guaranteed the
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Tatiana Suarez clarified why she was pulled from UFC 310 to fight for the title. Suarez was scheduled to face Virna Jandiroba this past December at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Many speculated another injury for Suarez, but shortly after, she was booked in a title fight against strawweight
The African bond between former UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Francis Ngannou remains strong. Despite not being under the same banner anymore, Ngannou, ex-UFC heavyweight champion, showed up to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to support his friend Adesanya ahead of his main event bout against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 250 (ESPN+), which takes place
Being on a losing skid has Sergei Pavlovich sensing a sway in support heading into UFC Fight Night 250. Once a destructive force at heavyweight with six straight first-round knockout wins, Pavlovich (18-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) now finds himself on the first losing streak of his career. The 32-year-old is coming off back-to-back losses to
Kevin Holland will look to rebound when he drops back down to welterweight. Holland takes on Gunnar Nelson at UFC Fight Night 255 on March 22 from The O2 in London (ESPN+). A person with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet
With a featherweight title rematch heavily rumored for later in 2025, Ilia Topuria and Alexander Volkanovski will indirectly face off Feb. 8 at UFC 312. One fighter’s loss is another’s gain. After Cody Haddon suffered a broken foot that forced him out of a fight on the Sydney card vs. Aleksandre Topuria, the UFC enlisted
The UFC is heading back to Saudi Arabia. After taking a week off following UFC 311, the world’s premier MMA promotion returns to Riyadh for its second event in Saudi Arabia, this time headlined by a middleweight matchup between former two-time champion Israel Adesanya and rising contender Nassourdine Imavov. And No Bets Barred has you
Shara Magomedov has one of the biggest superstars on the planet on his side for his UFC return this Saturday. The rising middleweight contender met with Cristiano Ronaldo, ex-Real Madrid star and current AlNassr FC player, ahead of his co-main event clash with Michael Page at UFC Fight Night 250 (ESPN+), which takes place at
The UFC’s official rankings are sometimes unfairly criticized. But what transpired following UFC 311 earlier this month, is objectively bizarre and head-scratching. Somehow, rising contender Ailin Perez ended up ranked below Karol Rosa despite defeating her in a clear, unanimous decision win in the preliminary portion of the card. But what perhaps is most bizarre,
The UFC’s Instagram account has been hacked. Wednesday evening, the Las Vegas-based MMA promotion’s Instagram account displayed a bizzare cryptocurrency post, suggesting the UFC was launching a new coin. A promotion official quickly confirmed to MMA Junkie that the post is not legitimate and the account has been hacked. “UFC fans have been waiting, and
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from January 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Sean Strickland will have multiple big-fight options on the table if he regains the middleweight title from Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312, but there’s one he wants above all. Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) will rematch Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in the main event of the Feb. 8 card at Qudos Bank