ESPN and UFC analyst Din Thomas suggests the UFC won’t be rooting for Dustin Poirier to get his storybook ending. Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) revealed that the UFC is currently working on having his retirement fight take place summer in his home state of Louisiana. “The Diamond” is targeting legends only. Thomas thinks Poirier
Month: February 2025
Starboy is set! ✅@ManelKape hits the scale at 126lbs! [ #UFCVegas103 | LIVE Tomorrow 7pmET on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/RdvR5PhZJG — UFC (@ufc) February 28, 2025 The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicks off its March 2025 schedule with 10 fights emanating from the UFC Apex, which is two fewer than planned. Headlining the UFC Vegas 103 event
MONTREAL – UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad may move up to middleweight to face Dricus Du Plessis, whether or not he holds the division’s title. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) knows he has some more work to do within his own division, but that hasn’t stopped him from contemplating a move up to middleweight to
ONE Championship’s history-making women’s atomweight champion , Stamp Fairtex, is set to face interim champ Denice Zamboanga for a title unification bout. The atomweight (115 pounds) championship fight takes place at ONE 173 on Friday, Aug. 1, at Ball Arena in Denver (presale tickets available here). ONE Championship officials communicated the news to MMA Junkie.
LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 253 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday’s event. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex, which hosts Saturday’s event (ESPN+). Check out the video above to see the athletes from all 10 scheduled matchups come face-to-face, and don’t miss the
LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC’s return to its home base in “Sin City” is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC Fight Night 253 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex, flyweights Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) stepped on the
MMA legend Dustin Poirier has given his thoughts on the possibility of Conor McGregor making his return to the cage. As we know, Dustin Poirier has fought Conor McGregor on three separate occasions in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While he may have lost the first meeting, he won the second and third bouts – one
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 253 (ESPN+) fighter weigh-ins at the host hotel, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Among those weighing in are flyweights Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Asu Almabayev (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who meet
This week, the UFC returns to its home base. UFC Fight Night 253 takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event features a flyweight main event between Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check
A hectic travel schedule is nothing UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira isn’t used to. Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) defends his light heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) March 8 in the UFC 313 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). Daniel Cormier was concerned with Pereira traveling
Anthony Birchak, a former UFC veteran and seasoned MMA fighter, is set to make his return to the cage at BORROKA 2 on March 28, where he will face Nick Aguirre. After stepping away from active competition to focus on coaching and building his gym, Birchak, now 39, is embracing a comeback fueled by his
Open Extended Reactions Rafael Fiziev will replace Dan Hooker on short notice to face Justin Gaethje in the co-main event of UFC 313 on March 8. UFC CEO Dana White announced the fight Wednesday on Instagram Live. Hooker was originally set to face Gaethje (25-5) in a five-round co-main event at UFC 313 in Las
(This story was updated to add new information.) We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 253. 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 Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
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Ahead of his exciting return at UFC 314, former featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski has revealed he has only a few more fights in the tank as he prepares for a vacant title clash with Diego Lopes — admitting his retirement is looming large. Volkanovski, the current number one ranked featherweight contender, will compete for vacant
ONE Championship (ONE) today announced that it will return to Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, for ONE 173: Denver on Friday, August 1. In one of the headline World Championship bouts, ONE Women’s Atomweight MMA World Champion Stamp Fairtex will face interim titleholder Denice Zamboanga in a highly anticipated World Title unification showdown. Stamp, the
MONTREAL – Jasmine Jasudavicius sees Jessica Andrade as the perfect test to enter the upper echelon of flyweight. Looking to make it five-straight wins, Jasudavicius (13-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on former champion Andrade (26-13 MMA, 11-7) in a three-round flyweight bout May 10 at UFC 315 from Bell Centre. Andrade is 2-4 in her
The UFC flyweight division may have its next title challenger this weekend. Top flyweight contenders Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev collide in the main event of UFC Fight Night 253, which goes down this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. With champion Alexandre Pantoja waiting on the sidelines with no challenger officially slatted,
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