Conor McGregor is enthused with the task at hand. Monday, for the first time since UFC president Dana White’s announcement, McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) spoke on camera about his upcoming matchup with Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 18-5 UFC), which will take place later this year. “I’m looking forward to it,” McGregor told Daily Mirror
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Alexander Volkanovski wants Yair Rodríguez to keep the featherweight division busy amidst his ongoing lightweight pursuits. Volkanovski’s lightweight title aspirations hit a roadblock last weekend in a loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. He attempted to become the latest in a series of simultaneous multi-division champions in UFC history. A fight before Volkanovski’s loss,
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into
Islam Makhachev’s team is denying Dan Hooker’s claim that the UFC lightweight champion used an IV to rehydrate after weighing in for his UFC 284 main event with Alexander Volkanovski. In the aftermath of Makhachev’s (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) unanimous decision win over Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) in Saturday’s champion-vs.-champion showdown at RAC Arena
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski would like to postpone a return to the featherweight division. Volkanovski wants an immediate rematch with Islam Makhachev following their close championship bout at Saturday’s UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. It was a bout where Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) looked to gain a second title by challenging 155-champion Makhachev
Poliana Botelho reveals she’s battling breast cancer, recovering from surgery Bellator fighter Poliana Botelho is battling breast cancer and recently underwent surgery. She’s now recovering at home in home to Rio de Janeiro. Botelho underwent surgery on Friday to remove a lymph node. She has returned to her home to Brazil to recover and continue
At Bellator 290 on Feb. 4 in Inglewood, Calif., 16 of the 28 fighters on the card gained more than 10 percent of their weight back. Two of those 16 exceeded the 15 percent threshold. MMA Junkie obtained a list of fight-night weights Monday from California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster. In California,
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Conor McGregor has a fan in NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. O’Neal is no MMA expert, but he’s definitely a fan of the sport. He was asked about McGregor’s return, and the four-time NBA champion said he has no doubt the former UFC double champion will get back to the top. He thinks they’re both cut
PERTH, Australia – Alexander Volkanovski was more durable than Islam Makhachev expected. Lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) was confident that he could knock out featherweight champ Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC 284 headliner at RAC Arena, but he wasn’t able to. Makhachev did retain his title, though, beating Volkanovski by
Jens Pulver lost all hope of ever being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. For years, Pulver’s friends, family and peers have campaigned for his spot in the UFC Hall of Fame but to no avail. That is, until it finally came to fruition when it was announced Saturday during the UFC 284 broadcast
Dan Hooker claims Islam Makhachev is a ‘cheating dog’ for alleged IV use Dan Hooker is making some big accusations about UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. According to Hooker, Makhachev used an IV leading up to his fight with UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. A fight that would go to the judges in favor of
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, Nolan King and Dan Tom will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: The UFC
BKFC flyweight champion Christine Ferea will no longer compete at the upcoming BKFC KnuckleMania 3 card on Feb. 17, but she already has her next assignment booked. After losing her original opponent Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang at the last minute, Ferea will now face ex-bare knuckle champion Bec Rawlings at an upcoming BKFC card scheduled in April.
Few pro wrestlers have been as successful within a promotion over the past couple years as Alexander Hammerstone has been with Major League Wrestling. Since coming to MLW in 2019, Hammerstone has consistently been at the top of the promotion, holding multiple titles including the Openweight National Championship and currently the World Heavyweight Championship, a
The UFC made its return to Australia after more than four years Saturday with UFC 284, which took place at RAC Arena in Perth and marked an historic event. In the headlining act, Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) successfully defended his lightweight title for the first time when he earned a unanimous decision win
PERTH, Australia – Jack Della Maddalena has some fun ideas. The UFC welterweight prospect pitched a potential matchup against veteran and fellow striking standout Vicente Luque following his most recent win in the octagon. Maddalena (14-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) rocked and then submitted opponent Randy Brown with a rear-naked choke in the first round of