The four fighters competing in the two title fights that headline UFC 283 on Saturday: Glover Teixeira, Jamahal Hill, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno, faced off at Wednesday’s media day. Former titleholder Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill heading the fight card for the vacant light heavyweight championship. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo
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The upcoming UFC Fight Night event on April 15 now has its co-main event. A pair of exciting featherweights will take the cage in the co-feature as Edson Barboza is set to take on Billy Quarantillo. The event does not yet have a confirmed venue or location, although it is not expected to take place
Jon Jones‘ heavyweight title challenge at UFC 285 won’t be his last fight in the Octagon, despite speculation he might retire. Jones will face Ciryl Gane for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 on March 4th. He returns following a three-year hiatus to make his long-awaited heavyweight debut. The Jones/Gane fight came to fruition
Invicta FC is back for the first time in 2023, and you can watch the action right here on MMA Junkie. The promotion brings an eight-fight card featuring two title fights in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions at the top. Invicta FC 51 takes place at ReelWorks Denver, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. In the
RIO DE JANEIRO – Mauricio Rua isn’t going to be one of those fighters who flip-flops on retirement. UFC 283 will be his final foray into combat sports competition. Rua (27-13-1 MMA, 11-11-1 UFC), a former UFC light heavyweight champion and PRIDE grand prix winner, will bring his legendary career to an end Saturday when
RIO DE JANEIRO – According to UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo, the biggest change in three-time opponent Brandon Moreno over the span of their trilogy-going-on-tetralogy is fear level. “I’m Brandon’s nightmare,” Figueiredo told reporters including MMA Junkie at a UFC 283 pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “Unfortunately, this is the only fight the UFC has to
RIO DE JANEIRO – The four combatants involved in the two UFC 283 title fights squared off with their opponents Wednesday following a set of pre-fight news conferences. Event headliners Glover Teixeira (33-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and Jamahal Hill (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) squared off for the second time this week, right after UFC flyweight
For the first time ever, women will be competing on The Ultimate Fighter as rival coaches, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate, will try and lead their teams of 135lb men and women to victory.
At the UFC on FOX 23 weigh-ins, Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena squared off ahead of their bantamweight battle in Denver. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com MMA Fighting is your home for exclusive interviews, live
After more than two years out of competitive action, Keri Taylor-Melendez is back. At Bellator 292, which takes place March 10 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Taylor-Melendez (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) will compete on the prelims against Bruna Ellen (6-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA) in a women’s flyweight bout. Additionally, a main card heavyweight
Jon Jones ‘guarantees’ at least two more fights Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones signed an 8-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but may only fight two of them. Jones (25-1, 1 NC) will return to the octagon for the first time in three years at UFC 285 on March 4 to challenge
Jon Jones may not be getting the mega-fight he expected, but lauds Francis Ngannou for betting on himself. Heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) parted ways with the UFC after a few of his requests, such as the right of a sponsorship and health insurance, weren’t met. Although UFC president Dana White said the promotion
Rising lightweights Ignacio Bahamondes and Nikolas Motta have been booked for UFC 287. Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets Motta (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at the April 8 pay-per-view event. A location and venue are yet to be announced. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media after an initial report from ESPN Deportes. Since
Martin Buday and Jake Collier are set to fight. The two heavyweight fighters will collide at a UFC Fight Night event scheduled for April 15. The card does not yet have a publicly-known location or venue. Two people with knowledge of the booking recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous
The UFC returned to action this past Saturday for its first event of the year, and first in a month after a holiday break. UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas featured a mix of great finishes, as well as some dominant decisions. Sean Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) outworked Nassourdine Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2
UFC 283 Embedded, Episode 1: ‘I want to leave my stamp on the world’ On the first episode of UFC 283 Embedded, Jamahal Hill trains for a knockout win. Glover Teixeira enjoys his return to Brazil. Gilbert Burns maps his road back to a title shot. Champ Deiveson Figueiredo and interim champ Brandon Moreno prepare
The first UFC event of 2023 is in the books, and it produced the year’s first rankings shuffle across a few divisions. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 217, Sean Strickland defeated Nassourdine Imavov by decision in a short-notice bout. Strickland remains at No. 8 in this week’s update, but fights elsewhere on
A major bantamweight bout is targeted to serve as an upcoming main event. Pending bout finalization, surging Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili will take on former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan in a five-round bout atop the UFC Fight Night 221 billing. The event takes place March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las