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Invicta FC flyweight champion Ketlen Souza is headed to the UFC. After her name was registered in the UFC fan rankings pool Tuesday (h/t UFC Roster Watch), a person with knowledge of Souza’s signing confirmed it to MMA Junkie. A debut date or opponent was not revealed. Souza (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is 27, fighting

Paul Craig will attempt to explore new options – at middleweight. The UFC light heavyweight contender announced that he started his attempt to move down to 185 pounds and if successful in his trial attempt, he’d make his middleweight debut in his next fight. Craig (16-6-1 MMA, 8-6-1 UFC) is coming off back-to-back losses to

Just because all eyes landed on BKFC 41 (and Conor McGregor’s impromptu faceoff with Mike Perry) during the past combat sports weekend doesn’t mean impacts weren’t made at UFC Fight Night 223. Atop the bill, Song Yadong made a statement when he battered Ricky Simon for a fifth-round TKO stoppage. The victory was Yadong’s fourth

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

Amanda Nunes has a new UFC 289 title challenger, putting her trilogy vs. Julianna Pena on hold. With Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) out of the June 10 pay-per-view main event due to broken ribs, Mexican bantamweight Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) will step in to fight Nunes (22-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) and challenge

Tom Aspinall won’t be surprised if he never crosses paths with UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones has hinted that he could retire after a couple of title defenses. He’s been linked to a matchup with former champ Stipe Miocic, who’s widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time. So if Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1

To knee or not to knee? That is the question the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports and the Colorado Combative Sports Commission disagree on. The ABC is not pleased with the Global Rule Set being used for ONE Championship’s first event in the U.S. – but the Colorado commission remains firm in its

Just five days away from UFC 288, the pay-per-view event has experienced one more significant shakeup. Bryce Mitchell is out of his fight with Movsar Evloev. As a result, promotional newcomer Diego Lopes will step in on five days’ notice to meet Evloev on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Two people with knowledge

After losing out on a UFC headliner, Brendan Allen has been booked against Bruno Silva. Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) meets Silva (14-5-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on June 24 at UFC on ABC 5 in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card will broadcast live on ABC and ESPN+. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media

The sixth numbered UFC event of the year is rapidly approaching with UFC 288 on Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the event have been acquired by

LAS VEGAS – Jamey-Lyn Horth beat Hailey Cowan with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 223 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Horth, who got a win in her UFC debut – and spoiled the promotional debut for Cowan. Horth on the fight’s key

Kamaru Usman’s motivation hasn’t wavered after he dropped two straight for the first time in his career. Usman has lost back-to-back title fights to welterweight champion Leon Edwards, who handed him his first octagon loss. Edwards dethroned Usman with a late head-kick knockout at UFC 278, then beat him again in their rematch at UFC

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from April 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

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

2023 is painting out to be quite the year for one of the UFC’s most dangerous title contenders. Gilbert Burns already has notched two wins this year and soon will look to add a third. The Brazilian fought in January and submitted Neil Magny. Then he beat Jorge Masvidal in a huge co-main event at

LAS VEGAS – Trey Waters beat Josh Quinlan with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night 223 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Waters, who made his UFC debut just two weeks after he won LFA’s welterweight title. Waters on the fight’s key moment

LAS VEGAS – Martin Buday beat Jake Collier with a unanimous decision Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 223 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Buday, who ran his winning streak to 11 fights. Buday on the fight’s key moment Martin Buday vs. Jake Collier “Definitely

LAS VEGAS – Fernando Padilla beat Julian Erosa with a first-round TKO Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 223 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Padilla, who was supposed to make his UFC debut in October 2021 before visa issues derailed the fight. Padilla on the fight’s key