By Mike Bohn | February 27, 2022 6:10 pm ET Glover Teixeira’s first UFC title defense against Jiri Prochazka has been delayed by more than a month. Originally announced for UFC 274 on May 7, light heavyweight champion Teixeira will now meet Prochazka at UFC 275, which is expected for June 11. A reason for
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Khabib Nurmagomedov says the UFC plans on having top lightweight contender Islam Makhachev fight for the belt at the end of 2022. Makhachev put on another dominant performance against short-notice replacement Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 49. He was originally supposed to face Beneil Dariush before Dariush withdrew from the bout due to an injury.
The following article is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Seven Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 26, 2015, 12:54 PM] UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste is not taking kindly to Ronda Rousey’s recent statement that fighters should make more than UFC’s Octagon girls. The
By Nolan King | February 25, 2022 11:41 pm ET Jaqueline Amorim was an IBJFF champion before she entered the world of MMA, and she showed glimpses of that Friday when she clinched an LFA title. In the LFA 125 headliner, Amorim (5-0) defeated Loveth Young (3-2-1) via with an 86-second kneebar submission to pocket
8:02 AM ET There is a saying mixed martial arts manager Jason House often turns to during conversations with the athletes he represents. “I always tell them, ‘It’s not about who’s good,'” House says. “‘It’s about who’s left.'” In a sport full of potential pitfalls, UFC lightweight Bobby Green (29-12-1) has always found a way
UFC lightweight Bobby Green says beating Islam Makhachev at UFC Vegas 49 isn’t the only challenge on his mind this weekend. Green will step up on short notice for the injured Beneil Dariush to face Makhachev in the UFC Vegas 49 main event. This comes just weeks after he defeated Nasrat Haqparast via a unanimous
Islam Makhachev got a good chuckle when the subject of Bobby Green’s wrestling skills was brought up in a recent interview. Fans who have been following Islam Makhachev’s UFC career can attest to just how much his English skills have improved over the years. Makhachev has gone from not speaking English, barely being able to
Bellator 275 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Thursday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 7 a.m. ET (4 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at 3Arena in Dublin. The same venue hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA
UFC veteran Bobby Green has vowed to take the fight to Islam Makhachev in the main event of UFC Vegas 49. The UFC lightweight is set to take on Makhachev after having stepped up on ten days’ notice. Beneil Dariush was originally scheduled to face the #4 ranked UFC lightweight; however, he was forced to
Bobby Green hopes his lightweight peers can learn a thing or two from his actions leading into and during his UFC Vegas 49 main event against Islam Makhachev. This Saturday at UFC Vegas 49, Bobby Green will be competing in his first UFC main event when he takes on Islam Makhachev. A bout against the
By Mike Bohn, The Blue Corner | February 21, 2022 10:30 pm ET 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
Reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman have no desire to fight one another, which is why Usman was willing to skip right over the 185-pound weight class in an attempt to join the coveted “champ-champ” club. That’s why “The Last Stylebender” can’t seem to wrap his head around
It wasn’t long ago, on the night of 6 October 2019, that Tai Tuivasa looked to be on his way out of the UFC. Stretched out flat on the canvas, with his face bloodied to a pulp and the arm-triangle of Sergey Spivac pressing into his neck, ‘Bam Bam’ was at a low point of
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories In this installment of The Pulse of MMA, we dive into the raw, unfiltered reactions of MMA fans after the Feb. 19 tripleheader! UFC Vegas 48 took place inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event saw Jamahal Hill knock out Johnny
By MMA Junkie Staff | February 20, 2022 4:02 am ET Check out these photos from Bellator 274 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos courtesy of Bellator) Related Adam Piccolotti, Andrey Koreshkov, Aviv Gozali, Bellator 274, Bobby King, Brandon Bell, Brennan Ward, Chance Rencountre, Chris Disonell, Cody Herbert, Corey Samuels, Davion Franklin, DeAnna
Chael Sonnen thinks Floyd Mayweather should speed up the process of paying Logan Paul his fair share after their exhibition. Mayweather and Paul competed in a boxing exhibition in Miami, FL last year. It was one of the most-watched boxing events of 2021, despite a formal winner not being declared. The bout between Mayweather and
Charges of DUI and reckless driving against UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn have been dropped by the state after a summons to appear in court went unserved. The charges stem from a 2021 incident in Honokaa, Hawaii, where the police officers arrested Penn for driving under the influence and in a “reckless manner.” The
By John Morgan | February 17, 2022 10:00 pm ET This weekend’s UFC Fight Night 201 took a major hit, with a planned main event between Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev pushed back to next month’s UFC 271. In their place, a pair of dangerous light heavyweights now take the headlining slot, with Johnny