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UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ coach Brandon Gibson is confident his fighter would take care of business inside the octagon against interim champ Tom Aspinall. Gibson has been alongside Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) for the entirety of Jones’ run atop two divisions in the UFC. From their perspective, Jones, 37, is done showing and proving.

Chael Sonnen suggests Shavkat Rakhmonov could be the reason Ian Machado Garry left Kill Cliff FC. Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) used to train at Kill Cliff FC alongside undefeated Rakhmonov (15-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and a slew of other top welterweight contenders under the guidance of Henri Hooft. Machado Garry ended up leaving,

Chael Sonnen does not agree with Ciryl Gane being a favorite over Alexander Volkov at UFC 310. Gane (12-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) runs things back with Volkov (38-10 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on Saturday’s main card (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. According to DraftKings, Gane is a -345 favorite to beat Volkov,

Jon Anik argues that Jon Jones has surpassed other undefeated greats in combat sports. UFC heavyweight champion Jones has one blemish on his professional MMA record – a disqualification loss to Matt Hamill in a fight he was dominating. Jones, a former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion, has now also defended his heavyweight title when

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from November 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for November. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

2024 PFL Championship took place this past Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and it produced a massive update in the women’s rankings. Dakota Ditcheva stopped Taila Santos in the women’s flyweight championship bout in a stellar performance to claim the title and $1 million. Entering the week at No. 14, Ditcheva’s performance vaulted her to

Monday’s episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,519, the fellas recap the 2024 PFL Championship event where a new crop of tournament winners grabbed $1 million checks. They also welcome in UFC flyweight Joshua Van, who competes this weekend at UFC 310 in Las Vegas. Tune in!

Conor McGregor’s time in the UFC has been the best of times and the worst of times, although the glory days feel like a distant memory. McGregor went from being on welfare to joining the UFC in April 2013, and he talked a big game from the moment he stepped foot in the octagon. Fight

For the first time, Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens came face to face, and it was as intense as you’d expect. Former UFC standouts Alvarez (1-1) and Stephens (2-0) are set to throw down January 25 at BKFC KnuckleMania 5 from Wells Fargo Center in Alvarez’s hometown of Philadelphia, but before it happens, the promotion

According to Shavkat Rakhmonov, a slew of contenders turned him down for UFC 310. Rakhmonov was seeking an opponent for Saturday’s pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena after losing out on his title fight against welterweight champion Belal Muhammad. Kamaru Usman expressed interest, and Colby Covington claimed that he offered to step in. However, neither wound

Ciryl Gane revealed he was game to fight Tom Aspinall earlier this year. UFC interim heavyweight champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) claimed Gane turned him down for a title fight at UFC 304 in July. The Brit wound up facing Curtis Blaydes instead, stopping him by Round 1 TKO to retain his belt. Fernand

Ian Machado Garry claims Kamaru Usman turned down a fight with him. Machado Garry (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) was actively seeking a fight with Colby Covington before getting booked to face Joaquin Buckley Dec. 14 in the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner in Tampa. However, when Shavkat Rakhmonov lost out on his title fight against

Alexandre Pantoja was already favored by oddsmakers to defeat Kai Asakura at UFC 310, but now the reigning flyweight champion is an even bigger favorite. When the line was released not even one month ago, Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) opened as a -218 betting favorite and Asakura  (21-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) a +180 underdog,

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 310 event in Las Vegas. 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). Those reader consensus picks will be

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 310 event in Las Vegas. 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). Those reader consensus picks will be

Zafar Mohsen’s PFL debut win has been overturned. MMA Junkie confirmed Monday with Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation chief Mike Mazzulli that Mohsen submitted a fight night drug test for PFL: Battle of the Giants in October that was flagged as positive in the days that followed. The Mohegan Tribe commission regulated the Oct.

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 310 event in Las Vegas. 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). Those reader consensus picks will be

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from November 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for November. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by