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Paddy Pimblett doesn’t see Ilia Topuria having success at lightweight. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) vacated his UFC featherweight title for a move up to 155 pounds. Pimblett doubts “El Matador” gets an immediate title shot at lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, and UFC CEO Dana White said it’s not a guarantee, either. Pimblett (22-3 MMA,

Cris Cyborg is making a return to the ring. The highly decorated women’s MMA fighter is set to compete in her third professional boxing contest. Cyborg takes on Karen Fernandes in a four-round boxing bout scheduled to go down on March 3 in Medellin, Colombia. The fight will be contested at super middleweight (154 pounds).

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from February 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for February. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

Lucas Alexander felt something was up when he got back to his corner in between rounds. His chest was heavy, and he was out of breath. “I’m tired. This is not OK,” Alexander remembers saying. “Something is wrong with me.’” His coach responded, “‘You’re never tired. You never complain. You never feel this way.’” The

See ya later (or never), “Black Junior.” Today, X account UFC Roster Watch revealed that Mashrabjon Ruziboev — younger brother of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight, Nursulton Ruziboev — was released from his contract, which he just received when he stepped on four-day notice to fight Jared Gordon at UFC Vegas 102. However, the short-notice

UFC Fight Night 252 took place this past Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, former two-division champion Henry Cejudo took on Song Yadong. An unfortunate eye poke led to a controversial, premature ending to the fight, which led to a unanimous decision win

It’ll be just over a month between fights for Melquizael Costa. Costa (22-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has his next bout on the books just three days after his UFC Fight Night 252 submission win over Andre Fili in Seattle. Thirty-five days later, he’ll face Christian Rodriguez (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 64

The UFC kicks off five scheduled events in March on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 253, which takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card streams on ESPN+. Flyweight contenders will clash in the headliner, with Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Asu Almabayev (21-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) set to battle

Chael Sonnen wonders if Henry Cejudo was looking for a way out at UFC Fight Night 252. Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) lost a technical decision to Song Yadong (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at Climate Pledge Arena. The fight ended when Cejudo was rendered unable to continue after getting poked in

Eight fighters will compete in the 2025 PFL middleweight tournament. On Tuesday, PFL announced the field of competitors, which includes former Bellator middleweight title challengers Fabian Edwards (13-4) and Aaron Jeffery (15-5), 2023 PFL light heavyweight champion Impa Kasanganay (18-5), former Bellator middleweight contenders Dalton Rosta (9-1) and Mike Shipman (17-4), former ONE standout Murad

UFC 313 apparently has lost its banger of a lightweight co-main event. Dan Hooker said he is out of his five-round fight against Justin Gaethje on March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) due to a hand injury. The injury was first revealed when Hooker mentioned it in a video posted

Michael Bisping thinks Ilia Topuria leaving featherweight worked out well for Alexander Volkanovski. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) decided to vacate his 145-pound title for a move up to lightweight after back-to-back knockouts of Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) and Max Holloway. After losing to Topuria, Volkanovski was expecting to get his rematch. He won’t

SEATTLE – Mansur Abdul-Malik beat Nick Klein with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 252 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Take a look inside the fight with Abdul-Malik, who was the biggest favorite on the card at a massive number of more than 12-2 against the short-notice replacement

Jasmine Jasudavicius will get the biggest fight of her life on home soil. At UFC 315, Jasudavicius (13-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) will take on Jessica Andrade (26-13 MMA, 11-7) in a three-round flyweight bout May 10 at Bell Centre in Montreal. The promotion announced the bout Monday on social media. Jasudavicius has won four fights

Monday’s episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,543, the guys unpacked what went down at UFC Fight Night 252, where Henry Cejudo lost to Song Yadong by a controversial technical decision. They also welcomed Danny Barlow to the show and more. Tune in!

Henry Cejudo left UFC Fight Night 252 with a loss. However, many believe that shouldn’t be the case for the former two-division UFC champion. Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) headlined the UFC’s return to Seattle this past Saturday against Song Yadong. Unfortunately for him, he was given a third straight defeat, and Song (22-8-1 MMA,

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 X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from February 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for February. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by