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RIZIN kicks off 2023 in style on April 1, 2023, with RIZIN 41 before following up the action with RIZIN Landmark 5 on April 30. Episode 25 of BROADENED HORIZIN split the guest list down the middle, featuring competitors from each upcoming event. Ready to continue his incredible momentum for just 22 years old, Makoto

Colby Covington sees Gilbert Burns easily beating Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287. Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) meets Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) in the UFC 287 co-headliner April 8 in Miami. Masvidal is coming off a lopsided decision loss to Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) at UFC 272 in March 2022, and Covington thinks

The UFC’s return to London earlier this month might not have been as finish-happy as a year ago, but there was no shortage of highlights. UFC 286, which took March 18 at The O2 in London, featured one of England’s favorites, welterweight champion Leon Edwards, in his first title defense – which happened to be

Ignacio Bahamondes will remain on UFC 287. Nikolas Motta has been forced out of the April 8 fight due to an injury and Trey Ogden (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will step in on short notice to face Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in Miami. Two people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Junkie of

SAN ANTONIO – If Donald Cerrone could pass the “Cowboy” torch to anyone, it’s Yair Rodriguez. Cerrone, who was announced as a 2023 UFC Hall of Fame inductee this past Saturday, was known for his willingness to fight anyone, anytime, anywhere. His “Cowboy” moniker also came from his outdoors lifestyle, which newly crowned interim featherweight

Beneil Dariush thinks Conor McGregor removed himself from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing pool for a reason. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is yet to be tested by USADA since he broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. He’s expected to face Michael Chandler later this year, but McGregor

SAN ANTONIO – Lucas Alexander beat Steven Peterson with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio. Take a look inside the fight with Alexander, who sent Peterson into retirement with the win. Lucas Alexander vs. Steven Peterson Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio, Texas,

Daniel James was in his own head. It was 2019, he was overseas, and he simply wasn’t fighting up to his standard in his first two years with Russia-based promotion ACA. The result was two losses – both decisions – in three fights in his first two years with ACA. Then he flipped a switch

2022 PFL featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane is ready to get the new season started, and hopes he faces some new names on his path to becoming a two-time champion. Loughnane (26-4 MMA, 8-1 PFL) starts his regular season run against Marlon Moraes in the main event of 2023 PFL 1 at The Theater at Virgin

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

Former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm is still here, looking fantastic at 41. In the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 43, Holm (33-2-3 MMA, 8-6 UFC) won a clear unanimous decision against Yana Santos, and even proved she’s still adding new wrinkles to her game. There were a few times in the fight “The

The bantamweight division’s top contender picture became a little clearer after UFC on ESPN 43, but it’s still crowded at the top. In the main event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Cory Sandhagen put his unique offense to work over 25 minutes to pick up a split decision win over Marlon Vera. The official

Li Jingliang is out of UFC 287. Due to a back injury, Jingliang (19-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) won’t return as expected April 8 vs. Michael Chiesa (16-6 MMA, 11-6 UFC). Jingliang first announced the news Monday on Chinese social media platform Douyin. A person with knowledge of the situation subsequently confirmed the withdrawal to MMA

The finalized lineup for Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Boxing 4 is set, and it features nine former UFC fighters. Monday, the promotion announced its fight card, which is headlined by boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. The event takes place Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee and streams on UFC

We want your predictions for Saturday’s PFL 2023, Week 1 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 MMA Junkie reader

Bellator is headed back to Chicago, and two title fights are coming with it. The promotion has booked Bellator 297 for June 16 at Wintrust Arena where light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (16-2 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) will face Yoel Romero (15-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) in the night’s headliner. In the co-main event, featherweight champion Patricio

SAN ANTONIO – CJ Vergara beat Daniel Lacerda with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center in San Antonio. Take a look inside the fight with Vergara, who mounted an insane comeback after a 10-8 first round to get the win in the second. Vergara on

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Mike Bohn, Nolan King and Brian “Goze” Garcia will join host Simon Samano live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: UFC on ESPN