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(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Cory Sandhagen after UFC on ESPN 43 win?) Marlon Vera was unable to capture magic once again on Saturday, and it cost him in the form of a loss to Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ESPN 43 main event. After putting together a four-fight winning streak

Donald Cerrone is heading to the UFC Hall of Fame, and couldn’t be happier. The announcement was made during the UFC on ESPN 43 event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, catching Cerrone (36-17 MMA, 23-14 UFC) by surprise. Cerrone’s wife and kids came out to join him cageside during the announcement, which was an

SAN ANTONIO – Nate Landwehr is on a roll and he tacks it up to MMA Masters. Saturday, following his UFC on ESPN 43 submission win over Austin Lingo, Landwehr (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) expressed his gratitude for the Miami gym run by coaches Daniel Valverde and Cesar Carneiro. He credited the switch to MMA

SAN ANTONIO – Albert Duraev already has his sights set on a potential next opponent. Minutes after his UFC on ESPN 43 win over Chidi Njokuani on Saturday, Duraev (16-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) told MMA Junkie in a post-fight news conference he hopes to get matched against Brazilian middleweight and jiu-jitsu specialist Andre Muniz (23-5 MMA,

SAN ANTONIO – UFC president Dana White touched on a number of topics after UFC on ESPN 43. After 10 fights at AT&T Center, White answered questions from reporters about main event winner Cory Sandhagen, former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, Donald Cerrone’s Hall of Fame announcement, plans for a UFC event in Mexico and

What mattered most at UFC on ESPN 43 in San Antonio? Here are a few post-fight musings … A comeback for the ages [embedded content] He was only the second fight of the night, but CJ Vergara produced a moment that will have people talking at the water cooler on Monday morning with an absolutely

A nasty gash has forced lightweight Nikolas Motta out of his UFC 287 bout. Motta announced his withdrawal Friday and shared a graphic image of the gaping laceration, which is placed on his right eyebrow line. Motta (13-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was expected to face Ignacio Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at the April 8

Don’t expect to see former two-time UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza in the octagon any time soon. After dropping the belt to Zhang Weili at UFC 281 in November, Esparza (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) is taking a lengthy hiatus from active competition to have her first child. Esparza announced on Saturday that she is 14

The UFC made its return to Texas on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 43, which took place at AT&T Center in San Antonio and, after a number of fight week fallouts, saw a 10-bout card unfold. The most high-profile result came from the main event, where Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) proved his worth

Manel Kape was not happy to hear his bout against Alex Perez was scrapped on the day of the fight, but he says it wasn’t a surprise. During the UFC on ESPN 43 prelims, the commentary team announced Perez was forced out of the scheduled fight due to a medical issue. There were just two

SAN ANTONIO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC on ESPN 43 took

Cory Sandhagen turned in a masterful performance, and Texas judging almost ruined it. The bantamweight main event of UFC on ESPN 43 at AT&T Center certainly didn’t lack action, as Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) was too elusive and varied in his attacks for Vera (20-8-1 MMA, 14-7 UFC). Somehow, the judges were split in

The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday’s card, including one to an early candidate for Comeback of the Year. After UFC on ESPN 43, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in San Antonio. Check out the winners below. Performance of the Night: Daniel Pineda Mar 25, 2023; San Antonio,

Check out these photos from the fights at 2023 PFL Europe 1, which took place at Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England. (Photos courtesy of PFL Europe) Dan Hardy PFL Newcastle Dan Hardy PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Savannah Marshall PFL Newcastle Oscar Ownsworth def. Lewis

SAN ANTONIO – UFC president Dana White says Leon Edwards has no choice but to fight Colby Covington next. After White announced Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) as the next contender for Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) following his UFC 286 title defense against Kamaru Usman earlier this month, “Rocky” said he’s not interested in the

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm turned in a dominant performance against Yana Santos. The women’s bantamweight bout was the UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, and it was one that Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) shined on the mat and in the clinch. After 15 minutes of

SAN ANTONIO – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 event at AT&T Center in San Antonio. You can discuss the event here. Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC on ESPN 43 live results post, and then discuss the event in

CJ Vergara put himself in consideration for Comeback of the Year honors on Saturday with an insane rally against Daniel Lacerda at UFC on ESPN 43. After taking a hellacious beating in front of his hometown crowd at AT&T Center in San Antonio to start the flyweight bout, Vergara (11-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) somehow managed