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The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the state’s governing body that oversees combat sports, is under fire in the wake of apparent gross incompetence by a referee at Fury FC 76 in San Antonio. The incident happened Friday during a competitive flyweight main event between Dana White’s Contender Series veteran Edgar Chairez and Gianni

LAS VEGAS – Cory Hendricks’ road with PFL has been unclear, but he’s just looking forward to competing. Hendricks (9-5) meets PFL Challenger Series 7 winner Impa Kasanganay (11-3) at 2023 PFL 1 on April 1 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. His fight with Kasanganay will not be part of the

Karina Rodriguez made some noise last summer, but then it faded away. The then-Invicta FC champion was signed to the Bellator women’s flyweight roster in July 2022. However, that’s the last much of the MMA world heard from the Mexican standout as she has yet to make her debut for the promotion now nearing a

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main card for UFC on ESPN 43. UFC on ESPN 43 takes place Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. Last event’s results: 2-3 Overall picks for UFC main

SAN ANTONIO – UFC on ESPN 43 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 43 takes place at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. In the main event, Marlon

Undefeated prospect Tedrick Macklin enjoys knowing there isn’t a whole lot of fight tape out there on him. Four fights into his professional career, Macklin (4-0) has only racked up 6:46 of in-cage competition time. While he’s eager to prove to the world what he already knows in terms of how good he is in

Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC 39, which took place at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) Ring girl BKFC 39 01 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC 39 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC 39 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC 39 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC

SAN ANTONIO – Marlon Vera is ready make his case for a UFC bantamweight title shot. Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) is hours away from taking on Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ESPN 43 main event, which is a fight in which the winner will perhaps be one fight away from a title shot.

SAN ANTONIO – A key fight in the UFC bantamweight division is set for Saturday at AT&T Center and MMA Junkie is onsite for it. UFC on ESPN 43 takes place Saturday at AT&T Center in San Antonio and is headlined by Marlon Vera vs. Cory Sandhagen. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims

SAN ANTONIO – The UFC on ESPN 43 ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday and the fighters went face to face one final time before Saturday’s event. The weigh-ins took place Friday at AT&T Center. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on ESPN following a preliminary card on ESPN+. Bantamweight contenders

SAN ANTONIO – Former UFC champion Holly Holm faced off for the final time Yana Santos on Friday at UFC on ESPN 43 ceremonial weigh-ins. Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) makes her first appearance in almost a year as he takes on Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at UFC on ESPN

Glover Teixeira says focus and alertness are the key to Alex Pereira earning yet another victory over Israel Adesanya when they meet at UFC 287. Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has proven to have Adesanya’s (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) number during their three combat sports encounters. The reigning UFC middleweight champ has won twice in

Jamie Pickett will no longer appeal his UFC 285 loss to Bo Nickal, according to his manager. LaMont Chappell of LCA Sports Management, the agency that represents Pickett, informed MMA Junkie shortly after the March 4 fight that he was firm on appealing a perceived missed groin strike prior to the finish. Circumstances have changed,

It appears Augusto Sakai’s next fight will be outside the UFC. Sakai (16-5-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC) completed his contract in February with a unanimous decision win over Don’Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night 220 in Las Vegas. He swept Mayes on the scorecards in the co-main event to snap a four-fight skid. Now the 31-year-old

SAN ANTONIO – Nate Landwehr wants to test Austin Lingo’s heart at UFC on ESPN 43. Landwehr (16-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) faces Lingo (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in Saturday’s featured bout at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. “This is my 21st pro fight. I’ve seen a lot, done

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has been around combat sports for decades. Along with intently taking in a sport for many years comes a wealth of knowledge, and apparently, Rogan believes that welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is a better fighter than UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division champion Georges St-Pierre. On a recent episode of

Cody Garbrandt wants his matchup with Rani Yahya rescheduled for July. Garbrandt (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and Yahya were booked to face each other twice in 2022, but both fights fell apart after Yahya withdrew due to injury. “No Love” took care of his own injuries before a return against Trevin Jones at UFC 285

SAN ANTONIO – Marlon Vera thinks Henry Cejudo’s main motivation to return is money. Cejudo retired after he retainedd his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz in May 2020. Three years later, Cejudo will look to reclaim the belt he never lost when he challenges bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling in the UFC 288 headliner May 6. But