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The UFC is bringing the “BMF” title back into the fold – and it’s vacant. With Jorge Masvidal retired, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will headline UFC 291 in a five-round bout, promotion president Dana White announced Tuesday. UFC 291 will take place July 29 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City and will also

Alex Pereira has his first light heavyweight test, and it’s the division’s former champion. The divisional debut is set as Pereira (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC), the former UFC middleweight champion, battles Jan Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) in the UFC 291 co-main event, promotion president Dana White announced Tuesday. The event takes place July 29

UFC on ABC 4 took place Saturday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. where a pair of rising stars continued their ascents up the ladder. Heavyweight Jailton Almeida and middleweight Ian Garry both picked up first-round finish victories that elevated them into the top 15 of the USA Today Sports/MMA Junkie rankings. Additionally, Johnny Walker,

After two weeks on the road, the UFC returns to its home base on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 224 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card streams on ESPN+. The makeshift main event for the card will feature a pair of strawweight contender hopefuls. Mackenzie Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) will

Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley is now official for UFC 292. After teasing the UFC bantamweight title fight for late summer during the last pay-per-view event, UFC president Dana White made the bout official Tuesday evening, along with a co-main event between strawweight champion Zhang Weili and challenger Amanda Lemos. UFC 292 is set for

Eight fighters who competed at UFC on ABC 4 took home six-figure disclosed paydays with veterans Matt Brown and Anthony Smith atop the list. The event took place Saturday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. On Tuesday, North Carolina Boxing and Combat Sports interim executive director Alvin Coley provided documentation to MMA Junkie that showed

Dan Hooker is ready to remind everyone that he’s still a top UFC contender. Hooker (22-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) faces Jalin Turner (13-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at UFC 290 on July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. “The Hangman” was on the cusp of title contention having won seven of eight fights when he was matched

Francis Ngannou is the talk of the combat sports world and for obvious reasons. On Tuesday morning, it was announced that the former UFC heavyweight champion ended his free agency after signing a lucrative contract with the PFL that gives him an equity stake in the organization, a leadership role as the chairman of PFL

Jake Paul is elated to have Francis Ngannou join him in the PFL. Officials announced on Tuesday that Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, signed with PFL where, just like Paul, he’ll compete in the promotion’s pay-per-view superfight division. Paul, who has also been a loud advocate for MMA fighter pay, posted a video on

Bo Nickal has no doubt that he will take Tresean Gore to his world at UFC 290. Nickal (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets Gore (4-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) on the pay-per-view main card opener July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Nickal has lived up to his potential so far with two quick submissions

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or

Leon Edwards has impressed many in his most recent performances, and that includes fellow UFC welterweight and UFC Español commentator Santiago Ponzinibbio. Edwards, the current champion of the UFC’s 170-pound division, is expected to defend his title for the second time later this year against long-time contender Colby Covington. Although a tough task, Ponzinibbio (29-7

Ian Machado Garry thinks this past weekend’s finish of Daniel Rodriguez at UFC on ABC 4 marked a turning point in public opinion. Garry (12-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) needed less than one round to become the first in MMA history to stop Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) with strikes, landing a big head kick that

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

Angela Hill reminded everyone in her last outing why she’s a forced to be reckoned with. The former Invicta FC champion put on a striking clinic against Emily Ducote at UFC on ESPN 42 in December. It was a clean and dominant win for Hill, who won 30–27 across all three judges’ scorecard. Hill is

The trailer for “The Ultimate Fighter 31” is out, and it featured Conor McGregor giving Michael Chandler a hard shove during their faceoff, which is just what you need to hype up a big fight. But here’s the thing: The season premieres May 30 on ESPN, and we still don’t have a booking between the

UFC on ABC 4 produced two great performances from the winners of the main and co-main events, Jailton Almeida and Johnny Walker. Almeida made quick work of heavy-handed Jairzinho Rozenstruick, while Walker bested one-time UFC title challenger Anthony Smith. Both Brazilian fighers have been surging of late. Almeida, a heavyweight, is now 5-0 in the

Tainara Lisboa shined in the opening bout of Saturday’s UFC on ABC 4, which took place at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. Take a look inside the first-round TKO result by Ulberg, who extended his current win streak to four, which includes three straight opening-round finishes. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event