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LAS VEGAS – Ode Osbourne beat Charles Johnson with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 220 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Osbourne, who had to rally from a first-round low blow that kept him on the canvas trying to recover for five minutes. Osbourne

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from February 2023: 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

The UFC is back with its third pay-per-view of the year, which means the popular “Embedded” fight-week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 285 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. In the main event,

Sergei Pavlovich could find himself fighting for the UFC heavyweight championship this weekend. Pavlovich (17-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has been designated as the official backup for the headlining title fight between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane this Saturday at UFC 285 in Las Vegas. The news was first reported by UFC broadcast partner ESPN on

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

LAS VEGAS – Dana White was very impressed by Erin Blanchfield’s performance at UFC Fight Night 219. Blanchfield (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) emerged as a top flyweight contender when she submitted former champion Jessica Andrade in the second round earlier this month and earned a Performance of the Night bonus. White was especially impressed by Blanchfield’s

Jon Jones thinks Ciryl Gane is being overhyped. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) faces Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the vacant heavyweight title in Saturday’s UFC 285 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. Gane is being dubbed as one of Jones’

Jake Paul won’t make too many excuses after suffering his first career boxing loss, but said he knows he can do better. Paul (6-1) dropped a split decision to Tommy Fury (9-0) Sunday. The event took place at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, and the main card aired on ESPN+ pay-per-view. Although he thought he

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 Brian “Goze” Garcia, Nolan King and Dan Tom will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: Jake Paul

LAS VEGAS – Brendan Allen wants to fight just about everyone. The UFC middleweight is amped after he extended his winning streak to four Saturday. Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) submitted jiu-jitsu specialist Andre Muniz (23-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 220 main event in Las Vegas. It arguably was the biggest

LAS VEGAS – Tatiana Suarez is set on a move back to strawweight, despite having a successful return at 125 pounds. Suarez made her long-awaited return to competition Saturday on the main card of UFC Fight Night 220. Suarez (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), who hadn’t competed in nearly four years due to a series of

It doesn’t appear that Nate Diaz was impressed by the comments Logan Paul made during his brother Jake’s boxing match with Tommy Fury. One of the most significant combat sports events of the weekend was the long-awaited meeting between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury. The pair of undefeated boxers had two previously scheduled fights fall

Brendan Allen turned some heads Saturday when he took advantage of his impromptu main event opportunity UFC Fight Night 220. After his fight with Andre Muniz was promoted to the headlining spot after Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann was canceled, Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) not only delivered a fourth straight win, but he became

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Tommy Fury promised to take away Jake Paul’s undefeated boxing record on Sunday, and he did just that against his heated rival in Saudi Arabia. After two previously failed attempts to book the fight, Fury (9-0) and Paul (6-1) finally got in the ring, and it was the younger brother of heavyweight boxing champ Tyson

Jake Paul thinks the judges got it wrong in his split decision loss to Tommy Fury. Paul (6-1) suffered his first boxing loss Sunday in Saudi Arabia when he came out on the wrong end of 74-75, 76-73 and 76-73 scorecards against his rival Fury (9-0). It was a competitive fight, but heavy referee involvement

LAS VEGAS – Augusto Sakai can breathe a little easier now. The UFC heavyweight picked up a much-needed win Saturday when he outpointed Don’Tale Mayes (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) for a unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Fight Night 220. Sakai (15-5-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) entered the event on a four-fight losing skid

If you thought yesterday’s Floyd Mayweather exhibition card was the pinnacle of boxing this weekend, man, it’s time for the main event. We’ve got Jake Paul: YouTube and social media sensation who has knocked out former mixed martial arts (MMA) world champions. We’ve got Tommy Fury: half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and undefeated (8-0)