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LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White couldn’t have been much more impressed with the “incredibly talented” Tatiana Suarez in her return to the octagon at UFC Fight Night 220. After nearly four years away from competition due to injuries and other setbacks, undefeated wrestling standout Suarez (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) finally made her comeback

Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury takes place Sunday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results. The event takes place at Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The main card airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view. In the main event, Jake Paul (6-0) takes on Tommy Fury (8-0) in a 185-pound catchweight

[embedded content] The third numbered UFC event of the year is rapidly approaching with UFC 285 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will be working as commentators and analysts for the have been acquired

LAS VEGAS – Dana White likes the idea of a rematch between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski, but just not yet. The UFC president is in favor to see a second bout between the two champions, but first, he’d like to see Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) unify the featherweight title against interim champion Yair

UFC light heavyweight contender Ryan Spann was understandably upset after finding out he would not be fighting against Nikita Krylov. Spann (21-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC) was scheduled to face Krylov (29-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 220, but the fight was scratched just hours before the bout. Krylov came

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 220 took place Saturday with 10 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex. You can hear from all the UFC Fight Night 220 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s

Brendan Allen wasn’t expecting to compete in his first octagon headliner at UFC Fight Night 220, but that’s what happened – and he took advantage. After Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann was canceled in the midst of Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was promoted to the top

UFC Fight Night 220 underwent a serious mid-event change when the main event was cancelled, but overall the card delivered a solid night of action to prepare fans for next week’s UFC 285. The main card alone delivered three great stoppages, and the UFC chose to hand out Performance of the Night bonuses to all

Brendan Allen wasn’t originally scheduled to participate in the main event, but he left a lasting impression on fight fans to close the show. After Nikita Krylov became ill with a foodborne illness Saturday and could not compete against Ryan Spann in the scheduled marquee fight, the middleweight bout between Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC)

The UFC handed out six post-fight bonuses after Saturday’s card – one to each fighter who got a stoppage win. After UFC Fight Night 220, six fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below. Performance of the Night: Jordan Leavitt Jordan Leavitt def. Victor Martinez via knockout

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 220 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results. UFC Fight Night 220 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. In the main event, Nikita Krylov (29-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) was supposed to take on Ryan Spann (21-7 MMA,

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 220 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, which kicks off at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). You can discuss the event here. Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC Fight Night 220

Check out these photos highlighting the action from Bellator 291 at 3Arena in Dublin. (Fight and venue photos courtesy Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA) (Gallery will update throughout the event.) khasan-magomedsharipov-bellator-291 khasan-magomedsharipov-rafael-hudson-bellator-291 khasan-magomedsharipov-rafael-hudson-bellator-291-1 khasan-magomedsharipov-rafael-hudson-bellator-291-2 khasan-magomedsharipov-bellator-291-1 Khasan Magomedsharipov daniele-scatizzi-dmytrii-hrytsenko-bellator-291 Daniele Scatizzi elina-kallionidou-jena-bishop-bellator-291 Jena Bishop def. Elina Kallionidou jena-bishop-bellator-291 john-kavanagh-bellator-291 darragh-kelly-dorval-jordan-bellator-291 john-kavanagh-darragh-kelly-bellator-291 darragh-kelly-bellator-291-1 darragh-kelly-bellator-291 asael-adjoudj-liam-mccracken-bellator-291-2 asael-adjoudj-liam-mccracken-bellator-291-1 asael-adjoudj-bellator-291 asael-adjoudj-liam-mccracken-bellator-291

Check out these photos highlighting Fabricio Andrade’s corner-stoppage TKO win over John Lineker at ONE on Prime Video 7 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photos courtesy of ONE Championship) fabricio-andrade-one-on-prime-7 john-lineker-one-on-prime-7 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-1 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-2 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-3 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-4 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-5 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-6 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-7 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-8 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-9 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-10 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-11 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-12 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-13 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-14 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-15 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-16 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-17 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-18 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-19 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-20 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-21 fabricio-andrade-one-on-prime-7-1 fabricio-andrade-vs-john-lineker-one-on-prime-7-22 fabricio-andrade-one-on-prime-7-2 fabricio-andrade-one-on-prime-7-3

Austin Trout is more than down to take on BKFC’s finest. The former WBA boxing champion is ready to challenge two-division BKFC champion Luis Palomino for one of his titles. Trout is coming off a successful bareknuckle boxing debut against former UFC contender Diego Sanchez at last weekend’s BKFC Knucklemania 3 in Albuquerque, N.M. Despite

They’ve talked for long enough. All that’s left for Jake Paul and Tommy Fury now is the fighting. After nearly a year of trash talk and one cancellation, Paul and Fury made it to the weigh-in Saturday for their 185-pound catchweight fight. Paul tipped the scale at 183.6, while Fury hit 184.5. Afterward, Paul (6-0)

LAS VEGAS – Don’Tale Mayes has some big business of his own to take care of Saturday, but also has some insight on one of the biggest UFC fights in recent memory. Ahead of his heavyweight bout against Augusto Sakai (15-5-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 220 at the UFC Apex in Las

DUBLIN – Bellator 291 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. PT). The event takes place at 3Arena in Dublin. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the main event, welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov (26-0