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ONE Championship has a new bantamweight king, and his name is Fabricio Andrade. Andrade (9-2 MMA, 6-0 ONE) ran it back with John Lineker in a championship rematch in the main event of ONE on Prime Video 7. The event took place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, and aired on Amazon Prime Video.

Check out these photos from the fights at 2023 PFL Challenger Series 5, which took place at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill, PFL) Lisa Mauldin Lisa Mauldin def. Helen Peralta | 2023 Challenger Series Week 5 Lisa Mauldin Lisa Mauldin def. Helen Peralta | 2023 Challenger Series Week 5 Lisa

UFC veteran Jim Miller has hit a roadblock in his quest to make UFC 300 the last fight of his long career in the Octagon. Miller lost to Alexander Hernandez last Saturday at UFC Vegas 69 after a back-and-forth three-round war. The loss snapped a three-fight winning streak and a career resurgence despite high mileage

The PFL’s Challenger Series returned for the fifth week of 2023, with athletes gunning for a PFL contract that could either serve as a developmental deal or earn them a spot directing into the regular season to compete for its $1 million prize. 2023 PFL Challenger Series 5 took place Friday at Universal Studios in

DUBLIN – After a three-year layoff, Karl Moore returned in a big way this past September. Fighting in front of his home fans in Dublin, Moore was a heavy underdog in his light heavyweight bout against Karl Albrektsson. All he did was pull off a second-round rear-naked choke in his return. Now Moore (10-2 MMA,

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Marlon Vera plans on shutting Cory Sandhagen’s lights out. Vera (22-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) faces Sandhagen (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 43 headliner on March 25 at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Sandhagen said Vera’s style of winning is not reliable, pointing

Austin Trout is not happy with some of the chatter following his Bare Knuckle FC debut. Although the former WBA boxing champion successfully made his transition to bareknuckle last Friday at BKFC KnuckleMania 3 in Albuquerque, N.M., some people are accusing him to have cheated. Trout was accused by opponent Diego Sanchez, who lost by

DUBLIN – Ciaran Clarke might be starting to get used to opponents changing on him – not that it’s a good thing. Clarke (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) on Saturday takes on Leonardo Sinis (11-5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in a featherweight bout to open up the Bellator 291 main card at 3Arena in Dublin. Clarke will

Bellator 291 predictions: Who’s picking Logan Storley to upset Yaroslav Amosov? Bellator is in Ireland with one of the most dominant fighters in MMA at the top of the bill. Bellator 291 takes place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. (Click here to open a PDF

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 220 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The same venue hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on ESPN+. Among those weighing in are Nikita

DUBLIN – Yaroslav Amosov and Logan Storley had their final pre-fight meeting at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their Bellator 291 main event title unification fight. Welterweight champion Amosov (26-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) takes on interim champ Storley (14-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) for the belt. Storley won an interim title while Amosov, from Ukraine, was

Erin Blanchfield has propelled herself to the top of the UFC women’s flyweight division. After stopping former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade in the main event of UFC Fight Night 219, Blanchfield’s name lands among the top of the division. In the latest USA TODAY SPORTS/MMA Junkie women’s flyweight rankings, Blanchfield took a huge leap after

LAS VEGAS – Augusto Sakai won’t enter the octagon under ideal circumstances, but that doesn’t faze the Brazilian. The heavyweight returns to the cage Saturday looking to bounce back from a four-fight losing skid against Don’Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night 220. The fight is part of the main card at the UFC Apex and

DUBLIN – Bellator 291 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 8 a.m. ET (5 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in Dublin. The nearby 3Arena hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev’s head coach, Andreas Michael, has given an update on his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. Chimaev last fought against Kevin Holland in the UFC 279 co-main event, earning a first-round submission. He was supposed to face Nate Diaz before missing weight hours before the event. Chimaev is focused on a

DUBLIN – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official Bellator 291 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 4 a.m. ET (1 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in Dublin. The nearby 3Arena hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Among those weighing

Check out these photos from the BKFC 36 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of the event at Pontchartrain Convention Center in Kenner, La. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) Brandon Meneses Cody Mitchell Cody Mitchell vs. Brandon Meneses Cody Mitchell vs. Brandon Meneses Frankie Shughart Michael Manno Michael Manno vs. Frankie Shughart Michael Manno vs. Frankie

Daniel Barez is determined to achieve his dream to sign with the UFC. The Spanish standout had his opportunity in late 2021 when he competed for a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, but Barez (15-5) came up short in a split decision loss to Carlos Hernandez, who went on to join the promotion’s