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DUBLIN – Peter Queally has a trilogy bout in mind after Bellator 291. Queally (13-7-1 MMA, 2-3 BMMA) takes on Bryce Logan (12-7 MMA, 0-4 BMMA) on Saturday’s main card at 3Arena. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Queally will look to snap a two-fight losing skid in which one of

Chris Curtis is perturbed – actually more than perturbed. He’s “salty as f*ck” heading into UFC 287, and Raul Rosas Jr. is to blame. Both fighters will compete March 4 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami. Curtis, 35, is slated for a middleweight bout vs. former interim title challenger Kelvin Gastelum, while 18-year-old Rosas draws his

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will finally throw down in the ring this weekend, but before they do, the two entertainers-turned-professional boxers came together for the first time during fight week. Paul (6-0) and Fury (8-0) were the main attraction of a nearly 90-minute pre-fight news conference that also featured Mike Tyson and Saudi royalty

DUBLIN – Logan Storley believes two extra rounds with Yaroslav Amosov will be the deciding factor at Bellator 291. Interim welterweight champion Storley (14-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) will look to unify his belt with champ Amosov (26-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) in Saturday’s main event at 3Arena in Dublin. The main card airs on Showtime following

Ciryl Gane raised eyebrows when he admitted last week that he gets lazy about training, but his coach, Fernand Lopez, says that’s no longer the case. Ahead of his vacant heavyweight title fight against Jon Jones on March 4 at UFC 285, Gane (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) said he’s guilty of training only once a

The UFC schedule for 2023 rolls on with UFC Fight Night 220 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been acquired by MMA Junkie

There’s plenty left in the tank for Todd Duffee. The former UFC heavyweight is scheduled to resume his career Saturday, and he believes this is the start of a lengthy run and not just a one-off. Duffee (9-3) returns in the main event of KSW 79 in Liberec, Czech Republic, as he’s set to take

LAS VEGAS – Challenge issued, challenge accepted. Andre Muniz has no problem taking up Brendan Allen’s offer to go to the ground when they meet in their co-main event bout at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 220. Just a few months ago, Allen (20-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC) claimed to have the best jiu-jitsu in the division

LAS VEGAS – Nikita Krylov’s return to the cage will be more than just another fight in his lengthy career. The veteran UFC light heavyweight competes this Saturday against Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night 220, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+. This 205-pound matchup serves as the main event

Chael Sonnen believes there’s a common misconception surrounding the recent woes of former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. At the start of 2017, Garbrandt was riding high off the back of a memorable victory over Dominick Cruz, which left him 11-0 as a professional mixed martial artist and sat on the MMA leader’s 135-pound throne.

Daniel Cormier believes Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski will hold up their divisions if they run things back, and the UFC Hall of Famer isn’t a big fan of that. Featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) proposed a rematch to lightweight champ Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) after taking him to the brink in their title

Conor McGregor is back for “The Ultimate Fighter 31,” but has allegedly caused a stir behind the scenes. McGregor, who is coaching opposite Michael Chandler in the upcoming season of ‘TUF’ which is currently filming in Las Vegas, was accused of removing fighters already in the contestant pool to replace them with fighters from his

LAS VEGAS – Montana De La Rosa has been out of action for longer than she hoped, but she’ll return to the most high-profile matchup of her career when she meets Tatiana Suarez at UFC Fight Night 220. De La Rosa (12-7-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) and undefeated Suarez (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will meet in

LAS VEGAS – UFC light heavyweight contender Ryan Spann is days away from his second main event, but revealed the promotion initially had bigger plans for him. Spann (21-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who enters Saturday’s marquee bout at UFC Fight Night 219 against Nikita Krylov, said the UFC called him with a plan to fight

Big things are happening in the UFC heavyweight division. A key matchup between top contenders Curtis Blaydes and Sergei Pavlovich has been booked to serve as the main event of a UFC Fight Night on April 22. The location and venue for the card have yet to be announced. A person with knowledge of the

Edmen Shahbazyan has his first fight of 2023. The 25-year-old UFC middleweight is expected to take on Anthony Hernandez at a UFC event on May 20. A venue and location have yet to be announced. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie following a report from UFC broadcast partner

For Jon Jones, his heated rivalry with Daniel Cormier is now a thing of the past. Or so he says. Former champions Jones and Cormier were part of arguably the biggest rivalry in UFC history, competing against each other twice in title fights. Jones won both – with his knockout win at UFC 214 overturned

Fernand Lopez expects Jon Jones to quickly resort to grappling against Ciryl Gane. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) meets Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the vacant heavyweight championship in the UFC 285 headliner on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Gane’s head coach, Lopez, respects Jones’ striking ability but doesn’t think he