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LAS VEGAS – Minutes after his first UFC win, Clayton Carpenter set his sights on another. A rising flyweight fighter out of the MMA Lab in Glendale, Ariz., Carpenter (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) defeated Juancamilo Ronderos (4-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in short order Saturday at UFC Fight Night 219, which took place at the UFC

The second Bellator offering of the year lands on Saturday with Bellator 291, which takes place at 3Arena in Dublin, with a main card set to air on Showtime following prelims streamed on MMA Junkie. The promotion’s undisputed welterweight champion will be decided in the main event. Current titleholder Yaroslav Amosov (26-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA)

Eugene Bareman thinks Alexander Volkanovski got too excited with his defense on the ground against Islam Makhachev. Featherweight champion Volkanovski (25-2 MMA, 12-1 UFC) was edged out by lightweight champion Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) in the UFC 284 headliner, but surprised many with his resistance on the ground. Makhachev had a hard time holding Volkanovski

LAS VEGAS – Philipe Lins beat Ovince Saint Preux with a first-round knockout Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 219 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Lins, who now has back-to-back wins for the first time in the UFC and first time, period, since 2018. Lins on the

We want your predictions for Saturday’s Bellator 291 event in Dublin. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will

LAS VEGAS – Marcin Prachnio beat William Knight with a unanimous decision Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 219 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Prachnio, who won for the third time in four fights after he started his UFC tenure with three straight first-round stoppage losses. Prachnio

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

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: It’s been

The UFC’s February schedule rolled on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 219, which took place at the UF Apex in Las Vegas and saw the emergence of a new contender. Erin Blanchfield (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) kept building on her growing star in the women’s flyweight division when she largely dominated former UFC champ Jessica

A flyweight fight is the newest addition to an April event. Seeking his first UFC victory, Carlos Candelario (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) will welcome newcomer Rafael Estevam (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to the promotion April 22. The fight takes place as part of a UFC Fight Night event that does not yet have a publicly

(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Jessica Andrade after UFC Fight Night 219 loss?) Erin Blanchfield announced her arrival to the main event scene in a big way Saturday with a definitive victory over former champ Jessica Andrade in the UFC Fight Night 219 headliner. Blanchfield (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) passed her biggest

Michael Bisping thinks Justin Gaethje will have a clear path to victory at UFC 286, but he isn’t certain that “The Highlight” will make things easy on himself. UFC 286 is set to take place in London on March 18, and up until recently the event still lacked a headlining fight. That changed when it

What mattered most at UFC Fight Night 219 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas? Here are a few post-fight musings … The end of Ovince Saint Preux? Ovince Saint Preux suffered the fastest loss of his MMA career when fellow veteran Philipe Lins ran through him in just 49 seconds, raising questions about what

LAS VEGAS – It’d been a rough go for Alexander Hernandez as of late when he entered a short-notice fight against the all-time leader in UFC appearances Saturday at the UFC Apex. Like his two most recent fights, Hernandez (14-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) was competitive from the opening bell at UFC Fight Night 219. This

The full main card lineup for the event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury was recently announced by the promotion running it. Most Valuable Promotions announced Thursday the four fights that will precede the long-anticipated Paul vs. Fury main event. A WBC cruiserweight title fight between Ilunga Makabu and Badou Jack will serve as

LAS VEGAS – Zac Pauga says there’s no need to ask him how he’ll win future fights. While he hopes to accumulate more finishes going forward, Pauga (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) pointed to his UFC Fight Night 219 co-main event win Saturday over Jordan Wright (12-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC) at the UFC Apex as a

(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Erin Blanchfield after UFC Fight Night 219 win?) Jessica Andrade’s decision to step up on short notice to fight Erin Blanchfield in the UFC Fight Night 219 headliner did not pay off Saturday. Andrade (25-9 MMA, 15-8 UFC), a former UFC champion at strawweight, took on rising

LAS VEGAS – Mayra Bueno Silva wasted no time when the microphone was in front of her after her UFC Fight Night 219 win. During her in-cage interview, Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) showed off her improving English skills with a callout of former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Raquel Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC).