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Heavyweight standout Jailton Almeida is making quite the impression on UFC president Dana White. Almeida’s tear through the division continued this past Saturday at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte, N.C., where he dismantled Jairzinho Rozenstruik before a first-round submission win by rear-naked choke in the main event. The result pushed Almeida’s overall winning streak

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 Danny Segura, Brian “Goze” Garcia, and Dan Tom will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: UFC on

Ask and you shall receive. Mads Burnell called for a fight with former Bellator featherweight title challenger Daniel Weichel and now he’s got one. The two fighters will face off Sept. 23 at 3Arena in Dublin, Bellator officials informed MMA Junkie on Monday. Denmark’s Burnell (17-5 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) snapped a two-fight losing skid when

The UFC is back on its home turf Saturday with UFC Fight Night 224 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Women’s strawweights are at the top of the lineup. Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 224 with a pair of 115-pound contenders in action. Broadcast and streaming info Brendan Fitzgerald, Paul Felder, Michael Bisping

An Olympic medalist has his sights set back on MMA – and the UFC. Uzbekistan’s Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, a bronze medalist in the 2020 Olympic games in 74kg freestyle wrestling, will compete June 16 against Derik de Freitas in a welterweight bout, which takes place at Combat FC 4 in Wilmington, Mass., promotion officials Friday informed

Scott Coker spoke to the media present at Accor Arena in Paris following the completion of Bellator 296 on Friday. The Bellator president spoke aboutGegard Mousasi’s loss to Fabian Edwards in the main event of the card, the wild war between Mansour Barnaoui and Brent Primus, and other results from the card. Coker also discussed

Ian Machado Garry is a man with a plan. Following his impressive, quick finish at UFC on ABC 4, Garry (12-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) took the microphone in his in-cage, post-fight interview to call out one of the most seasoned names in the UFC’s welterweight division – Neil Magny. Garry wants to get his hands

Jairzinho Rozenstruik won’t let Saturday’s setback discourage him. The UFC heavyweight contender vows to come back stronger following his submission loss to rising prospect Jailton Almeida in the main event of UFC on ABC 4, which went down Saturday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., and aired on ABC and ESPN+. Although Rozenstruik was

Anthony Smith’s latest outing certainly wasn’t the brightest moment of his career, but watch how you talk about it around his friend, fellow podcast host, and former UFC champ Michael Bisping. Smith faced Johnny Walker in the co-main event of UFC on ABC 4, and lost a clear unanimous decision in which only one official

Jailton Almeida continued the unbeaten start to his octagon tenure on Saturday when he ran through Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the UFC on ABC 4 headliner. Almeida (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) shined under the spotlight of his first UFC main event when he overwhelmed Rozenstruik (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) on the mat en route to a

What mattered most at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte, N.C.? Here are a few post-fight musings … Commission fails in Mandy Bohm vs. Ji Yeon Kim A low-level women’s bantamweight prelim between Mandy Bohm and Ji Yeon Kim became a focal point of some bizarre drama when the fight ended in a technical decision

It’s another Mother’s Day, and despite being some of the toughest and most tenacious characters in all of sports, MMA fighters aren’t against well wishes. Check below to see a collection of tweets and Instagram posts from MMA fighters and personalities across the globe celebrating Mother’s Day on social media. * * * * Francis Ngannou

Conor McGregor wants what Matt Brown and Derrick Lewis are battling for – the record for most knockouts in UFC history. Both Brown (24-19 MMA, 17-13 UFC) and Lewis are tied with 13 knockouts in the octagon. Brown caught up to Lewis this Saturday with his first-round finish of fellow veteran Court McGee at Saturday’s

Johnny Walker is proud of what he was able to get done in his return to the cage. The UFC light heavyweight contender picked up a win over former title challenger Anthony Smith in the co-main event of UFC on ABC 4. Walker (21-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) defeated Smith (36-18 MMA, 11-8 UFC) in a unanimous

The Edwards brothers are making big waves in the MMA world. With his brother, Leon, owning the UFC welterweight title belt, Fabian Edwards is eager to join him as a titleholder in a major promotion as he looks ahead to his first championship fight in Bellator. On Friday, Fabian (12-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) defeated Gegard

Check out the official scorecards from all 11 fights at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. Tainara Lisboa, UFC on ABC 4 Jessica-Rose Clark, UFC on ABC 4 Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Tainara Lisboa, UFC on ABC 4 Tainara Lisboa (6-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) def. Jessica-Rose Clark (11-9 MMA, 4-5 UFC) via

Check out the best photos from Jailton Almeida’s first-round submission win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC on ABC 4 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. (Photos by Jim Dedmon, USA TODAY Sports) Jailton Almeida, UFC on ABC 4 Jairzinho Rozenstruik, UFC on ABC 4 Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Jailton Almeida, UFC on ABC 4 video Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs.

Jailton Almeida continues his rise up the UFC heavyweight rankings with the biggest win of his career Saturday. Almeida (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event of  UFC on ABC 4 to keep his unbeaten status in the UFC. The Brazilian submitted Rozenstruik (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) with a rear-naked choke in