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Aljamain Sterling thinks Henry Cejudo could be his final fight at bantamweight. The reigning UFC bantamweight champion, Sterling says he will likely defend his title against Cejudo (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in May but doesn’t see too many options outside of “Triple C.” Sterling (22-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) acknowledges that No. 1 contender Sean O’Malley

LOS ANGELES – Bellator will air on CBS for the first time Saturday as “The Last Emperor” embarks on his last ride. In the Bellator 290 main event, all-time heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko (40-6 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) challenges champion Ryan Bader (30-7 MMA, 8-2 BMMA). The co-main event features middleweight champion Johnny Eblen (12-0 MMA,

LOS ANGELES – A reunion between Scott Coker and Luke Rockhold could come to fruition. Officially a free agent no longer with the UFC, Rockhold (16-6) recently revealed he intends on pursuing further combat sports opportunities. Wednesday, Coker told MMA Junkie he’s been in touch with Rockhold’s manager Dave Martin, of MAG Sports, about the

LAS VEGAS – Devin Clark not only expects to get back in the win column this Saturday, but he plans on doing so convincingly. The UFC light heavyweight sees a stoppage finish in his co-main event bout against Da-un Jung at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 218, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las

LAS VEGAS – It has been a long time since Dooho Choi stepped into the UFC’s octagon, but he’s excited to get back to action. The always-exciting Choi (14-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) returns to competition after a three-year layoff to face Kyle Nelson on the main card of UFC Fight Night 218 at the UFC

The upcoming UFC Fight Night event on February 18 has lost a scheduled matchup. It is unclear how long Brahimaj (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will be sidelined with the neck injury he described as “severe,” but he is unable to compete on Feb. 18. Brahimaj was set to fight for the first time since last

Alexander Volkanovski feels Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s corner absence at UFC 284 won’t impact Islam Makhachev at all on fight night. Volkanovski will face Nurmagomedov’s protégé Makhachev in the UFC 284 headliner on February 11th. He’s looking to become the latest UFC ‘champ-champ’ by earning the lightweight title. Makhachev capped off his remarkable run at lightweight with

Curtis Blaydes wants more than UFC gold. The UFC heavyweight contender has his sights set on the championship belt, but also on the UFC stats history book. Blaydes (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) wants to break the record for most takedowns in UFC history – a milestone that’s currently held by MMA great Georges St-Pierre. The

UFC 287 just might be Jorge Masvidal’s last chance to make a run at becoming welterweight champion. Masvidal, who’s on a three-fight losing streak, still remains one of the UFC’s biggest names, and on April 8 he meets top-ranked contender Gilbert Burns as a huge underdog. If Masvidal wins, it’s not out of the realm

LOS ANGELES – Ryan Bader is the reigning, defending, undisputed Bellator heavyweight champion, but nobody cares about that. OK, so it’s not that nobody cares. It’s just that his next title defense is against Fedor Emelianenko on Saturday night at Bellator 290, which also happens to be “The Last Emperor’s” retirement fight. Being the beloved MMA legend

The Bellator 290 pre-fight press news conference takes place Wednesday, and you can watch a live stream of the event right here starting at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT). Attending the event at the host hotel in Los Angeles will be heavyweight champion Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko, who will rematch each other in

Since 2019, Leon Edwards and Darren Till have been on quite the opposite career trajectories. Both top-tier British fighters, Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) and Till competed on the same card in London in 2019, where Till headlined against Jorge Masvidal and Edwards co-headlined against Gunnar Nelson. Till (18-5 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) was a fan

Gilbert Burns is a heavy favorite against Jorge Masvidal. Former welterweight title challengers Burns (20-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) and Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) will meet in the UFC 287 co-main event on April 8. At DraftKings, Burns opened as a whopping -435 favorite, meaning a $435 bet would be needed on “Durinho” to return

MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom breaks down the UFC’s top bouts. Today, we look at the main event for Bellator 290. Bellator 290 takes place Saturday at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card airs on CBS following prelims on MMA Junkie. Ryan Bader (30-7 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) Staple info: Height: 6’2″ Age: 39

Ben Askren thinks the UFC forced Jorge Masvidal’s hand when matching him up with Gilbert Burns. Burns (20-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) claims Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) turned him down on numerous occasions before the pair was finally booked for the UFC 287 co-main event on April 8. Askren, who suffered a record-setting knockout loss to Masvidal

Alejandra Lara made some much-needed changes. Lara, a former Bellator women’s flyweight title challenger, hit the reset button on many things that hindered her professional and personal life. Lara (9-6 MMA, 3-5 BMMA) changed teams and traveled the globe ahead of her return against Diana Avsaragova (5-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) at Saturday’s Bellator 290. She

It’s official: Middleweight champion Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will fight each other for a fourth time April 8 at UFC 287. Two times in kickboxing, Pereira has gotten the best Adesanya, including one knockout. And this past November at UFC 281, Pereira asserted his supremacy in MMA, too, by rallying for a fifth-round TKO

UAE Warriors 37: Arabia is set to feature two title fights. The event, which takes place Feb. 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and airs on UFC Fight Pass, will be headlined by a title fight between Arabia lightweight champion Mohammad Yahya (11-3), who takes on Algeria’s Souhil Tahiri (5-3-1). A person with knowledge