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Anthony Smith sees a pretty clear path to challenging Jamahal Hill for the UFC light heavyweight title. After Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) claimed the vacant 205-pound belt this month with a unanimous decision win over Glover Teixeira in the UFC 283 headliner, the questions have opened up about whom will be the opponent to

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

Raul Rosas Jr.’s goals are a lot bigger than just becoming the youngest UFC champion. Rosas Jr. (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), at just 18, became the youngest fighter in UFC history when he dusted Jay Perrin by first-round submission in his octagon debut this past December. Rosas Jr., who was cornering his brother Kevin Rosas at Fury

Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is no stranger to having ink on his body, but his latest addition is by far his largest yet. If you take a close look at Oliveira’s chest and arms, you will find many tattoos of family members and animals such as horses, gorillas, and elephants, among others. On

This time around, Jake Paul has a backup plan. Paul announced Saturday that UFC veteran and current BKFC fighter Mike Perry will serve as a standby fighter in case scheduled opponent Tommy Fury withdraws from their Feb. 26 matchup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “We have Mike Perry on standby,” Paul said at a press conference

Colby Covington is the high profile fight to reach the milestone of 50 clean U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) drug tests. The UFC announced on Sunday that former interim welterweight titleholder Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) has crossed the testing threshold that warrants an honor (via Twitter): Congratulations to @ColbyCovMMA for his 5️⃣0️⃣th clean test under

An amateur MMA bout Sunday at Fury FC 73 ended with one of the most violent head kicks you’ll ever see. In a flyweight bout on the event’s undercard, Joe Perez (4-1) brutally added a massive knockout to his highlight reel at the expense of opponent Drew Lopez (2-1-1). The event took place at Cowboys

Former UFC flyweight champion and current ONE Championship star Demetrious Johnson has named what separates him from the other all-time greats of the sport. In terms of the GOAT debate, a polarizing topic that has long split the mixed martial arts community, not many are as widely branded underrated as Johnson. Despite his credentials, “Mighty

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from January 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for January. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

Jamahal Hill admits a showdown with Jon Jones is on his bucket list for the future. Hill (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), the newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion, knows a meeting with Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) in the short-term is unrealistic, as they are in different places in their respective careers. Down the line,

UFC lightweight contender Damir Ismagulov isn’t retired, after all. In an Instagram post Sunday, Ismagulov (24-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) revealed intentions to fight at least one more time, as his UFC contract has not yet finished out. The post comes 28 days after Ismagulov announced his retirement due to “circumstances and health problems.” Additionally, Ismagulov

The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2023 was a memorable one, for all different reasons. UFC 283, which took place Jan. 21 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, marked the promotion’s return to Brazil after nearly three years. The card featured 10 stoppages out of 15 fights, two new champions crowned, and a pair of

Daniel Cormier thinks the trajectory for the final chapter of Jorge Masvidal’s career will be determined at UFC 287. Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC) will return from a 13-month hiatus on April 8 when he meets Gilbert Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) in the co-main event. It’s a massive fight for the welterweight division, but

Israel Adesanya is already hyping up what will surely be one of the biggest UFC fights of 2023. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will challenge rival Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) for the middleweight title in the main event of UFC 287, which takes place April 8 in a yet-to-be-announced location. After Pereira handed

UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards is preparing to face Kamaru Usman for the third time in his career at UFC 286, and he expects the fight to be nothing like the previous meetings. This time, Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will be entering the cage as the champion in front of a hometown crowd at

Former UFC featherweight champion and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Jose Aldo is set for his professional boxing debut. Aldo, 36, will step into the boxing ring to face Argentina’s Alberto Emmanuel Zambrano on Feb. 10 in Rio de Janeiro. The bout will take place under the Shooto Brazil Boxing banner, and will be a six-round

Former UFC heavyweight champion and current combat sports free agent Francis Ngannou is trying to land a boxing match with Tyson Fury. Both parties have expressed interest in creating a fight, and now, according to Ngannou, initial talks with Fury’s team have begun. Since walking away from the UFC after failed negotiations, Ngannou is planning

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