The final event of the 2022 PFL season takes place on Friday at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York, and MMA Junkie will keep you updated with live results throughout the event. The 2022 PFL Championships event features 12 fights, including all six divisional finals for a $1 million grand prize. In
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Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has produced some of the most memorable quotes at press conferences, but one stands out most to him. Adesanya lost his middleweight belt to Alex Pereira at UFC 281 via a fifth-round TKO. Despite the crushing defeat, Adesanya has taken the loss in stride and is staying optimistic ahead
Welcome the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The relentless schedule of the MMA world means that some fans don’t have a full look at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying the most attention to. Everyone wants to tune in for main events and
Dustin Poirier recently won a war with Michael Chandler, defeating the former Bellator lightweight champion by third-round submission after a grueling 12 minutes at UFC 281. The victory keeps Poirier, a former interim champion, squarely in the 155-pound title picture despite the fact that he’s come up short twice before – against Khabib Nurmagomedov in
Chris Curtis thinks Alex Pereira has Israel Adesanya‘s number. The main event of the UFC 281 fight card was a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. This bout was interesting on many different levels, but mainly because of the history between the two athletes. Both men got their start in kickboxing before
9:24 AM ET The PFL has a lot going on in its fourth year of operations, including Challenger Series and PFL Europe, but make no mistake: Its biggest night is still its season finals. The 2022 World Championship will take place on Friday inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Two-time lightweight
Cris Cyborg will return to the boxing ring on the undercard of Terance Crawford/David Avanesyan on December 10th in Omaha, NE. The event’s promotor, BLK Prime, announced the news of Cyborg’s addition to the card on Tuesday. Cyborg won her boxing debut by defeating Simone Silva via a unanimous decision at a Fight Music Show
Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,313, the guys chat with Jeremy Stephens who competes at 2022 PFL Championships against Natan Schulte. They also take a look back at UFC Fight Night 215, Bellator 288, and much more! Stream or download this and all episodes of
Bellator President Scott Coker feels Dillon Danis is doing himself a disservice with his recent controversies outside of fighting. Coker and Bellator had another successful night of business at Bellator 288 in Chicago on Saturday. The card featured two title fights, including Usman Nurmagomedov supplanting Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire for the lightweight title. Danis, who hasn’t
UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker has recalled an interesting interaction the City Kickboxing team had prior to this past weekend’s pay-per-view. On Saturday night, Hooker returned to 155 pounds at UFC 281, opening the main card against rising prospect Claudio Puelles. “The Hangman” was one of four CKB fighters who made the trip from New
The UFC handed out Performance of the Night bonuses after Saturday’s card, including the winners of the first and final bouts of the event. After UFC Fight Night 215, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out the winners below. ‘Performance of the Night’:
Fans who tuned in early to watch the UFC Vegas 65 main event between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivac are going to be quite disappointed. UFC Vegas 65 was to see the return of fan favorite Lewis, who was looking to get back on track after losing three of his last four contests. Looking to
UFC star Khamzat Chimaev is eager to get back in the Octagon and has a slew of potential fights on his mind for his return. Chimaev hasn’t fought since a win over Kevin Holland at UFC 279 earlier this year. He’s training for his return in Stockholm, Sweden as the UFC ponders their next move
Bellator MMA’s network television debut is going to be a big one. Officials today announced that Bellator 290: “Bader vs. Fedor 2” will be the promotion’s first MMA card to air on CBS on Sat., Feb. 4, 2023, after inking a deal with the network to air combat sports events moving forward. Headlining the Bellator
CHICAGO – Tyrell Fortune is no longer worried about the matchmaking for his fights. Fortune was hoping to avenge his losses to Timothy Johnson and Linton Vassell but instead drew unranked Daniel James at Friday’s Bellator 288 event at Wintrust Arena. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. Whether it was his
Alexander Volkanovski is taking time to connect with fans. UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is getting ready for the biggest fight in his career so far but was able to take some time out and train with a few fans. Volkanovski was beginning his promotional tour for his upcoming lightweight title fight against 155-pound champion
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen has suggested that lightweight contender Dustin Poirier should dismiss talk of him facing Beneil Dariush next February. This past weekend at UFC 281, Poirier returned to action for the first time since his devastating failed championship challenge against Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 last December. Initially after the result, “The
Check out these photos from the Invicta FC 50 official weigh-ins and faceoffs in Denver. (Photos courtesy of Dave Mandel/Invicta FC) Melissa Oddessa Invicta FC 50 Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Elise Pone Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Melissa Oddessa vs. Elise Pone Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Invicta FC 50 weigh-ins Melissa Oddessa