Claudio Silva has decided to hang up his gloves. Silva (14-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC), 40, posted on Instagram this week to announce he has retired from MMA. The Brazilian welterweight last competed in July 2022, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 208 in London. “Hello everyone family, fans,
With the UFC’s 2023 calendar underway, the promotion continues to chip away at its April schedule. The most recent addition is a strawweight tilt between veteran Michelle Waterson-Gomez and rising Brazilian Luana Pinheiro for UFC 287, an event scheduled for April 8 at a yet-to-be-announced location and venue. Two people with knowledge of the booking
Paddy Pimblett is headed for surgery UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett is headed for surgery in March for an injury he suffered in his UFC 282 win over Jared Gordon. “The Baddy” hoped to return at UFC 286 at the O2 Arena in London, but that will not be happening. He suffered an ankle injury
LAS VEGAS – Daniel Argueta beat Nick Aguirre with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Argueta, who bounced back from his first loss for the first win of his UFC career. Argueta on the fight’s key moment LAS
Francis Ngannou appears to have a plethora of options after parting ways with UFC. The now former heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3) failed to reach terms on a new contract with the promotion, leading to this past Saturday’s announcement he’d been stripped of the title and is free to do business anywhere he chooses. As a
LAS VEGAS – Allan Nascimento beat Carlos Hernandez with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Nascimento, who won for the second straight time for his first winning streak since 2016. Nascimento on the fight’s key moment LAS VEGAS,
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Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov engaged in an awkward staredown after making weight for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 217 main event. Full coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-fight-night-217 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com #UFCVegas67 #SeanStrickland #NassourdineImavov
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look
With the fight week for UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill now officially upon us, the MMA News prediction crew is here to share their expert picks! The final pay-per-view of 2022 was designed to provide the world with a new UFC light heavyweight champion. However, the vacant title bout between former champion Jan Blachowicz and his
Aung La Nsang wins at ONE Fight Night 6 (James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) Aung La Nsang is enjoying something of a renaissance. The 37 year old made it back to back wins with an emphatic first round stoppage victory over Gilberto Galvao at ONE Fight Night 6. The two faced off in a
LAS VEGAS – Charles Johnson beat Jimmy Flick with a first-round TKO Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 217 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Johnson, who picked up his second straight win after a loss to Muhammad Mokaev in his UFC debut in July 2022.
A flyweight matchup between Muhammad Mokaev and Jafel Filho is the latest addition to March’s UFC 286 lineup. Mokaev (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), an undefeated 22-year-old prospect with hopes of becoming the youngest champ in UFC history, will look to continue his assent up the division when he takes on Filho (14-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
LAS VEGAS – Raquel Pennington thinks she’s done more than enough for another UFC title shot. Since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 246, Pennington (15-9 MMA, 12-5 UFC) has won five straight – including a split decision over Ketlen Vieira this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 217. After knocking off the No. 2 ranked
Daniel Cormier thinks Jon Jones might’ve drawn a tougher heavyweight debut matchup in Ciryl Gane. With heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou electing not to re-sign with the UFC, Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) will now face Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the vacant title in the UFC 285 headliner on March 4. Although Ngannou possesses scary
Israel Adesanya gets a face tattoo Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will have a slightly new look the next time he enters the octagon. “The Last Stylebender” posted a video to Twitter showing him getting some new ink on his face. “The old version of you must die before you come alive!,” Adesanya captioned
Lightweight Rafael Fiziev, heavyweight Ciryl Gane and featherweight Daniel Pineda are three fighters you should know competing at UFC 256 on Saturday, December 12. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC Pay-Per-Views on ESPN+,
At the UFC seasonal press conference, Friday UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes and challenger Holly Holm faced off ahead of their title fight at UFC 239 on July 6 in Las Vegas. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read