Written by Check out these photos from the BKFC KnuckleMania 4 weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) BKFC KnuckleMania 4 weigh-ins Share Share this image gallery on Facebook “ data-anchor=”vg-1″ class=”st-custom-button article__share__button article__share__button–twitter” data-username=”mmajunkie” > on Twitter via text message via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/feed Mario Lopez BKFC KnuckleMania 4 weigh-ins […]
Max Holloway may have MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month, Knockout of the Year, and beyond locked up with his buzzer-beating finish of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, but that hasn’t stopped other fighters from submitting their entry into the conversation. At LFA 182, Kendra McIntyre did exactly that Friday night. In Round 3 of […]
Anthony Smith knows he’s not currently in the title picture, but hopes he gets an opportunity to face Alex Pereira some day. The pair traded barbs in the past, but Smith insists it’s nothing personal. UFC light heavyweight champion Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) currently awaits his next challenger after knocking out Jamahal Hill in […]
The BKFC KnuckleMania 4 weigh-ins takes place Friday, and you can watch a live stream of the event right here on MMA Junkie beginning at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). The ceremonial weigh-ins take place at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the same venue that hosts the event Saturday night. BKFC KnuckleMania 4, one […]
Vanessa Demopoulos has another big opportunity in front of her next month, and from here on out when those happen, they might seem a little more personal. Demopoulos (10-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on Emily Ducote (13-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 241 on May 11. For Demopoulos, a win would give her […]
Chael Sonnen doesn’t want to see Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane next. Interim heavyweight champion Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) confirmed that he’ll be fighting at UFC 304, which will take place July 27 in the newly built Co-op Live arena in Manchester, England. Aspinall dismissed Gane as a potential opponent after Gane refused to […]
Arman Tsarukyan thinks Michael Chandler’s thirst for war will likely cost him against Conor McGregor. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) welcomes McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) back in a welterweight bout, which headlines UFC 303 June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). McGregor will return from an almost three-year long layoff […]
Max Holloway has never been knocked down in his UFC career. That’s what the official fight stats say, anyway. At UFC 300, Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) was clipped clean by a punch from Justin Gaethje during the fourth round of their BMF title fight. The moment happened in a blink of an eye. Gatheje […]
The UFC Fight Night 241 lineup has been tweaked slightly. With Hailey Cowan injured, Melissa Gatto moves to bantamweight to fight fellow Brazilian Tamires Vidal at the May 18 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the change recently informed MMA Junkie of the tweak but asked to remain […]
Michael Bisping advises UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev to focus on his division. Makhachev expressed his desire to move up to welterweight to challenge Leon Edwards on multiple occasions, and almost got the opportunity when he was one of three names offered to Edwards at UFC 300. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) declined because he […]