Written by RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The first faceoffs of PFL: Battle of the Giants fight week are in the books, and MMA Junkie was on the scene to capture them. In the main event, former UFC champion Francis Ngannou (17-3) takes on 2023 PFL champion Renan Ferreira (13-3) in a heavyweight clash. And in the co-main […]
Conor McGregor came to the defense of his former foe, Max Holloway, ahead of UFC 308. Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) challenges featherweight champion Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the Oct. 26 main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (ESPN+ pay-per-view). Just this week, Holloway was mocked by Topuria for losing to […]
Week 10 of Dana White’s Contender Series (2024) took place on Tuesday in Las Vegas, and we’re grading the winners from the five-fight card, which streamed on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex. With a simple but digestible format that has had the MMA fanbase responding, this series has shown to have legs in multiple ways […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Peter Murray believes PFL: Battle of the Giants is the biggest MMA event of the year. PFL: Battle of the Giants (DAZN/ESPN+ pay-per-view) takes place Saturday at The Mayadeen. Two super fight belts will be on the line, with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou (17-3) taking on 2023 PFL champion Renan […]
LAS VEGAS – Dana White would rather UFC Hall of Famer Donald Cerrone didn’t come out of retirement. Cerrone (36-17-2 MMA, 23-14-1 UFC) announced that he plans on competing two more times in the UFC to reach his 50-fight milestone under the Zuffa banner, including his time in WEC. White is a big fan of “Cowboy” […]
According to Ian Machado Garry, the UFC offered him a fight with Colby Covington, but the holdup isn’t on his side. Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) has been angling to meet Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) in the octagon for several months now, and the unbeaten welterweight contender revealed that the UFC came to him with […]
The UFC continues its October schedule Saturday with UFC Fight Night 245, which goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there in “Sin City” to help guide viewers through the experience. Details of who will work as commentators and analysts for each event have been […]
LAS VEGAS – Julia Polastri beat Cory McKenna with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 244 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Polastri, who picked up her first UFC win after a loss in her promotional debut in June. Julia Polastri […]
LAS VEGAS – Dana White’s Contender Series 76 took place Tuesday at the UFC Apex, with four winners earning UFC contracts from Dana White following their performances. Below, check out the complete results from DWCS 76 and hear from the fighters set to begin their UFC journeys.
Eleven years after their implementation, it sounds like a major change is coming to the UFC rankings system. Tuesday, UFC CEO Dana White vented his frustration about Khalil Rountree’s position at No. 8 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. Rountree recently had success against champion Alex Pereira before being knocked out in Round 3. He […]