Written by UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira clarifies that he was never ducking Magomed Ankalaev. Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) has been heavily campaigning to fight Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC), but was passed up for a title fight on several occasions. He was convinced that “Poatan” is avoiding him, but Ankalaev will now get his […]
Renato Moicano was heartbroken after UFC 311. Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) was quickly submitted by UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in Saturday’s main event. He stepped in on 24 hour’ notice to replace Arman Tsarukyan after initially being scheduled to face Beneil Dariush on the same event. Although Moicano was a massive underdog, becoming […]
Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration has a heavy combat sports presence. Notables from the UFC, boxing and WWE have flocked to Washington ahead of Trump’s inauguration Monday, which officially marks the beginning of his second term as U.S. president. Dana White, Joe Rogan, Conor McGregor, Logan Paul, and Jake Paul are among those taking in […]
Beneil Dariush thought he was fighting Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 – or at least he hoped so. When Arman Tsarukyan pulled out of Saturday’s main event against lightweight champion Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC), the UFC needed a replacement opponent. The two most worthy candidates were Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6 UFC) and Renato Moicano, […]
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Grant Dawson beat Diego Ferreira with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 311 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Take a look inside the fight with Dawson, who beat Ferreira more than three years after the first time they were booked. Grant Dawson def. Diego Ferreira Result: Grant […]
Umar Nurmagomedov’s manager revealed that he suffered an injury early at UFC 311. Nurmagomedov (18-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) got off to a good start against bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., but was ultimately outlasted in a unanimous decision loss. Manager Ali Abdelaziz […]
The UFC has its first 2025 inductee into its Hall of Fame, and the honoree will go into the Contributor Wing. Craig Piligian, an Emmy Award-winning TV producer, will be a member of the UFC’s 2025 HOF class and will go into the Hall at an induction ceremony during International Fight Week in Las Vegas […]
Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following […]