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The 130th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC Vegas 77 this Saturday. We’re first joined by UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney (2:06). Next, UFC featherweight Austin Lingo (15:04) comes on. Closing out the program is UFC lightweight Evan Elder (23:14). [embedded content] Terrance McKinney opens up

Reigning UFC featherweight kingpin Alex Volkanovski unified the 145-pound titles by stopping interim champion Yair Rodriguez in the UFC 290 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend in Las Vegas. The victory was enough to send “The Great” into a tie with current heavyweight champion Jon Jones atop the promotion’s pound-for-pound rankings. In addition, middleweight contender

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 12:26 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun LAS VEGAS — Fans of the UFC’s flyweight division have been absolutely spoiled with one classic title fight after another in recent years. Saturday’s meeting between Brandon Moreno and Alexandre

Conor McGregor is getting ‘a raw deal’ “What Conor said on the show, they are filtering this thing about the weigh-ins. Yeah, he didn’t show up to the weigh-ins, that could send a message to your team that, hey I wasn’t there for the weigh-ins, I wasn’t there for this,” Michael Chandler said on TMZ

Sean O’Malley is ready for Aljamain Sterling in and out of the Octagon at UFC 292. The pair of Bantamweight stars are set to collide on Aug. 19, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts with UFC gold on the line. The champion, Sterling, seeks a fourth consecutive title defense as he remains active and welcomes a patient

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 07:14 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Will Conor McGregor actually fight Michael Chandler? Will it be in 2023? Only McGregor seems to know … and frankly, even he might not know at the moment. McGregor (22-6)

Charles Oliveira has revealed that he will not be ready in time to take on Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 in October. Earlier this year, Charles Oliveira got back to winning ways in style. He finished Beneil Dariush in their title eliminator match-up, setting himself up for a rematch with Islam Makhachev. As many fans

No one knows what to expect from Nate Diaz when he steps into the boxing ring on August 5th against Jake Paul. We’ve seen Diaz fight plenty of times in the cage, but this will be the first time he boxes in a pro fight. There’s been a lot of conflicting information on how he’s

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 01:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Yair Rodriguez had his best moment of the fight, landing a grazing kick that snapped Alexander Volkanovski‘s head back, then following with a combination, including a left that landed flush to Volkanovski’s jaw. Volkanovski nodded his head in acknowledgment of the blows.

UFC President Dana White has weighed in on Conor McGregor’s claim that he will be fighting Michael Chandler this December. During last night’s UFC 290 pay-per-view event, McGregor took to Twitter where he announced that he would be fighting Chandler this December. The Irishman later deleted the tweet, but not before it caught the attention

Jack Della Maddalena hasn’t given up on getting a fight in before leaving Las Vegas. The rising Australian prospect was set to face Sean Brady at UFC 290 in a welterweight battle with serious implications for the welterweight rankings. That fight got scrapped a week out after Brady contracted a bad case of staph in

Jul 9, 2023, 01:42 AM ET The UFC put on a tremendous International Fight Week finale on Saturday night. UFC 290 featured finishes galore, and when the fights didn’t end in a finish, they were memorable with non-stop action. From the first fight on the card to the successful Alexander Volkanovski title defense, this was

UFC President Dana White shared his thoughts on the footage of Jon Jones taking shots of alcohol while in Las Vegas. Jones (27-1 MMA), the UFC’s reigning heavyweight champion, was seen doing shots with former BMF title holder Jorge Masvidal during his recent visit to Sin City. JON JONES x JORGE MASVIDAL pic.twitter.com/dKMxKG6KFj — MMA

Last night (Sat., July 8, 2023), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) remained in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 290. Featuring two title fights atop the card, UFC 290 was one of the more stacked events of the year! Better yet, it lived up to the hype, as from the first bell, the fights were exciting and

Jul 8, 2023, 05:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It has been a tremendous 2023 already for UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski — despite the fact he is officially 0-1 this year. Volkanovski (25-2) looks to defend his 145-pound championship tonight against interim title holder Yair Rodriguez (15-3) in the main event of the UFC’s

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 290 results, including the featured prelim between Robbie Lawler and Niko Price. Lawler (29-16 MMA) will be making his final walk to the Octagon this evening. The former UFC welterweight champion will enter his last fight looking to rebound, this after suffering a TKO loss to

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., July 8, 2023) with a blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) world championship doubleheader, featuring a 145-pound title unification bout that will see Featherweight roost-ruler (and pound-for-pound leader), Alexander Volkanovski, battle interim titleholder, Yair Rodriguez. In UFC 290’s PPV co-main event, two-time Flyweight champion,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 06:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A rare brain disease has forced UFC newcomer Josiah Harrell out of his debut fight. A prefight MRI, required by the UFC and Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), showed that Harrell has a previously undiagnosed affliction called moyamoya, which is “a rare