Welcome to Midnight Mania! When Jairzinho Rozenstruik steps into the Octagon this Saturday night as the fill-in for Walt Harris opposite Alistair Overeem, it will be a massive step up in competition for “Bigi Boy.” The Surinamese athlete may have a wealth of professional kickboxing experience, but he has less than 10 professional MMA fights,
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Brian Ortega out of UFC on ESPN+ 23 main event with Korean Zombie Brian Ortega’s climb back into featherweight title contention has hit a roadblock. Ortega has had to withdraw from his UFC on ESPN+ 23 headlining bout opposite Chan Sung Jung (aka the Korean Zombie). The news was first reported by UFC media partner
7:24 AM ET I recall being in ninth-grade science class and learning about something called a litmus test. For some reason, this particular test, which according to Merriam-Webster is defined as “a test in which a single factor (such as an attitude, event, or fact) is decisive,” stuck with me. The stick goes in the
Image Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images A former referee renowned for his work doesn’t believe that Khabib Nurmagomedov can break Tony Ferguson. Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson has been booked multiple times in the past and fight fans are hoping that April 18, 2020 is the date that this bout finally comes to fruition.
Long-time UFC veteran Diego Sanchez has re-signed a new contract with the world’s leading MMA promotion after briefly testing free agency. The UFC announced Wednesday that Sanchez has signed a new deal with the company and he will take on showman Michel Pereira in a welterweight bout at UFC Fight Night 167. The event takes
After an 11-year run with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Gray Maynard will be fighting elsewhere in the foreseeable future. “The Bully” tells MMA Junkie that he has parted ways with his longtime employer and the hunt for a new promotion to compete for is on. “I don’t know – we’re trying to work some stuff
Watch Kamaru Usman defeat Tyron Woodley to become UFC champion (fight video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Tyron Woodley held the UFC welterweight championship for nearly three years before Kamaru Usman swooped in and took it away. But take it away he did. Usman has only ever lost one bout in his professional career and
4:30 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing Zhang Weili’s first strawweight title defense, and it will come against the most dominant woman in the division’s history. Zhang (20-1) has agreed to face former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-3) at UFC 248 on March 7, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed but
UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker promises that he will “fight tooth and nail to the death” when he meets rival Paul Felder at UFC Auckland next year. The UFC recently announced that Hooker and Felder will headline UFC Fight Night 169, which is set to take place on February 22 at Spark Arena in Auckland,
Image Credit: Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bantamweight prospect Macy Chiasson is getting right back on the horse after suffering her first career loss, and she will be doing so against a former UFC champion. Much like Macy Chiasson, inaugural UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano is looking to get back in the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The idea of Khabib Nurmagomedov being unmotivated is bizarre. If one looks past the little details for a minute, the Dagestani mauler does precisely the same thing to almost all of his elite opponents: dominate them. Yet according to “The Eagle” himself (translated by Twitter account MMARusTwitter, an account which dedicates
Combate Americas, the world’s premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports and media franchise, on Tuesday announced the completion of an 11-bout fight card for its highly-anticipated ‘Tito vs. Alberto – What Side Are You On?’ extravaganza at Payne Arena, next to the U.S.-Mexico border, in McAllen, Texas on Saturday, Dec. 7. The six-fight main
1:32 PM ET Alistair Overeem is a Netherlands-based heavyweight with a kickboxing background. Jairzinho Rozenstruik is a Netherlands-based heavyweight with a kickboxing background. Their fight careers, however, are at very different places. Overeem, a 39-year-old veteran of 63 professional MMA fights who is a former champion in the Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 promotions, faces relative
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Khabib Nurmagomedov says he feels more motivated ahead of the Tony Ferguson fight than he was his last four outings. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to put his UFC lightweight title on the line against Ferguson on April 18. The 155-pound championship bout is set to headline UFC 249 inside Barclays Center
UFC lightweight contender Paul Felder has signed a new contract with the UFC ahead of his fight against Dan Hooker in New Zealand. It was revealed this week that Felder will be taking on Hooker in the main event of UFC Fight Night 169. The event is set to take place on February 22 at
At this stage in his career, light-heavyweight legend Tito Ortiz doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. He’s been just about everywhere and has done just about everything and faced about everyone he could have at the highest level of the sport. So when he returns to fighting, it’s not because he has to, it’s
Max Holloway will look to collect his fourth title defense when he puts his Featherweight title on the line against Alexander Volkanovski in the co-main event of UFC 245 on Dec, 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Before then, let’s take a trip down memory lane to the night when “Blessed” earned his first successful defense
5:44 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a potential No. 1 light heavyweight contender bout between Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson on Feb. 15, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but sources say both sides have agreed. The 205-pound contest will headline UFC Fight Night at Santa Ana Star Center