First, MMA Junkie Lead Staff Reporter John Morgan calls in to talk Felder vs. Hooker, Aldo vs Cejudo, a potential matchup between Usman and Masvidal, how to fix the UFC’s recent issues with judging (if it needs fixing), and all the latest UFC news. After Matt Serra pops in to offer his thoughts on this
While some are carrying their torches and pitchforks, Chael Sonnen likes the idea of Henry Cejudo vs. Jose Aldo. UFC president Dana White has confirmed to ESPN that Cejudo will indeed put his UFC bantamweight title on the line against Aldo. The bout will headline UFC 250 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event is taking
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is expected to finalize its upcoming trip to the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, according to a report from MMA Fighting, which would mark the promotion’s first mixed martial arts (MMA) event in a region known best to idiots like me from the “Borat” movie. Kazakhstan, according to my hasty research,
Watch Yoel Romero blast Chris Weidman: UFC 248 fight video [embedded content] Yoel Romero is headed into his fourth attempt at winning a UFC middleweight title. He’ll challenge undisputed champion Israel Adesanya in the UFC 248 main event on March 7 in Las Vegas, despite coming off of back-to-back losses. Romero has had a troubled
Image via Aljamain Sterling on Instagram After the news was announced about a bantamweight title fight between champion Henry Cejudo and former featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who is coming off a loss in his last fight, many bantamweight contenders took exception. One of those bantamweights, Aljamain Sterling, continued to express his frustration with the matchup
Check out Alexander Gustafsson in the Octagon after his impressive win over Glover Teixeira. Also, witness Gustafsson propose to his girlfriend. Spoiler alert, she said yes!
Dan Hooker & Paul Felder, Tyson Fury & Deontay Wilder results, UFC Community shares opinion on both main event results. Jorge Masvidal, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, Stipe Miocic and more opinions. Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the
Ben Askren will never fight Tyron Woodley
12:39 PM ET A potential No. 1 contender fight involving “The Korean Zombie” will have to wait a few months. Chan Sung Jung, the popular UFC featherweight, has opted for eye surgery and is planning a return to the Octagon in the summer, his manager Jason House confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Jung suffered an
The UFC is expected to put a new pin on its international travel map this summer. The promotion is targeting an event for June 13 in Kazakhstan, multiple people with knowledge of the plans told MMA Fighting. A city and venue has not been finalized, but a leading candidate is Nur-Sultan, where the 30,000-seat Astana
First and foremost, Cutelaba was relatively untested and just 22 years old when he first stepped into the Octagon in the Canadian capital, and while seven fights is a solid sample size when it comes to diagnosing his potential, it’s also not quite big enough when it comes to making definitive statements about where his
Ali Abdelaziz insists there’s no truth to the report that Conor McGregor vs. Justin Gaethje is in preliminary talks. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC is in the very early stages of booking McGregor for a summer bout. Helwani noted that Gaethje and Nate Diaz are being considered with “The Highlight” pegged as the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The glory of spinning sh*t (besides the Nick Diaz quote, which is forever etched into the hive mind of the MMA world) is that it really emphasis the high risk, high reward nature of combat sports. A well-executed spinning maneuver can end the fight in an instant — view the video
‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung targeting summer return following eye surgery “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung, will be out of action until at least this summer because of an upcoming eye surgery. The veteran UFC featherweight contender previously revealed that he had been dealing with double vision as recently as his TKO win
Image via Daily Express / Sportsnet MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz is denying the rumored matchup between UFC lightweight superstar Conor McGregor and his client Justin Gaethje. On Monday, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC was in talks about booking a summertime matchup between McGregor and Gaethje. But according to Abdelaziz, that rumor is “absolutely
3:25 PM ET UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo will attempt to defend his title in enemy territory, when he meets Brazilian legend Jose Aldo in Brazil later this year. UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Monday the 135-pound championship fight will headline UFC 250 on May 19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Additional sources confirmed
Brazilian octagon vet Renato Moicano won’t underestimate Damir Hadzovic. But he sees a clear path for victory at UFC Brasilia. Moicano will have the home field advantage when he makes his lightweight debut on the UFC’s upcoming card in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 14. A black belt in jiu-jitsu with six submission victories to his
I’ve never been one to weigh in on whether a fighter should retire or not, at least not in print. The way I see it, that’s up to the fighter, his family, and his team to decide. But after Paul Felder hinted at retirement after his five-round war with Dan Hooker, I will go public