UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas ahead of his UFC 270 title defense vs. Ciryl Gane on Jan. 22. Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA
Colby Covington has made it known he wants Jorge Masvidal next. Ever since Covington lost to Kamaru Usman at UFC 268 he called out Masvidal for his next fight and he even told “Gamebred” to pull out of his scheduled UFC 269 scrap against Leon Edwards. Of course, Masvidal did end up having to pull
Ciryl Gane may only have 10 professional fights under his belt, but fellow UFC fighter Anthony Smith believes “Bon Gamin” is the very best heavyweight in the world today. It’s not a complete stretch considering Gane is 7-0 under the UFC banner and just captured the interim heavyweight title with a TKO win over Derrick
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Dec 11, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Charles Oliveira celebrates his victory by submission against Dustin Poirier during UFC 269 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Make your opinion matter and vote now in our 2021 MixedMartialArts.com year-end MMA awards. In this year’s edition of our yearly awards, we kept it
The fight heated up in the second, with Blachowicz getting more aggressive with his attacks. Adesanya kept mixing up his strikes, and coupled with his feints, he was keeping Blachowicz off balance. Midway through the round, Blachowicz locked up for the first time with the challenger, but Adesanya broke free quickly and resumed his steady
Rashad Evans vs. Gabriel Checco set for Eagle FC 44 on Jan. 28 Rashad Evans finally has an opponent. According to ESPN, Gabriel Checco will face the former UFC fighter who is coming out of retirement to fight in the promotion owned and run by former UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Evans announced he would
Sean Strickland UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland is more than willing to take Jake Paul up on his 5 million dollar fight offer. After Paul (5-0) knocked out Tyron Woodley (0-2) in their highly anticipated rematch this past Saturday, he proceeded to call out UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal. ‘The Problem Child’ would later double down
Kayla Harrison had to pay up to UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad after losing her bet that her American Top Team teammate Amanda Nunes would defeat Julianna Peña at UFC 269. Prior to UFC 269, Kayla Harrison, said that she felt Nunes will be ready to “murder” Peña come fight night. As we now know, that
Event: UFC Vegas 49: “Dariush vs. Makhachev”Date: Sat., Feb. 26, 2022Location: APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card) UFC Vegas 49 Main Event On ESPN+: 155 lbs.: Beneil Dariush vs. Islam Makhachev UFC Vegas 49 Main Card, Prelims On ESPN+: 155 lbs.: Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Rong
1:48 PM ET USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, has suspended fighter Michel Prazeres four years because of a second doping violation, the agency announced Thursday. According to a USADA press release, Prazeres tested positive for multiple prohibited substances: anti-estrogen agent clomiphene, metabolites of the steroid oxandrolone and the exogenous administration of testosterone “and/or its precursors.”
Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje appears to be the next UFC lightweight title matchup after the Brazilian champion tapped Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 — and “do Bronx” wants Gaethje to decide whether he’s going to be respectful ahead of a potential showdown. Heading into Oliveira’s recent bout with Poirier, Gaethje said he wasn’t “high
Nov 17, 2018; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Michel Prazeres (red gloves) defeats Bartosz Fabinski (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Parque Roca Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports After an eight-year run in the UFC Michel Prazeres is calling it a career at 40, after testing positive for a banned substance for the second
Here’s part two of Jim and Matt’s final show of 2021, where they invited pals of the show to pick their favorite moments of UFC action from the past year. Listen To Part 1 Here! Brendan Fitzgerald kicks off the show to make his pick for ‘UFC Knockout of the Year.’ He also discusses Derrick
Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones last fought in February 2020, defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 by unanimous decision. He later relinquished his title with intentions of moving up to the heavyweight division to pursue a second divisional championship. While away from the Octagon for the entire 2021 year, Jones had an eventual year
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John McCarthy doesn’t think Derrick Lewis will ever wear UFC gold around his waist. McCarthy, a longtime MMA refereee and now an analyst for Bellator spoke on his Weighing In podcast with Josh Thomson and had a harsh critique for Lewis. According to Big John, he believes Lewis is nothing more than a gatekeeper at
Thiago Moises talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters at UFC on ESPN 26 media day ahead of his lightweight main event with Islam Makhachev on Saturday in Las Vegas. #UFCVegas31 #UFC #ThiagoMoises Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get