McKinney earned four wins in 2021 in a combined 112 seconds, finishing each of his four opponents by stoppage due to strikes. The scary thing to think about is that everyone you ask about the promising lightweight swears that his wrestling is even more developed and dangerous than his striking. Consider yourselves warned, UFC lightweights.
Dustin Poirier says he’ll fight Nate Diaz within 6 weeks It seems like we might be one step closer to actually seeing Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz in the Octagon together. According to Poirier, both he and Diaz have agreed to fight and it’s in the works as we speak … and should happen soon.
Jon Jones is getting closer to finally making his UFC heavyweight debut. After Jones vacated his light heavyweight title in 2020 he said he would be fighting at heavyweight soon. However, he went all of 2021 without a fight and proceeded to bulk up for the move instead. Now it appears ‘Bones’ is getting close
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has accepted a fight with Nate Diaz on just weeks’ notice if Diaz wants it. Poirier is coming off of his lightweight title loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. It was the second time in his career that he fell short of the lightweight title after losing
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is coming back. The former UFC strawweight champion hasn’t competed since her epic, “Fight of the Night” war against fellow ex-titleholder Weili Zhang back in March 2020, a five-round slugfest that left the quick-fisted Pole with considerable damage to her dome. And it sounds like Jedrzejczyk wants to pick up where she left
7:46 AM ET The next 12 months could be some of the most interesting in MMA history. Conor McGregor is set to return from a broken leg. Jon Jones, who hasn’t fought since February 2020, could finally get a heavyweight title shot. Kamaru Usman is closing in on Anderson Silva‘s record of 16 straight UFC
Ricky Simon told MMA Fighting in March that he wasn’t going to call out Sean O’Malley because he didn’t believe he’d take the fight. After a vicious KO finish in the UFC’s final card of the year, Simon had a change of heart. Simon picked up the biggest win of his career when he stopped
As veteran UFC middleweight Gerald Meerschaert reflects on the last 12 months, outside of challenging for the division crown in the next few years, 2021 will be a hard year to top. “GM3” has always been an active competitor during his nearly five-year run in the UFC. Rarely has he fought less than three times
On a night where Charles Oliveira cemented his standing atop the lightweight division, Julianna Peña shocked the world to claim the bantamweight title, and “Suga” Sean O’Malley showed he’s ready for a step up in competition, Blanchfield still managed to put forth the kind of performance that left people talking about her once the smoke
How does Conor McGregor’s 3-year old daughter spend her birthday? Check it out Former two-division UFC Champion and international superstar Conor McGregor has three children, two sons and a daughter. His daughter, Croía, turned 3-years old this week and celebrated with a unicorn-themed party. McGregor posted photos and video of his daughter’s birthday celebration on
PhotoCred: Drake Riggs Amanda Serrano is letting it be known that she fears no woman. The current multi-weight boxing champion fought her last two matches as the co-main event to Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. Winning both to extend her winning streak to 28, the 42-1-1 Puerto Rico native is only looking up – even
UFC president Dana White responded to Jake Paul’s list of demands to increase fighter pay and put his “scumbag” advisor Nakisa Bidarian in an Instagram rant. Full story: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/01/ufc-news-dana-white-responds-stupid-jake-paul-demands-fighter-pay-blasts-scumbag-advisor-nakisa-bidarian 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 news
UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou packs a heavy punch and knows a thing or two about striking. In a Youtube video posted to his channel last Thursday, Ngannou came out and labeled potential foe Jon Jones as the best striker in MMA. Ngannou also talked about his most challenging fight, which was his first fight
Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the more ridiculous stories in recent memory was Paulo Costa’s antics vs. Marvin Vettori. The Brazilian showed up to fight week outrageously heavy, forcing UFC to bump his main event match up to 205-pounds. Vettori gamely took the fight anyway, even after Costa threatened to walk if UFC fined
Dana White and Snoop Dogg became immediate fans of Sean O’Malley before he officially became a fighter on the UFC roster. On the inaugural season of Dana White’s Contender Series, O’Malley competed in July 2017 — the program’s second card — against Alfred Khashakyan in the old TUF gym in Las Vegas. “The Sugar Show”
Credit: Bellator/Lucas Noonan With the holidays barely behind us, there has been a surprising boom in UFC rumors and Bellator fights being announced for upcoming cards. The early 2022 schedule for both brands is filling up fast, so let us catch you up on the tasty matchmaking news buffet from the top two organizations in
“When you look at Sean Brady, who’s 15-0 and regarded as one of the top grapplers in that weight class, going against someone like Craig Jones, who is one of the best grapplers, if not the best grappler in the world, that’s got fireworks written all over it,” said Fury Pro Grappling president Rob Haydak.
Scott Coker says he would sign Jake Paul if given the chance There’s been a never-ending back-and-forth between Jake Paul and UFC president Dana White over the last few days. But now Bellator president Scott Coker has thrown himself into the mix. Paul has been campaigning to fight in the UFC (with conditions) and White