Brian Ortega doesn’t see a ton of upside in his fight against Diego Lopes, at least likely not enough to get him another UFC title shot. Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), a two-time UFC title challenger at featherweight, returns Saturday on the main card of UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas. He takes on … Read more
A key featherweight bout will go down at UFC 306 when former title challenger Brian Ortega and rising star Diego Lopes meet in the cage. Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes preview Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Lopes (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) first were set to meet in June at UFC 303, but the fight … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/06/ufc-303-news-opinion-analysis-conor-mcgregor-alex-pereira-jake-paul-live-preview-show June 24, 2024 11:55 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian … Read more
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC, PFL, … Read more
This is it, right? Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou was the No. 1 fight on MMA Junkie’s wish list for 2023, and it is again for 2024. However, now more than ever it seems this one won’t happen. Ngannou is signed to PFL for MMA and it etching his name into boxing’s heavyweight division with … Read more
The name Francisco Grasso probably didn’t ring a bell entering 2023, but leaving the past calendar year, it’s associated with UFC gold and Mexican MMA history. Francisco, or better known as “Pancho,” truly let his work speak for himself. In a sport where media attention or public narrative often sways the appreciation of fighters or … Read more
Let’s be honest: A 2-1 record in the UFC is far from remarkable. Yet, Diego Lopes somehow made it work into something special and quite promising. The Brazilian featherweight enamored the MMA world in just three UFC fights in 2023. Results and records in MMA are usually indicative of success or failure, yet, for Lopes … Read more
