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
A new year brings new fights, but some of the proposed matchups ahead for 2024 don’t exactly make the most sense. Perhaps the shining example, for better or worse, is the UFC’s plan to stick to having the heavyweight champ Jon Jones’ next fight be against Stipe Miocic. The fight scheduled for UFC 295 was … Read more
Despite his coach’s comments, welterweight champion Leon Edwards says he’s willing to rematch Belal Muhammad. Edwards’ head coach Dave Lovell told The MMA Hour that he prefers Gilbert Burns next, who lost to Muhammad in his most recent bout at UFC 288. Muhammad and Edwards fought in March 2021, but their bout was ruled a … 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/2023/12/ufc-296-joe-rogan-critical-leon-edwards-performance-colby-covington December 19, 2023 9:40 am ET Joe Rogan questions UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards’ strategy in his win over Colby Covington. Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) retained his title in what was a lackluster but … Read more
