Daniel Cormier wants Max Holloway to ease his way back into lightweight. Holloway failed to regain the featherweight title when he was knocked out for the first time in his career by champion Ilia Topuria last month at UFC 308. He recently announced that he’ll be moving to lightweight, and both he and Dustin Poirier … Read more
ABU DHABI – When the idea first was proposed that Max Holloway could challenge for Ilia Topuria’s featherweight title, Topuria had what seemed to be a natural question. Would Holloway’s new BMF belt be on the line, too? It stood to reason, Topuria argued, that it should. The MMA world now knows that it wasn’t … 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/2024/10/ufc-308-embedded-no-6-ilia-topuria-best-in-the-world-max-holloway-faceoff October 25, 2024 11:00 pm ET The UFC is back in Abu Dhabi for UFC 308, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 308 … 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/2024/08/ufc-reaction-opinion-breakdown-analysis-live-stream-abu-dhabi-dana-white-lawsuit August 5, 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
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-12-injuries-unforeseen-freak-main-events-silva-mcgregor-pettis-poirier-aldo While the term “freak injury” might not be appropriate to use when discussing a sport that is inherently dangerous, 14 UFC main events have ended in unforeseen injuries – broken legs, separated shoulders, eye pokes, … Read more
UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria has mapped out a two-fight plan. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) expects his first title defense to be against former 145-pound champ Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who knocked out Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 in April. However, Topuria still has his sights set on a megafight with Conor … Read more
Daniel Cormier was in awe of Max Holloway’s performance against Justin Gaethje. Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) knocked out Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in the last second to claim the BMF title Saturday at UFC 300 – a fight he was en route to winning regardless. In the final 10 seconds, Holloway lured Gaethje … Read more
One of the most exciting fights on the UFC 300 lineup is the BMF title fight between Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje, and it’s one that doesn’t have any bad blood boiling over. Or has Holloway been holding onto a grudge since 2017? At the UFC 218 official weigh-ins, Gaethje nearly exposed Holloway’s genitals to the … 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
