It’s UFC 300 day in Las Vegas, and fight fans have a stacked card in front of them, with Jamahal Hill challenging for Alex Pereira’s title, and Justin Gaethje facing off against Max Holloway for the BMF title. Including early prelims, prelims and the main card, there are a total of 13 fights scheduled for … Read more
The long-awaited “Road House” reboot starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor finally released March 21 on Prime Video, and suffice to say the reviews have been mixed. After 10 days, the reimagining of the 1989 cult classic with Patrick Swayze has garnered a 59 percent critics score and a 55 percent audience score on Rotten … Read more
Conor McGregor doesn’t plan on retiring anytime soon. McGregor, 35, appears to be just months away from his highly anticipated return. “The Notorious” was forced on the sidelines after breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, but has capitalized on his time off by making his acting debut, where … Read more
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Manon Fiorot believes she’s hit the end line in her quest to get a UFC championship fight. On Saturday, Fiorot takes on Erin Blanchfield in the main event of UFC on ESPN 54 (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+) at Boardwalk Hall. It’s a huge fight for the women’s flyweight division, pitting together arguably … Read more
Undefeated prospect Dakota Ditcheva sees some big-fight possibilities in the upcoming PFL women’s flyweight season. After wining the PFL Europe crown in 2023, Ditcheva takes a big leap forward in her career starting April 4 when she joins the eight-woman flyweight season that begins at 2024 PFL 1. Ditcheva (10-0) drew a matchup with Lisa … Read more
Former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno is stepping away from MMA – just for a littel while. Moreno has announced that he’ll be taking a temporary leave from his MMA career. He mad it clear this is not a retirement as Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC) promises he’ll eventually return to the octagon. Moreno made … Read more
The UFC handed out more than $9 million in disclosed $50,000 post-fight bonus checks in 2023. What will the totals be this year? Here’s a running tally of all kinds of interesting UFC bonus-related stats that will update throughout the year after each event. (Story updated following UFC on ESPN 53 on March 23.) Read … 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/gallery/bellator-champions-series-belfast-best-photos-from-northern-ireland March 22, 2024 10:49 pm ET Check out these photos from the fights at Bellator Champions Series: Belfast which took place at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA) Be sure … Read more
Online videos were exchanged, but Ian Machado Garry doubts Colby Covington actually wants to fight him. Garry (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) called out Covington after defeating Geoff Neal at UFC 298, and Covington (17-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) eventually responded to his challenge – but with stipulations. Covington’s stipulations were surrounding Garry’s wife, Layla, but Garry … Read more
At 36, and with a historic trio of belts around his waist, Anatoly Malykhin said he’s not done chasing history. No, the ONE heavyweight, light heavyweight and middleweight champion isn’t thinking about a fourth title. But he’d still like to try something no modern-era major champion has done. “I have a crazy idea,” Malykhin told … Read more
