MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for June 2024: Alex Pereira’s kick

MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for June 2024: Alex Pereira’s kick

Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/knockout-of-the-month-june-2024-alex-pereira-head-kick-jiri-prochazka-ufc-303 With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from June 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of … Read more

Daniel Cormier says Robert Whittaker as backup makes sense

Daniel Cormier says Robert Whittaker as backup makes sense

Daniel Cormier thinks Robert Whittaker weighing in as the backup for the next UFC middleweight title fight is the right move. Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) scored a first-round knockout of Ikram Aliskerov in Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6 main event at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After the finish, Whittaker expressed interest in … Read more

Play-by-play of every Saudi Arabia fight

Play-by-play of every Saudi Arabia fight

UFC on ABC 6 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). UFC on ABC 6 (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) takes on short-notice replacement opponent Ikram Aliskerov (15-1 … Read more

Khamzat Chimaev beats anyone, any weight, in one-round fight

Khamzat Chimaev beats anyone, any weight, in one-round fight

Anthony Smith thinks Khamzat Chimaev is unbeatable – if the fight stays in the first round. Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) faces Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) in a middleweight title eliminator which headlines UFC on ABC 6 on June 22 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chimaev is still undefeated, but hasn’t looked … Read more

Robert Whittaker confident he can handle Khamzat Chimaev wrestling

Robert Whittaker confident he can handle Khamzat Chimaev wrestling

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is not afraid to tussle on the ground with Khamzat Chimaev when necessary. Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) takes on Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the UFC on ABC 6 main event June 22 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chimaev has mauled numerous fighters on the … Read more