Former NFL star Shawne Merriman knows a thing or two about Achilles injuries, and when he heard former UFC champion Jamhal Hill ruptured his, there was plenty of advice to offer. Merriman is best known for his achievements on the gridiron, but for nearly two decades, he has been around the fight business, and is … Read more
If your capacity for following mixed martial arts begins and ends with the UFC calendar, then you have reached the end of the year. But even if you’re itching for that New Year’s Eve combat sports extravaganza from Japan-based Rizin, it’s at this point that we can pretty comfortably look back on 2023 in MMA … 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-ends-usada-anti-doping-relationship-2023-year-in-review-video-discussion December 29, 2023 1:00 pm ET With 2023 coming to a close, “Spinning Back Clique” looked back at the biggest stories of the year in mixed martial arts. On this week’s year-in-review episode, our panel … Read more
Cody Brundage had a gut feeling his next fight would be against Bo Nickal at UFC 300, so when the offer officially came through, he was all about it. Nickal (5-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is arguably the most highly touted prospect in all of MMA. The former three-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion has … Read more
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley theorizes that the main reason for Conor McGregor’s delayed could be that it doesn’t financially make sense for the company. McGregor is itching to fight and this past weekend expressed his frustration toward the UFC for treating him unfairly. For almost the past year, he’s been expected to return against … Read more
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley apparently is not the pay-per-view draw Aljamain Sterling thought he was. Sterling (23-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) lost his title to O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) by second-round knockout this past August at UFC 292. The O’Malley fight happened just over three months after a successful five-round title defense against Henry … Read more
MMA star Conor McGregor wants a big money fight against boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. The crossover bout has long been mooted, but has yet to materialise. As such, the Irishman has expressed his frustration at the Filipino boxer. McGregor made his feelings known while attending the “Day of Reckoning”, a mega boxing event staged in … Read more
Ian Machado Garry opened up about his UFC 296 withdrawal. Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was pulled by doctors from his Dec. 16 welterweight matchup vs. Vicente Luque after falling ill with pneumonia. Garry was subject of plenty of criticism during fight week after failing to show up to media day. It didn’t take long for … 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
