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James Vick has been on the wrong end of some of the most viral knockouts in history. The former ranked lightweight has suffered five knockouts in his MMA career, firstly at UFC 199 at the hands of Beneil Daruish. After this, he went on a winning run of four straight fights and spoke a lot […]
2024 has certainly proven to be a fantastic year for the UFC when it comes to title fights. From Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier’s five round war at UFC 302 earlier this month to Alex Pereira’s dominant dismantling of Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, MMA fans have been treated to a handful of exciting...
UFC 303 has had quite the shake-up, however, the card is arguably better now than the original card planned. A light heavyweight title rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka will headline the event, with the co-main event featuring top featherweight contender, Brian Ortega and up and com...
It’s rare that the UFC has its annual International Fight Week before July 1, but with the promotion holding a bye week next weekend due to the long Fourth of July holiday weekend inside the United States, Dana White‘s organization ends the first half of the year with UFC 303. T-Mobile Arena in L...
In a landmark debut show in Saudi Arabia, the Ultimate Fighting Championship brought a slew of exciting fights to the Middle East. On the main card, we had the return of Russian kickboxer Shara Magomedov, a pivotal clash between ranked heavyweights Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov and former...
UFC 303 will be headlined by a light heavyweight championship rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka. Pereira will look to make it 2-0 against Prochazka while Prochazka, the former champion, will look to avenge his TKO loss. The card, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, was originally suppos...
Former interim lightweight champion and potentially retired fighter Dustin Poirier will be using his voice instead of his fists at UFC 303. “The Diamond” has been added to the commentary desk ahead of the big pay-per-view. MMAJunkie.com first reported the addition of Poirier and the rest of the c...
Anytime a combat sports promotion heads to a new market for the first time, it raises a series of questions: Will the fans come out to root on their favorite fighters? Will the fights themselves be entertaining? Will this first effort lead to more cards in that area? These queries, and others lik...
In one of the more intriguing fights on the show, Felipe Lima takes on Muhammad Naimov on this weekend’s UFC Saudi Arabia card. Here’s how the two upstart featherweights match up with one another Lima’s Fighting Biography Felipe Lima will arrive in Saudi Arabia on a wave of European boosterism dr...
MMA at the lunch hour (inside the United States) is a rare treat, but that’s just what the UFC‘s serving up on this Saturday afternoon. Today, the promotion makes its first-ever trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for UFC on ABC 6. Live coverage begins today at 12 noon ET/ 9 am PT on ESPN before […]
Westin Wilson (17-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) picked up his first UFC win in a big way when he submitted Jeka Saragih in less than two minutes at the UFC event held Saturday at the Apex. Wilson submitted Saragih with a triangle armbar, but it was a series of grappling moves that set up the tap-out. […]
There’s some good news and bad news that we need to tell you right from the start. First, the bad news: The NBA season is now over and your options as far as watching live sports is concerned are now a bit more limited until this October, save for the Vegas Summer League next month. […]
For years, the UFC heavyweight division has been somewhat stale. For a number of years, the division has been held up due to inactivity, injuries and contract disputes. As it stands, Jon Jones rules over the heavyweight division after making a three year transition to heavyweight. The interim cha...
On the eve of Father’s Day, you and Dad can sit down tonight and watch some fights. The third of five straight weeks of MMA action from the UFC takes place in Enterprise, NV at the Apex facility for UFC Vegas 93. Live coverage begins tonight at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT with the […]
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Let’s start by flashing back to the early hours of Monday, June 3. A week and a half ago, while a number of MMA fans were nestled in their beds, dreaming of one-punch knockouts and rear-naked chokes, the UFC announced that a scheduled pre-fight press conference involving scheduled headliners Cono...