[ ANAHEIM, Calif. – Amanda Lemos has long carried herself with an all-business attitude and a title shot loss didn’t change that. In the UFC 298 featured prelim Saturday at Honda Center, Lemos (14-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) defeated Mackenzie Dern (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in a Fight of the Night bonus-earning unanimous decision. “I’m feeling … 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-298-medical-suspensions-topuria-vs-volkanovski-whittaker-costa February 19, 2024 5:45 pm ET Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event in Anaheim, Calif. was not a good night to be a limb. UFC 298 took place at Anaheim, Calif. and featured 12 bouts and … Read more
[ Andrea Lee’s (13-9 MMA, 5-7 UFC) four-fight losing skid is tied for the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since November 2021. Lee has landed 21 takedowns in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Valentina Shevchenko (39). Lee has suffered seven of her eight career … Read more
[ ANAHEIM, Calif. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 298 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $243,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC 298 took place at Honda … Read more
[ IRVINE, Calif. – Amanda Lemos is still interested in fighting Tatiana Suarez. Lemos (13-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) was scheduled to meet unbeaten Suarez in Saturday’s UFC 298 event but drew Mackenzie Dern (13-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) instead after Suarez withdrew because of a knee injury. Looking to rebound from her title loss to strawweight … 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/video-ufc-298-media-day-interviews-volkanovski-topuria-cejudo-dvalishvili-costa-whittaker-garry-neal February 14, 2024 2:37 pm ET ANAHEIM, Calif. – The UFC 298, which takes place at Honda Center with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+, goes down … 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-pfl-bellator-news-matchup-fight-announcements-january-15-21-2024 January 22, 2024 4:20 pm ET MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. … Read more
[ With the injury bug biting Tatiana Suarez once again, Mackenzie Dern will take her place to fight Amanda Lemos at UFC 298. Although the UFC has yet to make an announcement, Lemos vs. Dern is listed on the promotion’s official press portal for UFC 298 on Feb. 17 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. … Read more
[ MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC. … Read more
[ A pivotal strawweight bout has been added to UFC 298 as top-five contenders Tatiana Suarez and Amanda Lemos are set to do battle. The UFC on Tuesday announced the matchup, which takes place Feb. 17 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Undefeated Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) returned to her winning ways this year … Read more
