[ 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/mma-junkie-radio-3424-guest-eric-nicksick-deontay-wilder-loses-more December 28, 2023 6:45 pm ET Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,424, the guys interview XTreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick, who talked about … Read more
[ Check out some of the best photos from around the world of MMA from 2023. UFC 283 – Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno Media Day Faceoff 3 Share Share this image gallery on Facebook <button data-network="twitter" data-title="The best photos from the #UFC, MMA in 2023 ” data-anchor=”vg-1″ class=”st-custom-button article__share__button article__share__button–twitter” data-username=”mmajunkie” > on Twitter … Read more
[ Who doesn’t love a good upset? In 2023, MMA saw its fair share of underdogs who defied the odds in the UFC, Bellator, PFL, and beyond. While everyone has an opinion of who should win and who should lose, the oddsmakers (and how the betting public responds) largely get the final say on what … Read more
[ Aaron Pico would love the gift of a rematch this holiday season, but he’s not getting his hopes up that Santa will come through. Pico (12-4 MMA, 12-4 BMMA) had a six-fight winning streak snapped in 2022 when a shoulder injury at Bellator 286 led to a TKO after the first round against Jeremy … Read more
[ The holiday season is here, and with no notable events scheduled until New Year’s Eve, the MMA community had the rare opportunity to sit back, relax and celebrate with their loved ones. Check below to see how fighters and other personalities from the industry celebrated Christmas and the holiday season to close out 2023. … Read more
[ Aaron Pico has an idea about what he might do if he doesn’t get another MMA fight booked soon, and it’s going to sound a little out there. If the Bellator featherweight contender doesn’t know what his next step is reasonably soon now that Bellator is owned by the PFL, he might take a … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS – Leah McCourt was all squared away to finally get a crack at Bellator gold after years and years of grinding. She even had a faceoff with champion Cris Cyborg in the cage earlier in the year. However, as things sit in December, with the recent PFL acquisition of Bellator, McCourt (8-3 … Read more
[ Jeremy Kennedy was hoping to be fighting for a Bellator title in 2023, but now he might not end up fighting for the belt at all. The Bellator featherweight contender capped off a three-fight winning streak in February, defeating Pedro Carvalho in enemy territory at Bellator 291 in Dublin. Prior to that, he had … 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/15th-annual-world-mma-awards-results-live-blog December 14, 2023 7:10 pm ET The 15th annual World MMA Awards took place Thursday at SAHARA in Las Vegas. Check out our live blog and results of the night’s winners, including Fighter of … Read more
[ PFL has hired one of Bellator’s top executives following the acquisition of the MMA promotion. Longtime matchmaker and executive Mike Kogan has come to terms with PFL and will stick around under new management, he confirmed when contacted by MMA Junkie after an initial report by ESPN. “I’m excited to get started,” Kogan told … Read more
