[ 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-299-medical-suspensions-sean-omalley-vs-chito-vera-suspensions-florida March 12, 2024 8:52 pm ET Saturday’s UFC pay-per-view event in Miami was full of action-packed fights — and injuries, too. UFC 299 took place at Kaseya Center and featured 14 bouts and 28 … 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/5-biggest-takeaways-from-ufc-299-time-for-sean-omalley-to-do-right-by-bantamweight-division March 10, 2024 6:30 pm ET What mattered most at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami? Here are a few post-fight musings. * * * * 5 Is a Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis … Read more
[ MIAMI – Curtis Blaydes wants nothing to do with former UFC interim heavyweight champ Ciryl Gane, but is all in on the fighter currently holding a piece of the title. Blaydes returned to the win column by scoring a second-round hammerfist finish of Jailton Almeida at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center, and now has … 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-299-post-event-facts-dustin-poirier-climbs-several-key-all-time-lists March 10, 2024 11:45 am ET UFC 299 was the biggest event of the year so far, and the fights at Kaseya Center in Miami largely delivered. In the main event, bantamweight champion Sean … Read more
[ MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 299 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $359,000. 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 299 took place at Kaseya Center. … Read more
[ MIAMI – Curtis Blaydes understands the comparisons between him and UFC 299 opponent Jailton Almeida, but he thinks the similarities end outside of the grappling department. “That’s the beauty of being multifaceted,” Blaydes told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Wednesday. “I don’t have one path to victory. I can … Read more
[ The final event in the 200s-era of numbered UFC cards goes down Saturday at UFC 299, and the event from Kaseya Center (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) is one of the most stacked in recent memory. A lineup filled with a plethora of former title challengers, top-ranked contenders and more, is headline by a bantamweight title … Read more
[ Tom Aspinall is warm the idea of defending his interim UFC heavyweight title in 2024, and he has a potential opponent in mind. Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) is less than two months removed from winning interim gold with a 69-second knockout of Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 in New York. Despite the achievement, … 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
[ The UFC has rebooked a previously scheduled heavyweight main event that fell through. At UFC Fight Night 231 in November, Jailton Almeida was set to face Curtis Blaydes in a five-round headliner. Blaydes withdrew due to injury, and Alemida ended up fighting and defeating Derrick Lewis. The promotion has decided to revisit the matchup, … Read more
