Chris Weidman, Bruno Silva suspended for injuries

[ 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-atlantic-city-medical-suspensions-blanchfield-vs-fiorot-weidman-buckley UFC on ESPN 54 took place Saturday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. and featured 13 fights. Of the 26 competitors who fought on the card, 21 have been suspended by the New … Read more

Card matches all-time TKO record

[ 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-on-espn-54-post-event-facts-strange-event-matches-all-time-tko-record March 31, 2024 11:00 am ET The UFC closed its busy March schedule on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 54 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., and the event was historic for the … Read more

UFC on ESPN 54 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: $173,000

[ ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 54 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $173,000. 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 on ESPN … Read more

UFC on ESPN 54 play-by-play, live results

[ ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – UFC on ESPN 54 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 54 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. In the main event, Erin Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) takes … Read more

Fighter gets heavier between attempts

[ ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Ahead of Saturday’s fights at Boardwalk Hall, the 28 fighters involved in UFC on ESPN 54 hit the scales at the host hotel. One missed weight. Atop the event, which airs on ESPN/ESPN+, is a pivotal women’s flyweight main event between top contenders Erin Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) and Manon … Read more

Loopy Godinez forsees UFC title fight vs. champ Zhang Weili in 2024

[ Loopy Godinez believes a UFC championship fight is coming her way this calendar year. Quickly cementing herself as a contender in 2023, Godinez (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is confident she can bring her historic momentum into 2024 and get herself a shot at the UFC women’s strawweight title. She knows it won’t come easy, … Read more

Vicente Luque closing in on key record

[ 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-on-espn-54-pre-event-facts-vicente-luque-closing-in-on-all-time-welterweight-finishes-record March 26, 2024 5:00 pm ET The UFC wraps up its loaded March schedule on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 54, which takes place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., with a main … Read more

24 fights on our 2024 MMA wish list: Ngannou-Jones, McGregor’s return

[ This is it, right? Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou was the No. 1 fight on MMA Junkie’s wish list for 2023, and it is again for 2024. However, now more than ever it seems this one won’t happen. Ngannou is signed to PFL for MMA and it etching his name into boxing’s heavyweight division … Read more

MMA Junkie’s 2023 Coach of the Year: Francisco Grasso

[ The name Francisco Grasso probably didn’t ring a bell entering 2023, but leaving the past calendar year, it’s associated with UFC gold and Mexican MMA history. Francisco, or better known as “Pancho,” truly let his work speak for himself. In a sport where media attention or public narrative often sways the appreciation of fighters … Read more

A recap of the facts, stats, records, and more

[ Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Figueiredo became the first fighter to face the same UFC opponent four consecutive times with his bout against Moreno at UFC 283. Jessica Andrade landed 231 significant strikes at UFC 283, the single-fight record for a women’s flyweight bout. J. Hill landed 232 significant strikes at UFC 283, the … Read more