MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for January 2024: Taveras vs. Sidey

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/fight-of-the-month-january-2024-ramon-taveras-vs-serhiy-sidey-ufc-297 January 31, 2024 10:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from January 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, … Read more

Knockout of the Month for January 2024: Neil Magny’s epic comeback

[ All was going well for Mike Malott against Neil Magny – until it wasn’t. After a dominant opening two rounds, Malott (10-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was finished with ground-and-pound strikes by opponent Magny (28-11 MMA, 21-10 UFC) in what will likely be a Comeback of the Year candidate at the end of 2024. The … Read more

Is UFC happy Sean Strickland’s title reign is over?

[ The night came to a close with the first UFC title change of the year when Dricus Du Plessis edged Sean Strickland by split decision to claim the middleweight championship in a hotly contested affair. Sitting cageside, I thought Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) won the fight, and relatively clearly at that. I … Read more

Neil Magny reacts to UFC 297 comeback win over Mike Malott

[ TORONTO – Neil Magny’s return to the octagon, this past Saturday, seemed to many like the inevitable course most veterans go through in MMA. The 36-year-old veteran was matchup against a younger Mike Malott. Their fight took place on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 297, and it was in Malott’s home country of Canada. … Read more

UFC 297 post-event facts: Dricus Du Plessis, Raquel Pennington make history in title wins

[ The UFC’s first pay-per-view of the year is likely to prove to be far from the most memorable, but UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto did prove significant with two new champions crowned. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) edged Sean Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) by split … Read more

UFC 297 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Strickland tops card

[ TORONTO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 297 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $285,500. 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 297 took place at Scotiabank Arena … Read more

Neil Magny def. Mike Malott at UFC 297: Best photos

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/gallery/neil-magny-vs-mike-malott-ufc-297-toronto-best-photos-gallery-mma January 20, 2024 11:30 pm ET Check out the best photos from Neil Magny’s third-round TKO win over Mike Malott at UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. (Photos by Dan Hamilton, USA Today … Read more

Neil Magny has no issue fighting prospect Mike Malott at UFC 297

[ TORONTO – It feels like out of all veteran fighters, Neil Magny gets matched up with more young, up-and-coming prospects than anyone. The 36-year-old welterweight returns to the octagon this Saturday to take on undefeated prospect Mike Malott on the pay-per-view main card of UFC 297. Magny (28-11 MMA, 21-10 UFC) is aware of … Read more

Strickland vs. Du Plessis media day live stream video

[ 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-297-strickland-vs-du-plessis-media-day-live-stream-video January 17, 2024 10:45 am ET TORONTO – UFC 297 takes place Saturday at Scotiabank Arena with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. Before fight night arrives, … Read more