UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced from Feb. 12-18

[ 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-february-12-18-2024 February 19, 2024 10:30 am 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

UFC Atlantic City main event off with Sean Brady still injured

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/01/ufc-atlantic-city-loses-sean-brady-vs-vicente-luque-main-event January 31, 2024 2:05 pm ET The advertised UFC Atlantic City main event won’t happen as Sean Brady vs. Vicente Luque has fizzled out. Three people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie … Read more

Our favorite new matchups for 2024’s first quarter

[ It’s a new year and that means a whole new slate of fights ahead. As the UFC and other promotions fill out their Q1 2024 calendar, some intriguing matchups have been announced. From Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval 2 in Mexico, to the return of Rose Namajunas against Amanda Ribas in Las Vegas, and … Read more

Matchup Roundup: New UFC fights announced in the past week (Jan. 8-14)

[ 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

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 Submission of the Month for December 2023: Sean Brady

[ Sean Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is known for his strong wrestling game and it was on full display once again against Kelvin Gastelum (18-9 MMA, 12-9 UFC) – but with a highlight-reel ending. Brady followed two rounds of blanketing Gastelum with a nasty kimura submission. The tap came at 1:43 of Round 3. … Read more

Vicente Luque calls for UFC Atlantic City main event with Sean Brady

[ Seemingly the odd man out at welterweight after his failed UFC 296 bout with Ian Garry, perennial contender Vicente Luque is shifting his focus elsewhere. Luque (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) was scheduled to fight highly touted and unbeaten Garry this past weekend on the final UFC card of 2023, but when the Irishman withdrew … Read more

Who had the best non-headlining performance at UFC on ESPN 52?

[ UFC on ESPN 52 was a spectacular event in the Lone Star State. While lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan closed the show with an emphatic first-round stoppage of Beneil Dariush, there were eight other stoppages on the 12-fight card. Rising lightweight contender Jalin Turner throttled Bobby Green in the first round, welterweight standout Sean Brady … Read more