[ 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-news-bellator-pfl-matchup-roundup-fight-announcements-april-29-2024 April 29, 2024 10:15 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
[ Two of the UFC flyweight division’s most promising rising fighters will collide this June. With Su Mudaerji out of UFC 302, Tatsuro Taira has signed on to fight Joshua Van at the June 1 event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The matchup was announced Thursday by Iridium Sports Agency, which manages both fighters. … 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
[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/03/unbeaten-tatsuro-taira-draws-tim-elliott-at-ufc-fight-night-on-may-18 March 11, 2024 9:30 am ET Tatsuro Taira will look to climb the flyweight rankings when he takes on a savvy veteran. Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) meets Tim Elliott (20-13-1 MMA, 9-11 UFC) … Read 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
[ 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/ufc-fight-night-233-winner-tatsuro-taira-surprised-by-first-octagon-ko-eyes-muhammad-mokaev-next Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway December 11, 2023 1:50 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Tatsuro Taira spoke to the media after UFC Fight Night 233 at Saturday’s post-fight news conference. Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Khalil Rountree Jr. punches Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on December 09, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Rountree’s (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at light … Read more
[ Khalil Rountree continues to level up in the light heavyweight division in what was a largely one-sided performance against Anthony Smith that ended in a third-round TKO win. This was a very important fight for Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the overall scope of his career. He had never won more than four … Read more
[ Tatsuro Taira once again showed why he’s arguably the most intriguing flyweight prospect in MMA by extending his unbeaten record at UFC Fight Night 233. Japan’s Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) displayed his superior ground game once again Saturday when he overwhelmed Carlos Hernandez (8-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) on the mat before going to … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 233 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $159,500 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 Fight Night 233 … Read more
