[ Sean Strickland thinks he’s deserving of an immediate rematch with UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. After losing the belt in a debated unanimous decision in January’s UFC 297 headliner in Toronto, Strickland wants a chance to run it back with Du Plessis, and thinks he’s the most worthy contender in the weight class. … Read more
[ Check out these photos from the UFC 298 pre-fight press conference and fighter faceoffs ahead of Saturday’s event taking place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (Photos by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie) jon-anik-ufc-298-pre-fight-press-conference Share Share this image gallery on Facebook <button data-network="twitter" data-title="Photos: #UFC298 pre-fight press conference and fighter faceoffs (via @MikeBohn) ” data-anchor=”vg-1″ … 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/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
[ Raquel Pennington has fired back at former NFL star Ryan Clark for suggesting that the UFC should terminate her division. Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defeated Mayra Bueno Silva (10-3-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) by unanimous decision to capture the vacant women’s bantamweight title in the UFC 297 co-main event. Clark, who works as an ESPN … Read more
[ UFC CEO Dana White isn’t about to try and filter Sean Strickland or anybody else on the roster. Strickland went viral on social media during UFC 297 fight week after going on an anti-LGBTQ rant during media day in Toronto. He verbally attacked a reporter who asked him about past comments he’d made. A … Read more
[ With a slot at UFC 300 hanging in the balance, Jim Miller (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) needed a solid performance against Gabriel Benitez (23-12 MMA, 7-7 UFC), and preferably one that left him relatively unscathed. Miller found himself in an intense battle with fellow lightweight Gabriel Benitez through nearly two and a half rounds. … Read more
[ 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
[ A frustrated Arnold Allen thinks he should have gotten his hand raised against Movsar Evloev. Allen (19-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to undefeated Evloev (18-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) on the main card of UFC 297 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. All three judges awarded Evloev Rounds 1 and 2, but Allen … Read more
[ According to Dricus Du Plessis, Sean Strickland thought he lost their fight in its immediate aftermath at UFC 297. Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) dethroned Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) to become middleweight champion in a tightly contested main event in Toronto earlier this month. Days after their fight, Strickland said he thought … Read more
[ Chris Curtis thinks it’s time for him to headline a UFC event. The veteran fighter, who now has seven fights in the organization, wants to the opportunity for a headlining slot of a Fight Night event, and in particular one at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. On top of the prestige of being … Read more
