[ It didn’t take long for Ian Machado Garry to get a return date to the octagon. Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has been booked to fight veteran Geoff Neal at UFC 299, which is set to go down on March 9 in Miami. UFC president Dana White announced the news Saturday following UFC 296 … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS – UFC 299 in Miami is loaded with big contender fights and the additions keep coming. A long-rumored bantamweight bout between Song Yadong and Petr Yan is on the books for the March 9 event at Kaseya Center, UFC CEO Dana White announced Saturday following UFC 296. Song (21-7-1 MMA, 10-2 UFC) … Read more
[ Two-time Bellator title challenger Michael Page has come to terms with the UFC and is set for his octagon debut against Kevin Holland in the first quarter of 2024. Page (21-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), also known as “MVP,” has inked a contract with the promotion and will make his first appearance against Holland (25-10 … Read more
[ After a multi-year absence, the UFC is bringing back its seasonal press conference format on Friday spotlighting its championship bouts for the first quarter of 2024, beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. With the promotional closing out its 2023 campaign on Saturday with UFC 296 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, attention is … 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-299-video-sean-omalley-vs-marlon-vera-faceoff December 15, 2023 8:09 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera Marlon Vera have gotten in each other’s face multiple times, including again Friday at the UFC’s seasonal news conference. Bantamweight … Read more
[ After going 20 years without an event in Miami, the UFC is bringing a pay-per-view to the city for the second consecutive year with UFC 299. The UFC announced on Friday during its 2024 seasonal press conference that the March 9 event will go down at Kaseya Center, and it will be headlined by … Read more
[ LAS VEGAS – Aljamain Sterling is honing in on a possible opponent for his 145-pound debut. Sterling (23-4 MMA, 15-4 UFC) plans on moving up to featherweight for his next fight after losing his bantamweight title to Sean O’Malley at UFC 292. “The Funkmaster” is targeting the upper echelon of the division right off … Read more
[ Rafael dos Anjos will return to lightweight with an opportunity to disrupt the top of the division. Dos Anjos, 39, has made his last two octagon appearances at welterweight. But for his next fight, he’s going back to the division where he was once UFC champion as he’s set to meet Mateusz Gamrot in … Read more
[ The UFC has rebooked a previously scheduled heavyweight main event that fell through. At UFC Fight Night 231 in November, Jailton Almeida was set to face Curtis Blaydes in a five-round headliner. Blaydes withdrew due to injury, and Alemida ended up fighting and defeating Derrick Lewis. The promotion has decided to revisit the matchup, … Read more
