[ All signs have pointed toward punishment for Igor Severino since biting his opponent during his UFC debut, but the terms remain up in the air. The Nevada Athletic Commission voted against an adjudication agreement proposed and presented by the Nevada Attorney General’s Office during a monthly commission meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas. Deputy attorney … 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-march-2024-dustin-poirier-kniockout-benoit-saint-denis-ufc-299 With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from March 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight … 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/submission-of-the-month-march-2024-mitchell-goode-buggy-choke-cage-warriors-169 With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from March 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission … Read more
[ On the latest episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel discusses everything around the biting incident between Igor Severino and Andre Lima at UFC on ESPN 53. After remaining largely silent in the aftermath of his UFC release for biting, Severino finally spoke at length. Previously, we had heard from UFC CEO Dana White, … Read more
[ Igor Severino’s life isn’t the same as it was one week ago. As of now, the 20-year-old ex-UFC fighter doesn’t know if it’ll ever be even similar after he bit opponent Andre Lima during their March 23 fight at UFC on ESPN 53 in Las Vegas. The highly unusual and flagrant foul disqualified him … Read more
[ In a strange way, Andre Lima sympathizes with Igor Severino following his UFC release. Severino (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was disqualified for biting Lima (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in the second round of their UFC on ESPN 53 bout this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. He was subsequently cut from … 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/ufc-espn-53-julian-erosa-bad-look-getting-knocked-down-hurt Matt Erickson and Ken Hathaway March 26, 2024 8:00 am ET LAS VEGAS – Julian Erosa beat Ricardo Ramos with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 53 at … Read more
[ Aiemann Zahabi def. Javid Basharat, UFC Fight Night 238 “I would love to get back in here soon. I’ve said his name before. I’ve got a lot of respect for the guy. He’s a family guy. He’s a great fighter: Aiemann Zahabi. He’s on a four-fight win streak in the UFC. I was really impressed … Read more
[ Rose Namajunas is one step closer in her pursuit of becoming a two-division UFC champion. After dropping her 125-pound debut to Manon Fiorot this past September, Namajunas (12-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has entered the official UFC women’s flyweight rankings after a win over Amanda Ribas in this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 53 headliner. … 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/ufc-on-espn-53-reactions-winning-and-losing-fighters-on-social-media March 25, 2024 10:15 pm ET Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and — perhaps most importantly … Read more
