MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month, April 2024: Deiveson Figueiredo

[ 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-april-2024-devieson-figueiredo-cody-garbrandt-choke-ufc-300 With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission … Read more

What Alex Perez’s KO win means

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/04/ufc-on-espn-55-alex-perez-ko-reaction-video April 30, 2024 8:45 pm ET On this week’s episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” our panel reacted to the results of UFC on ESPN 55 this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las … Read more

Bogdan Guskov proud to be first UFC-ranked Uzbekistan fighter

[ LAS VEGAS – UFC light heavyweight Bogdan Guskov will have bragging rights over his fellow fighters from Uzbekistan. Guskov (16-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will likely find a number next to his name when the promotion releases its updated rankings following UFC on ESPN 55. In the co-main event at the UFC Apex, Guskov finished … Read more

Mumford & Sons, Zeppelin, Eminem Curse

[ 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-55-las-vegas-walkout-songs-music-mumford-sons-led-zeppelin-eminem-curse April 28, 2024 8:00 am ET While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the … Read more

Karine Silva will keep ‘unreachable’ callout secret

[ LAS VEGAS – Karine Silva isn’t ready to make callouts after her UFC on ESPN 55 victory, but she’s getting closer to it. Silva (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) continued the unbeaten start to her octagon tenure Saturday with a unanimous decision victory over Ariane da Silva (17-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) in their women’s flyweight bout … Read more

UFC on ESPN 55 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totals $175,000

[ LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 55 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $175,000. 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 on ESPN 55 … Read more

UFC on ESPN 55 winner Maheshate felt ‘extra burden’ after two losses

[ LAS VEGAS – Hayisaer Maheshate had a sense of genuine desperation when he stepped into the octagon with Gabriel Benitez at UFC on ESPN 55. Maheshate (8-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) thinks that showed in his performance, as he battled back from a two-fight losing skid to a take a split decision over Benitez (23-12 … Read more