[ Vanessa Demopoulos has another big opportunity in front of her next month, and from here on out when those happen, they might seem a little more personal. Demopoulos (10-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on Emily Ducote (13-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 241 on May 11. For Demopoulos, a win would give … Read more
[ Chael Sonnen doesn’t want to see Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane next. Interim heavyweight champion Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) confirmed that he’ll be fighting at UFC 304, which will take place July 27 in the newly built Co-op Live arena in Manchester, England. Aspinall dismissed Gane as a potential opponent after Gane refused … Read more
[ Arman Tsarukyan thinks Michael Chandler’s thirst for war will likely cost him against Conor McGregor. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) welcomes McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) back in a welterweight bout, which headlines UFC 303 June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). McGregor will return from an almost three-year long … Read more
[ Max Holloway has never been knocked down in his UFC career. That’s what the official fight stats say, anyway. At UFC 300, Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) was clipped clean by a punch from Justin Gaethje during the fourth round of their BMF title fight. The moment happened in a blink of an eye. … 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/2024/04/ufc-espn-55-las-vegas-matheus-nicolau-vs-alex-perez-make-weight-video Ken Hathaway and Mike Bohn April 26, 2024 1:10 pm ET LAS VEGAS – The main event for the UFC’s latest home show is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC on ESPN … 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/gallery/photos-ufc-on-espn-55-weigh-ins-faceoffs April 26, 2024 2:53 pm ET Check out these photos of the UFC on ESPN 55 official weigh-ins and faceoffs at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. (Photos by Ken Hathaway, MMA Junkie) Be … Read more
[ The UFC Fight Night 241 lineup has been tweaked slightly. With Hailey Cowan injured, Melissa Gatto moves to bantamweight to fight fellow Brazilian Tamires Vidal at the May 18 event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the change recently informed MMA Junkie of the tweak but asked to … Read more
[ Michael Bisping advises UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev to focus on his division. Makhachev expressed his desire to move up to welterweight to challenge Leon Edwards on multiple occasions, and almost got the opportunity when he was one of three names offered to Edwards at UFC 300. Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) declined because … 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/2024/04/ufc-espn-55-ceremonial-weigh-in-faceoff-highlights-final-staredowns Ken Hathaway and Mike Bohn April 26, 2024 2:56 pm ET LAS VEGAS – UFC on ESPN 55 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday’s event. The … Read more
[ Nevada has withheld earnings from two UFC 300 winners, pending an upcoming commission meeting. Lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan and featherweight contender Diego Lopes will have hearings “on withholding of purse” Tuesday in Las Vegas at the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) monthly meeting. While the commission did not reveal details as to why the hearings … Read more
