[ Dustin Poirier sees UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev as more refined than Khabib Nurmagomedov in certain areas. Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC) challenges Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) for the lightweight title in the UFC 302 headliner June 1 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Poirier fell short in his pursuit of an undisputed … Read more
[ Tom Aspinall is brushing off UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ public interest in a potential fight with Alex Pereira. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) called a fight against light heavyweight champion Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) the biggest in MMA history and went on to argue why Pereira is a much more lucrative fight than … 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/2024/05/ufc-dricus-du-plessis-the-masked-singer-video Farah Hannoun, The Blue Corner May 7, 2024 10:15 am ET UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is a man of many talents. Du Plessis was eliminated from South Africa’s version of “The Masked … 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/2024/05/ufc-301-recap-news-opinion-analysis-conor-mcgregor-chandler-dariush-mma-junkie-radio Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,460, the lads welcome in UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush. They also recapped UFC 301 and its biggest storylines, discussed … Read more
[ UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley could be shedding his endearment toward Conor McGregor after being included in a rant directed toward Ryan Garcia. McGregor unloaded on Garcia in a since-deleted social media post after the boxing star tested positive for traces of the banned substance ostarine in connection with his win over Devin Haney. … Read more
[ Just like he did throughout his career, Nursulton Ruziboev hopes he can bounce around weight classes in the UFC. Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) drops back down to welterweight to face Joaquin Buckley (18-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 56 (ESPN/ESPN+) co-headliner at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Ruziboev’s first two … Read more
[ Matt Brown thought he would get a dream retirement scenario to end his MMA career. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen that way. Brown announced Saturday that he was hanging up his UFC gloves after a 28-fight stint with the promotion in which he went 15-13 and racked up a number of notable records, including most … 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-301-medical-suspensions-jack-shore-leg-injury UFC 301 took place Saturday at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro and featured 13 fights. Of the 26 competitors who fought on the card, 17 have been suspended at least 30 days by … 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/2024/05/ufc-301-reaction-video-making-sense-flyweght-division On the latest episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel reacts to Alexandre Pantoja’s latest title defense and what this result does to the flyweight division. This past Saturday, Pantoja logged his second title … 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-301-reactions-winning-losing-fighters-social-media-news-aldo-smith 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, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, … Read more
