The trilogy fight between UFC women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko is finally happening. Grasso vs. Shevchenko 3 will take place Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas as the co-main event of Noche UFC (also known as UFC 306), UFC CEO…
Posted: July 27, 2024, 12:24 am
Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvilli will square off in their bantamweight title fight on Sept. 14.
Posted: July 27, 2024, 12:20 am
Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes are aligned again. Less than one month after their UFC 303 fight fell apart on fight day, the promotion announced a new date and location for the matchup. Barring more unforeseen circumstances, Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Lopes (25-6
Posted: July 27, 2024, 12:18 am
One of the biggest fights the UFC can make will take place at one of the most anticipated and unique events the promotion has ever held. Bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and top contender Merab Dvalishvili will finally settle their score at Noche UFC (also known as
Posted: July 27, 2024, 12:05 am
MANCHESTER, England – Coach Eric Nicksick found himself caught in the middle of Manel Kape and Muhammad Mokaev's altercation at the host hotel, and he didn't see it coming. Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) faces Mokaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) on Saturday at UFC 304…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 11:00 pm
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC 304 main event between interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes, who meet in a rematch of a July 2022 fight that…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 10:00 pm
Check out these photos from the UFC 304 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs, ahead of the pay-per-view event taking place at Co-op Live in Manchester, England (Photos by John Sibley – REUTERS and Getty Images)
Posted: July 26, 2024, 8:52 pm
MANCHESTER, England – UFC 304 ceremonial weigh-ins took place Friday, and the fighters came face-to-face one final time before Saturday's event. The weigh-ins took place at Co-op Live, which hosts Saturday's event (ESPN+
Posted: July 26, 2024, 8:22 pm
MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in-depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC 304 main event between welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad, who meet in a rematch of a March 2021 fight that ended in…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 7:30 pm
Liverpool star Paddy Pimblett is staying with the UFC after penning a new deal with the MMA promotion.
Posted: July 26, 2024, 7:13 pm
Paddy Pimblett said something was being made out of nothing about his contract status ahead of UFC 304, and it looks like he was right. After he mentioned being courted by social media influencer-types for boxing matches, the storyline quickly became he was on the last…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 5:50 pm
MANCHESTER, England – UFC 304 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The same venue
Posted: July 26, 2024, 5:45 pm
All you need to know about UFC 304 in Manchester, where Britons Leon Edwards and Tom Aspinall defend their world titles on Saturday, 27 July.
Posted: July 26, 2024, 5:41 pm
The UFC has signed another former Cage Warriors champion, and his first assignment is right around the corner. Jordan Vucenic (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed with the promotion, the UFC announced Friday, and will step in on short notice to take on Guram Kutateladze (12-4…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 5:20 pm
The UFC is across the pond for UFC 304, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 304 (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. In the main event, welte
Posted: July 26, 2024, 4:30 pm
Check out the photos from the UFC 304 official weigh-ins at the UFC host hotel in Manchester, England (Images by Abbey Subhan, MMA Junkie)
Posted: July 26, 2024, 4:29 pm
Meanwhile, Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad made weight for their own rematch, in the main event
Posted: July 26, 2024, 4:03 pm
Here's how to watch this weekend's PPV fight, UFC 304.
Posted: July 26, 2024, 4:01 pm
The old adage is that the fight before the fight in MMA is the one with the scale. Weight-cutting struggles and eventual weight misses are a regular part of the sport. Throughout 2024, we updated this story each time there was an infraction on the UFC scale –…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 4:00 pm
MANCHESTER, England – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday's official UFC 304 fighter weigh-ins, where all but one fighter hit their marks. Among those weighing in were welterweight champion Leon Edwards (22-3 MMA, 14-2 UFC) and challenger…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 3:50 pm
MANCHESTER, England – The fight featuring the man who could get Saturday's loudest fan pop is official after the co-headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, interim heavyweight champion T
Posted: July 26, 2024, 3:00 pm
MANCHESTER, England – The bout most analysts say has the best chance at Fight of the Night is ready to go after the lightweights made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+) at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, King Green (32-15-1 MMA, 13-
Posted: July 26, 2024, 2:25 pm
MANCHESTER, England – The main event for the UFC's latest show in the United Kingdom is official after the headliners made weight Friday. Ahead of UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England, welterweigh
Posted: July 26, 2024, 2:15 pm
MANCHESTER, England – Caolan Loughran met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 304. Loughran (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Jake Hadley (10-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in a bantamweight fight on the ESPN2 preliminary card at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. At…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 1:40 pm
Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko might have something to say about being left off a recent best-of list put out by the UFC. The promotion earlier this week published a compilation video of "legendary head shot KOs for UFC gold." The description with the video on…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 12:00 pm
Tom Aspinall was seen as the next best thing. Five wins to open his UFC career had him on course for a title shot.
Posted: July 26, 2024, 11:22 am
Making weight is part of the job of a mixed martial artist. Throughout the sport's history, many fighters have experienced weigh-in day blunders on the scale. Whether they attempted to cut too much, mismanaged their weight loss goal, or experienced a medical issue, there are…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 11:00 am
Edwards fought to a No Contest with Belal Muhammad in 2021 after poking him in the eye. Aspinall suffered an injury just 15 seconds into his fight with Curtis Blaydes in 2022. On Saturday, the rematches are on...
Posted: July 26, 2024, 10:01 am
Your UFC 304 primer is here ahead of Saturday's madness in Manchester.
Posted: July 26, 2024, 4:00 am
There has been all kinds of talk about the upcoming UFC show at The Sphere in Las Vegas, but the polar opposite type of event went down Thursday in France. Hexagone MMA 19 took place at the Theatre Antique d'Orange (Roman Theatre of Orange) in France. It was built early…
Posted: July 26, 2024, 12:45 am
The year was 2016 and Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was holding a training session in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan. Khabib Nurmagomedov was still two years away from winning gold, but the traction was starting to build. Something special was being crafted. The skill…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 10:45 pm
The UFC returns to the UK, where two British champions defend their titles in Manchester
Posted: July 25, 2024, 10:15 pm
MANCHESTER, England – Giga Chikadze met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC 304. Chikadze (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) takes on Arnold Allen (19-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a featherweight fight to open up the main card on pay-per-view at Co-op Live in Manchester,…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 9:45 pm
The interim heavyweight title will be on the line Saturday in the UFC 304 co-main event when Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) puts the belt up in a rematch with Curtis Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). The heavyweight division is at a logjam at the top while it waits for…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 8:30 pm
The light heavyweight title was on the line June 29 in the UFC 303 main event, and dominant champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) put away challenger and former champ Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) with a vicious second-round knockout. Pereira has had the…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 8:15 pm
The lightweight title was on the line June 1 in the UFC 302 main event, and dominant champion Islam Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) survived some testy moments against former interim champ Dustin Poirier (30-9 MMA, 22-8 UFC) for his third title defense. Makhachev…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 8:10 pm
Thursday's edition of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,483, the lads spoke to UF
Posted: July 25, 2024, 7:45 pm
MANCHESTER, England – Fighters who walk home with UFC 304 post-fight bonuses might owe King Green a cold one. At a UFC 304 pre-fight news conference Thursday at Co-op Live, Green (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC) pitched UFC CEO Dana White of a b
Posted: July 25, 2024, 6:45 pm
MANCHESTER, England – Before they meet in the octagon, welterweight champion Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad had their first faceoff of fight week Thursday at the UFC 304 press conference. UFC 304 takes place Saturday at Co-op Live (ESPN+, ESPN2,…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 6:15 pm
MANCHESTER, England – Before they meet in the octagon, interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes had their first faceoff of fight week Thursday at the UFC 304 press conference. UFC 304 takes place Saturday at Co-op Live (ESPN+,…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 6:10 pm
MANCHESTER, England – Before they meet in the octagon, interim heavyweight champion Paddy Pimblett and King Green had their first faceoff of fight week Thursday at the UFC 304 press conference. UFC 304 takes place Saturday at Co-op Live (ESPN+,…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 6:05 pm
The UFC is across the pond for UFC 304, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 304 (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. In the main event, welte
Posted: July 25, 2024, 5:30 pm
MANCHESTER, England – When a reporter at UFC 304 media day prefaced his question with the mention of "Alex Pereira's inevitable move to the heavyweight division," Curtis Blaydes didn't hesitate to cut him off with two words that spoke volumes. "Bad…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 4:00 pm
Despite boxing being one of the most popular combat sports in England since arguably the mid-19th century, many forget that the country also has its own history when it
Posted: July 25, 2024, 1:00 pm
Saturday’s main-eventers came face to face in an awkard moment ahead of their clash in Manchester
Posted: July 25, 2024, 12:41 pm
MANCHESTER, England – UFC heavyweight Mick Parkin gets the chance to add to his undefeated record on home soil, and is confident Lukasz Brzeski won't spoil his party. Parkin (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will share the octagon with Brzeski (10-4-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) on the prelims…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 12:00 pm
MANCHESTER, England – You just never know what might happen to a fighter's body during training camp. In Arnold Allen's case heading into UFC 304, he was, uh, backed up. "I didn't sh*t for about two days for some weird reason and then just suddenly had this…
Posted: July 25, 2024, 12:45 am
Yahoo Sports MMA contributor Ben Fowlkes previews UFC 304 and how Tom Aspinall vs. Curtis Blaydes could entice Jon Jones to stick around a little longer.
Posted: July 25, 2024, 12:25 am
MANCHESTER, England – UFC 304, which takes place at Co-op Live with a main card that airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+, g
Posted: July 24, 2024, 9:30 pm
MANCHESTER, England – The "interim" tag attached to the UFC 304 co-main event means nothing to Curtis Blaydes. Blaydes takes on Tom Aspinall on Saturday at Co-op Live (ESPN+ pay-per-view), with a chance to claim the interim heavyweight championship. Unlike most…
Posted: July 24, 2024, 8:45 pm