Surprise! (Not really.) Former WBA boxing champion Austin Trout opened as a monster betting favorite over ex-UFC welterweight bruiser Diego Sanchez for the upcoming BKFC: “KnuckleMania 3” bareknuckle event on Fri., Feb. 17, 2023 at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Trout is currently sitting at -1000 (1/10) against +600 (6/1) for Sanchez, according to
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Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury official for Feb. 26 in Saudi Arabia Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury is officially booked … again. The bout will take place on Feb. 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will air on ESPN+ PPV. This is the third time the fight has been booked between the YouTuber turned combat
Bare Knuckle FC launches its 2033 event schedule on Friday with BKFC 35, which takes place at John T. Rhodes Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. In a special treat for fans, the 12-fight lineup will streams FREE and LIVE on the promotion’s YouTube channel, and you can see it right here on MMA Junkie
There were two fights that changed veteran MMA coach Duke Roufus’ perspective on stopping fights. Earlier in his career, Roufus, the longtime head coach and owner of Roufusport, admitted to giving his fighters too much leeway in deciding whether they were still competitive in a fight. That changed when two of his most famous students,
Tony Ferguson says he has been offered to coach The Ultimate Fighter alongside Conor McGregor. McGregor hasn’t fought since a doctor’s stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. He’s been recovering from a leg injury ever since but seems to remain intent on a return to the Octagon this year. An exact timeline for
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Twelve years after his championship run on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Tony Ferguson may be returning to the TUF house. The tweet above from Ferguson is, per usual, garbled in “El Cucuy” speech, but fortunately, years of experience reading Tony Ferguson tweets has granted me a certain fluency in deciphering his
Jorge Masvidal teases ‘big fight news’ Jorge Masvidal may be stepping into the Octagon sooner than we thought. On Thursday the BMF champ took to Twitter to announce that he has some fight news coming soon. Fans were quick to speculate who he might be matched with next. Some thought he might be the coach
The next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is around the corner, but the coaches have yet to be officially named. According to the former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, he was not only contacted about a coaching role in the upcoming 31st season of the reality competition series expected to film soon, but given
On this day in 2012, Robert Whittaker won the welterweight tournament during The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes finale to earn a UFC contract. Less than five years later Whittaker would earn the interim UFC middleweight title and eventually be promoted to undisputed champion. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live
UFC President Dana White spoke to the media in advance of UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Fla. He discussed Saturday’s event, Conor McGregor vs. Oscar De La Hoya, “Fight Island,” and much more. Watch UFC 249 LIVE here: http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?sharedid=MMAFightingYouTube Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook:
UFC 283 medical suspensions: fighters like Jamahal Hill, Deiveson Figueiredo, Glover Teixeira, Murphy Lee and more are facing 180 days UFC medical suspension, Khamzat Chimaev back in Thailand training for next bout, UFC former champ Luke Rockhold got released by the promotion, Kelvin Gastelum returns back to action, UFC News Today, MMA Updates and much
Anthony Johnson talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn at Sanford MMA about his return to MMA from retirement for his Bellator grand prix bout with Yoel Romero at Bellator 258 on May 7. #Bellator258 #AnthonyJohnson #YoelRomero For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter:
Jan 21, 2023 Jose Aldo, the longest-reigning featherweight champion in UFC history, will be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of Fame later this year. Aldo, 36, retired from the UFC in September, one month after losing to Merab Dvalishvili in a highly ranked bantamweight fight. Had Aldo won that fight, he might have moved on
A battle between heavyweight Alexanders is coming to Las Vegas. Alexander Volkov is slated to face rising prospect Alexandr Romanov on at UFC Vegas 71, the UFC announced Thursday. The bout was first reported by Marcel Dorff. A former Bellator and M-1 heavyweight champion, Volkov (35-10) is currently the No. 8 ranked heavyweight in the
UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera has sent fellow contender Petr Yan a warning ahead of his upcoming fight against Merab Dvalishvili. For the first time in his professional career, Yan has entered a new year riding a losing skid. While the former champion had a mixed 2021, losing the title via disqualification before gaining the interim
Former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou may no longer be ruling the 265-pound roost after fighting out his UFC contract, but “The Predator” is still considered by many to be the finest heavyweight fighter in the world. Some of the top dogs in PFL could change that status. That’s according to former UFC fighter and current
Opponent named for Jose Aldo professional boxing debut Former two-time UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will make his professional boxing debut on Feb. 10 in Rio de Janeiro and we now know who he’ll be facing. According to a report by Brazilian news outlet Combate, Aldo will be taking on Argentinian Emmanuel Zambrano at Upper
The lineup for the UFC’s return to a venue it hasn’t played in more than a decade continues to grow with the addition of a new bantamweight bout. Kyler Phillips (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is set to take on Raphael Assuncao (27-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 221, which takes place March 11