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In a pause period over the holidays and into the New Year like many other combat sports promotions, BKFC is looking to kick off 2025 with a...

Former Oklahoma State University wrestling standout Jacobe Smith will finally take a step up to the biggest of leagues.With Andreas Gustafs...

Yazmin Jauregui has a date and opponent for her first fight of 2025.The strawweight has been paired against Dione Barbosa for UFC on ESPN 6...

When Cybertruck explosion suspect Matthew Livelsberger was identified by authorities, Tim Kennedy asked on social media if anyone knew him,...

Youssef Zalal has been spectacular in his second UFC stint, and now he’s looking to level things up further in the biggest fight of his care...

The oddsmakers will set a line for almost anything if given a chance.So let’s say hypothetically they were asked to give odds for UFC heavy...

The new Global Fight League will hold its inaugural draft later this month, and dozens of female fighters will be on the list.The GFL will...

Not a single media member agreed with the scorecards for Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Carlos Leal.At UFC 308 this past October, Fakhretdinov (23-...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is the latest big name to be snatched up by the fledgling Global Fight League.But Velasquez...

Mansur-Abdul Malik and Antonio Trocoli will throw down in Seattle.At UFC Fight Night 252 on Feb. 22, the two middleweights will collide at...

Jeremy Stephens thinks he’s found a home in BKFC, and is ready to prove he’s a top dog in that promotion against Eddie Alvarez.Stephens is...

Youssef Zalal had no idea how good Ilia Topuria was when he welcomed him to the UFC.Zalal (16-5-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) was scheduled to face Seu...

Daniel Cormier thinks the stage is set for an Ilia Topuria takeover in the UFC this year.Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) had an unforgettable 2...

The Fighting Nerds became the cool kids in 2024.No MMA team turned heads more than the Nerds over the past 12 months as they exploded into...

After it was reported Thursday that a potential plan was in place if Julianna Pena can’t fight soon, a new hat has been thrown into the prov...

It’s been more than a dozen years since UFC legend Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit turned in an all-timer.Now you can relive the classi...

The debate for 2024 Fighter of the Year was among the most fierce in recent history, with UFC champions Alex Pereira and Ilia Topuria both t...

The UFC schedule for 2025 continues to fill out after the calendar turned to a new year, with UFC 313 in particular getting a number of new...

John McCarthy thinks that one judge having a drastically different scorecard for an MMA fight compared to his colleagues isn’t always a bad...

Daniel Cormier was not swayed by big-star names when making his pick for Fight of the Year.Like many, Dominick Cruz went with Max Holloway...

With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie takes a look at the best submissions from January to December. Here are the...

Khabib Nurmagomedov doesn’t think very highly of the overall quality of Irish fighters in MMA.Ahead of his cousin Usman Nurmagomedov’s (18-...

An interim women’s bantamweight title could come into play in the first half of 2025 if Julianna Pena is not ready to defend.After Peña (11...

Arman Tsarukyan has worked his way back to a rematch with Islam Makhachev, and this time it’s for the UFC lightweight title. Javier Mendez i...

Ahead of his first UFC title shot, Umar Nurmagomedov has named his toughest test at 135 pounds.Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) challenges...