MMA Junkieflipped into UFC5 hours agoMax Holloway responds to the 'un-BMF' demands from UFC champ Ilia TopuriaMMA JunkieIf Ilia Topuria holds to his recent stipulation for a title fight with Max Holloway, it would run counter to the idea behind what Topuria wants to get his hands on to begin with, Holloway thinks. UFC featherweight champion Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) said after this past Saturday’s hyper-dramatic …
MMA Junkieflipped into UFC6 hours agoSean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa: Odds and what to know ahead of UFC 302 co-headlinerMMA Junkie - Farah HannounSean Strickland and Paulo Costa will throw down in a pivotal middleweight clash in the UFC 302 co-main event. Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa preview Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC), who dethroned Israel Adesanya to become champion, lost his middleweight title in a close decision to Dricus Du Plessis …
MMA Junkieflipped into MMA Junkie6 hours agoPFL Chicago fight week vlog 3: Fighters explore the city ahead of fight nightMMA JunkieThe PFL’s final event of the first half of its regular season has arrived with welterweights and featherweights. 2024 PFL 3 (ESPN2/ESPN+) takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. In the headliner, former Bellator welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov (27-4) makes the move to the PFL and …
MMA Junkieflipped into MMA Junkie7 hours agoPFL Week 3 predictions: Who are our unanimous picks at welterweight, featherweight in Chicago?MMA Junkie - Matt EricksonThe PFL wraps up the first half of its 2024 regular season with welterweights and featherweights in action at the third of three straight weeks of events. PFL 2024, Week 3 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Friday at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. (Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate …
MMA Junkieflipped into MMA Junkie8 hours agoBo Nickal's response to Khamzat Chimaev's criticism of his UFC 300 win wasn't the bestMMA Junkie - Farah Hannoun, The Blue CornerPerhaps Bo Nickal’s response to Khamzat Chimaev dismissing his UFC 300 performance wasn’t the best. Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) criticized Nickal’s (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) wrestling – calling it “big bullsh*t” on X – in his second-round submission of Cody Brundage in Saturday’s UFC 300 main card …
MMA Junkieflipped into Bellator9 hours agoBrennan Ward nostalgic for Bellator, but ready to wreak havoc in $1 million PFL seasonMMA Junkie - Nolan KingBrennan Ward is no longer a Bellator-branded fighter. For the first time in over a decade, Ward (17-7) is actively competing, but not under the Bellator banner. A staple of the promotion, Ward debuted at Bellator 81 in 2012. He competed 19 times for the promotion over the 12 years, though five he …
