MEXICO CITY – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Friday’s UFC on ESPN 64fighter weigh-ins. The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Mexico City and precede the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, which take place at 7 p.m. ET at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event
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-veterans-mma-action-march-28-29 March 28, 2025 9:40 am ET This week, the UFC returns to Mexico. UFC on ESPN 64 takes place at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. The event features a flyweight showdown between former champ Brandon
MEXICO CITY – Ronaldo Rodriguez is embracing his popularity ahead of UFC on ESPN 64. Rodriguez (17-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) takes on Kevin Borjas (9-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in Saturday’s flyweight main card opener (ESPN2, ESPN+) at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. “Lazy Boy,” who’s already amassed 2 million followers on Instagram, admits he was hoping
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-317-main-event-options-analyst-michael-chiesa March 27, 2025 12:10 pm ET The countdown to the 13th annual UFC International Fight Week is on. With roughly three months until the cornerstone event of the world’s biggest MMA promotion goes down, UFC
Daniel Cormier knows first hand what it’s like to beef with UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and then fight him. Cormier engaged in one of the biggest rivalries in UFC history with Jones, which resulted in two title fights. Cormier lost both fights to Jones – with their rematch being overturned to a no contest
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-on-espn-64-pre-event-facts-drew-dober-exclusive-club-lightweight March 25, 2025 6:00 pm ET The octagon returns to Mexico for the second consecutive year on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 64, which goes down at Arena CDMX in Mexico City with a full
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/03/ufc-london-leon-edwards-sean-brady-jon-jones-tom-aspinall-overreaction-time Simon Samano and Abbey Subhan March 25, 2025 10:30 am ET The time for overreacting is here! Check out the latest episode of “Overreaction Time” at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano and
Sean Brady doesn’t appreciate how Leon Edwards handled losing to him at UFC Fight Night 255. Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) dominated and submitted former UFC welterweight champion Edwards (22-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at The O2 in London. Brady is not one to engage in trash talk but explained how Edwards started
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-on-espn-64-mexico-commentary-team-jon-anik-laura-sanko-daniel-cormier March 25, 2025 8:00 am ET The UFC closes a five-event March schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 64, which goes down at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. As always, some marquee on-air talent will
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/2025-ufc-mma-retirement-tracker-champions-women-legends-contenders March 24, 2025 10:41 pm ET (This story was updated to add new information.) MMA is a constantly evolving sport with a revolving door of athletes entering and exiting. Currently, fighters from the era who
(Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect new information) Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been sentenced to five years in prison, minus time served, for a 2022 shooting. Velasquez, 42, appeared at a sentencing hearing Monday at Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif., after pleading no contest to
“I’m confident.” That’s where Tom Aspinall’s sentiment currently sits on the making of a heavyweight championship unification fight vs. Jon Jones after a recent meeting with the UFC brass. Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who holds the UFC interim heavyweight title, met with Hunter Campbell, chief business officer of the UFC, this past weekend in
