Anthony Smith has a date and opponent for his final walk to the octagon, which will go down in April. Former UFC title challenger and longtime MMA fighter Smith (37-21 MMA, 13-11 UFC) will compete in his retirement bout against Zhang Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night in Kansas City, which takes
Josh Emmett has emerged after more than a year hiatus and is expected to face unbeaten featherweight contender Lerone Murphy in a UFC main event in April. Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who hasn’t seen action since his all-time knockout of Bryce Mitchell in December 2023, is set to make his return to competition against
Brandon Moreno will have a chance to get one back on the ghosts of 2024. At UFC on ESPN 64, Moreno (22-8-2 MMA, 10-5-2 UFC) returns home once again, this time to battle Steve Erceg (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) in a thrilling flyweight main event bout at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. UFC officials announced
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-312-weigh-in-video-dricus-du-plessis-vs-sean-strickland February 7, 2025 12:01 am ET The runway is clear for Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland to have their UFC 312 rematch after the champion and challenger made weight on Friday. Du Plessis (22-2
Jake Paul may have pulled off the impossible to land a fight against Canelo Alvarez. As many times as the Youtuber-turned-boxer has called out one of the best boxers on the planet, Paul’s dream matchup has apparently become a reality. Throughout his pro boxing journey, many have called for Paul to fight a big name
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-312-video-zhang-weili-vs-tatiana-suarez-faceoff-press-conference February 6, 2025 2:52 am ET Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez sized each other up for the first time at the UFC 312 pre-fight press conference. After answering questions from the media, Weili (25-3 MMA,
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-312-video-dricus-du-plessis-sean-strickland-faceoff-press-conference February 6, 2025 2:47 am ET After exchanging words at the UFC 312 pre-fight press conference, Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland came face-to-face for the first time on fight week. Du Plessis (22-2 MMA,
Dominick Cruz’s return to action has been delayed. The former UFC bantamweight champion is out of his scheduled main card fight against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night 252 in Seattle due to injury. The event takes place Feb. 22 at Climate Pledge Arena and is headlined by another 135-pound matchup between Henry Cejudo and
KSI and Dillon Danis will square off in the ring this spring. Misfits Boxing officially announced the matchup will take place March 29 at AO Arena in Manchester, England. The event titled “Unfinished Business” will stream on DAZN pay-per-view. It will be contested at 185 pounds. It’s unclear how many rounds the bout is scheduled
