MEXICO CITY – Ignacio Bahamondes just put his name in the hat for a potential fight against former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. Bahamondes (17-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC), a young, rising lightweight contender, doesn’t think Topuria (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) should get the next shot at UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev for his first fight
Sean Woodson has been in the shadows, quietly rising up the ranks of one of the UFC’s most talent-filled divisions. But on April 12 at UFC 314, Woodson (13-1-1 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC) and his 6-foot-2, 145-pound frame will step fully into the spotlight as he faces his first ranked challenge, promotion-No. 15 Dan Ige[autotag] (18-9
UFC commentator and analyst Paul Felder is a supporter of Lerone Murphy’s status as a surging featherweight title threat, and thinks a big performance in the UFC on ESPN 65 main event would put him over the edge. Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) will get the chance to add a signature name to his undefeated
LAS VEGAS – Brad Tavares likes how he matches up with Gerald Meerschaert, but won’t make the mistake of underestimating him. Tavares (20-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC) takes on fellow middleweight veteran Meerschaert (37-18 MMA, 12-10 UFC) in Saturday’s (ESPN, ESPN+) UFC on ESPN 65 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Meerschaert has come
LAS VEGAS – Joanderson Brito enters UFC on ESPN 65 with a sour taste in his mouth. Saturday, he’ll compete for the first time since a controversial split decision loss to William Gomis in September. Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) thought some home cooking influenced the judges in Paris to side with a French fighter.
Daniel Cormier finds UFC star Conor McGregor’s sudden turn to politics odd. The former UFC dual champion recently admitted that his focus is currently on politics, where he plans on running for Irish presidency. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) hasn’t competed since breaking his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021,
LAS VEGAS – When Pat Sabatini found out his matchup with Joanderson Brito would serve as the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 65 card, he took it as positive enforcement that his career is headed in the right direction. “Not going to lie, when I saw co-main event, I definitely got hyped up for
LAS VEGAS – Josh Emmett has no issues with being an underdog at UFC on ESPN 65. Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns against unbeaten rising featherweight contender Lerone Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) in Saturday’s (ESPN, ESPN+) main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Emmett is as big as a +265 underdog
A matchup between rising bantamweights has been added to UFC on ESPN 66. Da’Mon Blackshear(16-7-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) takes on Alatengheili (17-9-2 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) April 26 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the matchup but asked to remain anonymous because the
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/fight-of-the-month-march-2025-justin-gaethje-rafael-fiziev-ufc-313 April 2, 2025 10:00 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from March 2025: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and
LAS VEGAS – Josh Emmett took some time to himself in order to be his best version in competition. Now well rested and refreshed, leading into UFC on ESPN 65, he intends to put a blemish on his opponent’s undefeated record. In Saturday’s featherweight main event at the UFC Apex (ESPN, ESPN+), Emmett (19-4 MMA,
Frankie Edgar thinks the fighter who currently holds UFC lightweight gold is on track to be the greatest the division has ever seen. A former titleholder himself, Edgar (24-11-1 MMA, 18-11-1 UFC) won the lightweight title in 2010 and defended it twice. Despite holding his era in high regard, Edgar recently told MMA Junkie Radio
