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
Jesus Pinedo is eager to finally step in the cage, especially because the circumstances are much different. Pinedo (23-6-1), who just a few years ago was one of the biggest stories in MMA, returns Thursday against Adam Borics (19-2) in a 2025 PFL featherweight tournament quarterfinal fight in Orlando, Fla. “El Mudo” hasn’t competed since
LAS VEGAS – Lerone Murphy knows that eventually, there comes a point where winning solves everything, and that’s the mentality he brings into Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 65 headliner vs. Josh Emmett. Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) has never lost a fight to this point in his career, and he intends to keep that streak
Esteban Ribovics is not too happy with how things went down in his last UFC fight, but feels he’ll get an opportunity to redeem himself in the near future. Ribovics (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) came up short in a split decision against Nasrat Haqparast (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 253 in March.
MEXICO CITY – David Martinez met the media Saturday after his win over Saimon Oliveira at UFC on ESPN 64. Martinez (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who joined his sister Melissa in the UFC, also is a doctor when he’s not fighting – also just like his sister. After he knocked out Saimon Oliveira (18-6 MMA, 0-3
MEXICO CITY – Melquizael Costa met the media Saturday after his win over Christian Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 64. Costa (23-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC) won for the third straight time when he outworked Christian Rodriguez (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) on the prelims at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. Afterward, the Brazilian said a callout
MEXICO CITY – Kevin Borjas met the media Saturday after his win over Ronaldo Rodriguez at UFC on ESPN 64. Borjas (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) picked up his first UFC win and snapped a two-fight skid when he outworked Ronaldo Rodriguez (17-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) for a unanimous decision to open up the main card
MEXICO CITY – MarQuel Mederos wasn’t totally thrilled with his performance, so a callout wasn’t the first thing on his mind. But just as he was going to officially decline a namedrop once and for all, he had a change of heart. Following his UFC on ESPN 64 win over Austin Hubbard on Saturday in
MEXICO CITY – Jamall Emmers keeps it simple. He isn’t looking for wars or to implement fancy in-depth gameplans – no. His lone purpose on fight night is to be a sniper, and that’s exactly what Emmers (21-8 MMA, 4-4 UFC) did Saturday at UFC on ESPN 64 when he took out Gabriel Miranda (17-8
MEXICO CITY – Ateba Gautier thinks he’s about to do some serious damage to the middleweight division after his introductory octagon performance Saturday at UFC on ESPN 64. Gautier (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made a splash in his promotional debut at Arena CDMX when he blasted Jose Daniel Medina (11-4 MMA, 0-2) with multiple hard shots
Dan Hardy is confident many of the PFL’s top stars would succeed in the UFC. The PFL analyst specifically referred to Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov’s (19-0) successful title defense against Paul Hughes (13-2) in the main event of PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series in January, which turned out to be one of the more
