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Dec 12, 2022 Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Chuck Liddell is long retired. Same for Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz. Jon Jones was last UFC light heavyweight champion over two years ago. Once the UFC’s glamour division filled

Getty Images Stephan Bonnar, a UFC Hall of Famer known for being the ultimate underdog in the Octagon, died Saturday. He was 45 years old.  Bonnar died of presumed heart complications while at work, according to UFC, which announced his death. Both inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013, Bonnar and Forrest Griffin

Stephan Bonnar, whose fight with Forrest Griffin in the first The Ultimate Fighter finale remains one of the greatest in UFC history, died Thursday at 45. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/GettyImages) Stephan Bonnar, the UFC light heavyweight whose memorable battle with Forrest Griffin not only landed him in the Hall of Fame but may have also saved the

Dec 22, 2022 The sport of mixed martial arts is never dull, and 2022 was a perfect example of that. In the span of four months, three of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world weren’t just beaten, but finished. The year started with Francis Ngannou, the hardest puncher in UFC history, using wrestling and

Alex Pereira went 3-0 in 2022 and became UFC middleweight champion. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Ten months were in the books in 2022 and not a soul was talking about Alex Pereira as a potential MMA Fighter of the Year. It’s just like after four rounds in his middleweight title fight against Israel Adesanya

Jiri Prochazka finished Glover Teixeira in the waning seconds of the fifth round in an incredible fight that is the clear choice as the 2022 Yahoo Sports men’s MMA Fight of the Year. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images) Jiri Prochazka, in only his third UFC fight, got the opportunity to challenge then-champion Glover Teixeira

Bellator MMA 2022 was an interesting year for Bellator MMA. Two World Grand Prix tournaments dominated the headlines, titles changed hands and young stars continued to rise. Now, with 2023 looming, it’s time to look ahead at what could be a great year for the promotion. From the Bantamweight World Grand Prix finals, to a

Plan your fight nights ahead with our UFC fight schedule. Included below are all of the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night cards and pay-per-events with announced bouts. We’ll also include any odds that are posted at BetMGM. Check back often as this list will be updated as new fights are scheduled. Here are the major scheduled

Jared Cannonier did just enough to get a close win over Sean Strickland. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) For 25 minutes in the final UFC fight of 2022 between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland at Apex in Las Vegas, there was this sense of impending doom. It seemed that either Cannonier or Strickland would at

Dec 17, 2022 LAS VEGAS — The UFC’s final fight of 2022 came down to the scorecards on Saturday, as former middleweight title challenger Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland via split decision. Cannonier (16-6) out-pointed Strickland (25-5) over the course of a five-round main event that took place almost exclusively on the feet. Judges Derek

USATSI The last UFC Fight Night of 2022 features a matchup of feared strikers as Saturday when No. 3-ranked Jared Cannonier meets No. 7-ranked Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickalnd. The five-round showdown with title implications anchors the main UFC fight card (7 p.m. ET) from the Apex

9:15 AM ET The UFC will end its year with a main event highlighting one of the promotion’s most interesting divisions. Sean Strickland will take on Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in a critical middleweight battle. Both men are coming off losses against elite fighters, and the winner

LAS VEGAS — Jared Cannonier has the stoic look that so many fighters do when they’re doing interviews before their bouts. The vast majority of fighters would rather do anything but answer the same questions repeatedly in the days and weeks before they compete, but it’s a part of the job in 2022. But his

LAS VEGAS – The biggest stars and luminaries of mixed martial arts gathered last Thursday for the 14th annual World MMA Awards at SAHARA, where MMA Junkie was nominated for Media Source of the Year. Prior to the festivities, MMA Junkie senior reporter and Journalist of the Year nominee Mike Bohn caught up with a

Getty Images The opportunity of a lifetime fell into the lap of Jamahal Hill in the immediate aftermath of UFC 282. The vacant UFC light heavyweight championship was supposed to go home with Jan Blachowciz or Magomed Ankalaev on Saturday, but a split draw cleared the way for Hill’s first pay-per-view main event and title

Dec 11, 2022 Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Chuck Liddell. Randy Couture. Tito Ortiz. “Rampage” Jackson. Daniel Cormier. Jon Jones. The UFC light heavyweight division has been home to some of the biggest stars and best fighters in

LAS VEGAS — Even a casual MMA fan has heard UFC president Dana White exhort his fighters dozens of times over the years, “Don’t leave it in the hands of the judges.” White has never been fond of fighters who try to protect a lead late in a fight, and he’s urged them to go

LAS VEGAS — There will be no light heavyweight champion for at least several months after Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz, inexplicably, fought to a split draw Saturday in the main event of UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena in their bout for the vacant title. Judges scored it 48-46 Ankalaev, 48-47 Blachowicz and 47-47. The