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Getty Images With “UFC Embedded” cameras in tow as Rose Namajunas finished packing in her Colorado home earlier this week for a journey to Jacksonville, Florida, where she’ll look to regain her women’s strawweight title at UFC 261, chief training partner Chico Camus delivered a poignant synopsis regarding the unique (and sometimes frustrating) arc of

10:00 PM ET Australian Jimmy Crute is in little doubt where he’ll be this time next year. Some might call it confidence, others cockiness, but the outside noise matters little to a bloke who spent much of 2020 alone with his thoughts. Alone with his thoughts and dog, Buddha, in the back of a van,

The Associated Press Raptors ride strong 3rd quarter to 114-103 win over Nets TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Pascal Siakam had 27 points and nine rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors seized control in the third quarter in a 114-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night, extending their winning streak to

The Week Columbus police fatally shoots Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, quickly releases body-cam footage A police officer in Columbus, Ohio, shot a teenage girl Tuesday evening while responding to reports of an attempted stabbing. The girl, identified by family members and Franklin County Children’s Services as Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, was taken to the hospital, where she

Bill Algeo vs. Ricardo Ramos is back on the books. The featherweights will fight one another at UFC Fight Night 188 on May 22, which is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain

Jorge Masvidal says he’s convinced all the hard work that has defined his fighting career will result in him becoming a UFC champion. The rugged fourth-ranked veteran gets his second, and perhaps final, chance at the coveted belt on Saturday in a rematch with welterweight king Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 261

Matt Schnell has a new opponent in the works for UFC 262. MMA Junkie learned that Alex Perez has been forced to withdraw from the card, and Rogerio Bontorin (16-3-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is expected to face Schnell (15-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in a 135-pound bout at the May 15 event at Toyota Center in

Getty Images UFC is ready to get back to regularly scheduled programming. With fans. The promotion heads back out on the road this week to Jacksonville, Florida, for UFC 261 with a loaded fight card that features three title fights. It all goes down on Saturday, April 24, inside the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena with

Getty Images Jorge Masvidal gets a second crack at Kamaru Usman and the welterweight championship when the two rematch in the main event of UFC 261 from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday. There’s also a very real possibility the fight represents Masvidal’s final opportunity to become UFC champion. Masvidal has one

At the rate she is going, Valentina Shevchenko could hold the UFC women’s flyweight belt for the next decade and it would shock no one who closely follows the sport. She’s been more dominant in her divisions than the Globetrotters were for years against the Generals. She faces former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade on Saturday

Ronda Rousey and her husband Travis Browne announced on their YouTube channel that they are expecting their first child together. The former UFC star and WWE wrestler said in the video that she is four months along and has been pregnant since January. Rousey and Browne did not announce the gender, but said the reveal

8:09 AM ET Kayla Harrison got a call last year that would change her life forever. Her stepfather, Bob Nichols, died suddenly on May 19, 2020. On top of the grief of losing him, Harrison then had to jump into action for her family. She became the full-time guardian of her niece Kyla, 8, and

Ronda Rousey left the WWE after WrestleMania 35 to focus on starting a family, and she and her husband Travis Browne have made that happen.  Rousey and Browne announced Wednesday in a YouTube video that they’re four months pregnant with their first child, who is due Sept. 22. The video, which is very sweet, features

Getty Images UFC returns to PPV on Saturday — as well as a full arena of fans — with UFC 261 live from Jacksonville, Florida. Just over a year out from the last card promoted in front of a packed house because of the global pandemic, Dana White returns to the scene of his first

8:06 AM ET When Kamaru Usman defends his welterweight title in Saturday’s UFC 261 main event, he’ll be competing against more than just Jorge Masvidal. Usman will be competing against the legacies of the greatest welterweights in MMA history. Usman has put himself in that conversation by winning his first 13 UFC fights, something no

Getty Images On Saturday, the UFC will hold an event with full capacity since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when UFC 261 comes to VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It’s a big milestone for the promotion, and the UFC is delivering a big card to celebrate the occasion. The card is headlined

After losing two of her past three, Poliana Botelho underwent some changes. Botelho (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who meets Luana Carolina at UFC on ESPN 23 on May 1, has specifically been working on her ground game by participating in multiple grappling competitions. The Nova Uniao fighter’s two most recent losses have come on the

Three fighters out of the 20 who competed at UFC on ESPN 22 could be facing six-month suspensions. On Tuesday, MMA Junkie obtained the full list of medical suspensions from MixedMartialArts.com for UFC on ESPN 22, which took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Fighters can return to action sooner