UFC 260 medical suspensions: Stipe Miocic potentially out two months...
Stipe Miocic has received a two-month suspension as a result of his second-round knockout loss to Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 260. MMA Junkie obtained the full list of medical suspensions...
View ArticleAbubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Daniel Rodriguez booked for UFC Fight Night on July 17
Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Daniel Rodriguez have been paired up. At a UFC Fight Night event on July 17, Nurmagomedov (16-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Rodriguez (14-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will square off in a...
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Abubakar Nurmagomedov injured; Daniel Rodriguez needs new UFC on ESPN 26...
Scheduled to fight in nine days, Daniel Rodriguez is now opponent-less. Abubakar Nurmagomedov has withdrawn from their July 17 fight, which was previously expected to take place at UFC on ESPN 26 in...
View ArticleMatchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June...
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View ArticleMatchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Aug....
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View ArticleAbubakar Nurmagomedov def. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev at UFC 280: Best photos
Check out the best photos from Abubakar Nurmagomedov’s unanimous decision win over Gadzhi Omargadzhiev at UFC 280 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. (Photos by Craig Kidwell, USA TODAY Sports)
View ArticleUFC 280 video: Hear from each winner backstage
ABU DHABI – UFC 280 took place Saturday with 12 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from Etihad Arena on Yas Island. You can hear from all the UFC 280 winners by...
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UFC 280 video: Khamzat Chimaev, Abubakar Nurmagomedov separated after...
ABU DHABI – When the main event ended at UFC 280, the fights weren’t over. UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev and middleweight Abubakar Nurmagomedov were separated during Islam Makhachev’s...
View ArticleUFC 280 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total tops $13 million
ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 280 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $296,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media...
View ArticleUFC 280 post-event facts: Aljamain Sterling's resume enters 135-pound GOAT talks
The most anticipated UFC event of the year took place Saturday with UFC 280 from Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. In the main event, Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) became the new UFC...
View ArticleKhamzat Chimaev, Abubakar Nurmagomedov quash beef with help from Khabib,...
It looks like the beef between Khamzat Chimaev and Abubakar Nurmagomedov will be short-lived. And it appears the beef might have helped get quashed by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic...
View ArticleAbubakar Nurmagomedov breaks down just what 'Cain Velasquez striking' is from...
ABU DHABI – Abubakar Nurmagomedov beat Gadzhi Omargadzhiev with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. Take a look inside the fight with Nurmagomedov, who picked...
View ArticleMatchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Feb....
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View ArticleElizeu Zaleski dos Santos returns from suspension against Abubakar...
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos will return after serving a one-year suspension by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Zaleski dos Santos (23-7 MMA, 9-3 UFC) faces Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at a...
View ArticleMatchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week...
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UFC on ESPN 45 predictions: Is anyone picking Kai Kara-France over Amir Albazi?
( Kara-France vs. Albazi Caceres vs. Pineda Altamirano vs. Elliott Silva vs. Souza Nurmagomedov vs. Zaleski dos Santos MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 77-52 Kara-France (56%) Caceres (75%) Elliott...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN 45 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes...
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 45 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $199,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements,...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN 45 post-event facts: Is Jim Miller's record resume UFC Hall of...
The UFC opened a non-stop schedule of summer events on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 45, which took place at the promotion’s home base of the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main event saw Amir Albazi (17-1...
View ArticleElizeu Zaleski dos Santos confident with UFC on ESPN 45 win, says Abubakar...
LAS VEGAS – Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos knew he had done enough to get his hand raised at UFC on ESPN 45. Zaleski dos Santos (24-7 MMA, 10-3 UFC) returned after serving a one-year suspension by the U.S....
View ArticleJavier Mendez reveals Abubakar Nurmagomedov popped his knee early in UFC on...
It appears Abubakar Nurmagomedov had to battle some early adversity at UFC on ESPN 45. Nurmagomedov (17-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was edged out in a split decision loss to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (24-7 MMA,...
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