UFC on ESPN+ 23 predictions: Is it 'Korean Zombie' or Frankie Edgar in South...
Edgar vs. C. Jung Oezdemir vs. Rakic Choi vs. Jourdain D. Jung vs. Rodriguez Barriault vs. Park Kang vs. Pingyuan MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2019: 210-125 (63%) C. Jung (64%) Rakic (61%) Choi...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN+ 23 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2019 total tops $7.3...
BUSAN – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 23 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $121,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN+ 23 post-event facts: 'Korean Zombie' the featherweight bonus king
The UFC’s final event of the year – and the decade – took place Saturday with UFC on ESPN+ 23, which went down at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea, with a main card that streamed on ESPN+ following...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN+ 23 medical suspensions: Frankie Edgar could face six-month term...
Six fighters are looking at potential six-month medical suspensions after UFC on ESPN+ 23, including former champion Frankie Edgar, who lost in the main event. Edgar’s (23-8-1 MMA, 17-8-1 UFC)...
View ArticleGillian Robertson vs. Taila Santos, Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Oskar Piechota...
Two undercard matchups are the first additions to UFC Saskatoon. Gillian Robertson will take on Taila Santos in a flyweight bout, and Marc-Andre Barriault will fight Oskar Piechota at middleweight in...
View ArticleCombat Rewind, April 7: Top highlights include pre-UFC 'Rampage,' Tim Sylvia
There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day? “Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN 11 pre-event facts: Jim Miller matches Donald Cerrone's record...
The UFC puts on its eighth card since the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 11, which takes place at the UFC Apex and airs on ESPN/ESPN+. In the main event, heavyweight contenders...
View ArticleFight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN 11
While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN 11 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 2020 total passes $2.5...
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $178,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN 11 post-event facts: Curtis Blaydes' takedowns make history
The UFC’s run of events continued Saturday with UFC on ESPN 11, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN/ESPN+. The main event featured a historic performance from Curtis Blaydes...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN 11 salaries: Jim Miller leads the pack with six-figure payday
Jim Miller walked away with a six-figure payday after UFC on ESPN 11. After submitting rising lightweight fighter Roosevelt Roberts in the first round of their main card bout Saturday, Miller (32-14...
View ArticleMarc-Andre Barriault finally got to put his power on display in the UFC
LAS VEGAS – Marc-Andre Barriault beat Oskar Piechota with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 11 in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Barriault, who snapped a...
View ArticleUFC on ESPN 11 medical suspensions: Josh Emmett, Roosevelt Roberts, three...
Five fighters are facing potential 180-day suspensions as a result of their UFC on ESPN 11 bouts. The Nevada Athletic Commission released a full list of UFC on ESPN 11 medical suspensions Tuesday....
View ArticleMarc-Andre Barriault 'disappointed' in ostarine finding but vows to prove...
UFC middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault doesn’t yet know what the Nevada Athletic Commission plans on doing with his recent positive drug screen, but he wants the public to know that he isn’t a cheater....
View ArticleMarc-Andre Barriault has UFC win overturned, is suspended and fined for...
It took Marc-Andre Barriault four tries to pick up his first UFC victory, but he finally secured it June 20 – or so he thought. Wednesday, Barriault’s first promotional victory, earned against Oskar...
View ArticleUFC 260: Make your predictions for Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou 2 (Updated)
(Updated at 11:50 a.m. on March 23, 2021, to include Omar Morales vs. Shane Young fight and poll not included on original publication.) We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 260 event in Las...
View ArticleUFC 260 pre-event facts: Stipe Miocic aims to enhance GOAT resume
The UFC’s fourth numbered event of the year takes place Saturday with UFC 260, which goes down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and...
View ArticleVideo: Marc-Andre Barriault opens UFC 260 with TKO, stops Abu Azaitar with 4...
Marc-Andre Barriault got his first official UFC win Saturday when he battered Abu Azaitar to a late stoppage in the opening fight at UFC 260. After an exhausting back-and-forth first two rounds to...
View ArticleUFC 260 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Reebok deal ends with $39.3...
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 260 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $164,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media...
View ArticleUFC 260 post-event facts: Vicente Luque rapidly becoming an all-time great...
The UFC’s fourth numbered event of the year featured a title change in the headliner when Francis Ngannou claimed heavyweight gold from Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. Ngannou (16-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) closed...
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