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169 shares By MMA Junkie Staff | December 28, 2020 7:45 pm Follow @MMAjunkie Chael Sonnen’s Submission Underground returns to UFC Fight Pass on Wednesday, and once again the card features a number of MMA notables. The closed-door submission grappling event takes place in Portland...

By Simon Head and Danny Segura | December 29, 2020 6:55 am The intrigue over Khabib Nurmagomedov’s fighting future continues, but the man himself has already spoken about who might eventually take over his mantle as UFC lightweight champion. Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA,...

By Simon Head | November 16, 2020 10:00 pm Follow @simonhead After claiming the UFC flyweight title in emphatic fashion, newly crowned 125-pound king Deiveson Figueiredo will look to make the first defense of his crown at UFC 255. Figueiredo (19-1 MMA, 8-1...

By Nolan King and MMAjunkie Staff | November 16, 2020 10:55 pm The UFC is giving Jose Quinonez vs. Louis Smolka another shot. Originally scheduled to square off at UFC Fight Night 182 this past Saturday, Quinonez (8-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and...

By Blue Corner | November 16, 2020 11:25 pm Follow @MMAjunkie Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters...

By MMA Junkie Staff | October 17, 2020 1:00 pm Follow @MMAjunkie Christian Edwards has long been whispered as a fighter with a future, and with each successive fight, those voices get a little louder. The Jackson Wink MMA competitor had his latest...

By John Morgan and Matt Erickson | October 16, 2020 12:25 pm ABU DHABI – After the UFC on ESPN+ 38 weigh-ins took place Friday, so too did fighter faceoffs, and MMA Junkie was on the scene. In the main event, a pair...

By Farah Hannoun | October 15, 2020 12:04 pm A flyweight matchup is the latest addition to the UFC’s Jan. 16 event. Tim Elliott (15-11-1 MMA, 4-9 UFC) will face Jordan Espinosa (15-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC). No location or name designation has been...

By Mike Bohn | October 14, 2020 12:28 pm At long last, Aljamain Sterling’s bantamweight title shot against Petr Yan has been confirmed. UFC president Dana White on Wednesday told Yahoo! Sports that Yan (15-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) will put his title...

By Farah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio | October 13, 2020 12:00 pm Saad Awad always competes with fight-ending intentions but is willing to go the full 15 minutes if necessary. Awad (23-13 MMA, 11-10 BMMA) opens up the Bellator 249 main...