The UFC returns to Miami for the first time in more than 20 years Saturday with UFC 287, which takes place at Miami-Dade Arena with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. A highly anticipated middleweight championship rematch receives top billing on the...
Many commissions no longer release fighter pay to the public, but the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) is one of them. With UFC on ESPN 41 in the books, MMA Junkie acquired a list of disclosed payouts from CSAC executive director Andy Foster. Five fighters received six-figure paydays, including...
The UFC continues its busy July schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 39, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN/streams on ESPN+. A high-stakes lightweight clash serves as the main event of the card. Former 155-pound champion Rafael dos Anjos (32-13 MMA,...
Xtreme Couture is MMA Junkie’s 2021 Gym of the Year. In a year filled with ups and downs for the majority of high-profile MMA gyms, Xtreme Couture quietly built up a strong 2021 resume with two UFC titles and assisting numerous other fighters to go undefeated over the 12-month...
Former UFC champion Jessica Andrade didn’t even need five minutes to get the job done against Cynthia Calvillo. In the UFC 266 main card opener, Andrade (22-9 MMA, 13-7 UFC) defeated Calvillo (9-3-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC) via TKO (punches) at 4:54 of Round 1. The women’s flyweight bout took place...
Check out the best photos from Jessica Andrade’s TKO win over Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 266 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photos by Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports)
Cynthia Calvillo won’t be stepping into the octagon later this month. The UFC women’s flyweight contender has been pulled from her bout against Lauren Murphy next week at UFC 254 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Calvillo (9-1-1 MMA, 6-1-1 UFC) was removed from the bout because she tested...
Cynthia Calvillo sure did make a statement in the UFC women’s flyweight division on Saturday night. The Sacramento, Calif. native, who had previously fought in the company’s strawweight class, had her first UFC fight one weight class up, and she made it look easy against a former title challenger....
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