With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from August 2020. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Fight of the Month” award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know...
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 interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps...
Sean O’Malley headed into his UFC 252 bantamweight fight against Marlon Vera undefeated – and a heavy favorite of more than 3-1. But he suffered a leg injury in the fight, soon succumbed to a Vera TKO, and had to be wheeled from the cage on a stretcher. So...
nt" LAS VEGAS – Marlon Vera thinks he shouldn’t be discredited for his upset win over Sean O’Malley at UFC 252. Vera (18-6-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) bounced O’Malley (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) out of the ranks of the unbeaten in Saturday’s co-main event at the UFC Apex, thanks to...
LAS VEGAS – Jairzinho Rozenstruik knows he’s not the next man in line for a heavyweight title shot, but promises he’ll be ‘right there, winning fights’ Rozenstruik (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) scored an impressive second-round TKO finish of former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos in their main card...
Merab Dvalishvili shut down John Dodson over three rounds to extend his streak Saturday at UFC 252. Dvalishvili (12-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) did what he does best and put the pressure on Dodson (21-12 MMA, 10-7 UFC) with striking and takedowns over the course of three rounds to win...
Veteran Jim Miller has been on an amazing run over the past couple years. Already the holder of the most UFC lightweight wins (17), he made his promotional record 36th appearance Saturday night, his fifth fight in the past 17 months. Problem was, this time around, he fought someone...
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC 252 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+....
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