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MMA Junkie’s mid-year ‘Best Submission’: A legend gets bounced from UFC with a broken arm

With six months of action in the books, it’s time to look back and revisit some of the best submissions so far in 2021. With plenty of slick tap-outs that ranged from flawless technique to surprising, the MMA Junkie staff voted on the nominees below and determined what we...

MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for March: A surging lightweight mauls

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from March 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for March. At the bottom of the post, let us know...

Twitter Mailbag: Will Belal Muhammad get a UFC title shot if he beats Leon Edwards?

Questions on your mind about recent happenings in the UFC or sport of MMA in general? MMA Junkie’s Twitter Mailbag is here – and this week, @mma_kings answers: Will Belal Muhammad get a title shot if he defeats Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night 187? Is Belal Muhammad being overlooked? Which...

UFC bantamweight Kyler Phillips confident he can beat anyone, but wants smart approach to top

nt" Kyler Phillips is looking to take a systematic approach in his climb up the 135-pound ladder. Phillips (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) cracked the top 15 in the UFC’s bantamweight rankings when he defeated Song Yadong with a unanimous decision at UFC 259, extending his winning streak to four....

Not feeling like a champ, Aljamain Sterling leaves UFC 259 with no regrets – just motivation

Aljamain Sterling doesn’t have any regrets about the way things went down, from beginning to end. UFC 259 took place Saturday, when now-champion Sterling (20-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) challenged then-titleholder Petr Yan for the UFC bantamweight belt. Despite the unusual (and controversial, in the eyes of some) disqualification in...

Petr Yan’s coach confused by Aljamain Sterling’s recollection of thoughts after illegal knee

Petr Yan’s American Top Team coach, Marcos DaMatta, is a bit puzzled by Aljamain Sterling’s recollection of what too place at UFC 259. Sterling claimed the UFC bantamweight title from Yan this past Saturday after Yan was disqualified for landing a clear illegal knee to the head in the...

MMA Junkie Power Index, March 1-7: Defending champions cement their status

Every time fighters step into the cage or ring, they’re looking to claim a win, make a statement and progress their careers toward a specific goal. Some are looking to climb the ladder. Others may have a score to settle. And the sport’s top athletes have their sights set...

Julianna Pena done with Amanda Nunes saying ‘one more,’ calls for Mother’s Day weekend clash

nt" Julianna Pena is done with hearing “one more” from UFC double champion Amanda Nunes and thinks the time has finally come for her first crack at gold. Due to the way things have played out, Pena (10-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) thinks Nunes (21-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) can’t deny...

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