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MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom goes in depth to break down the biggest fights in the UFC. Today, he takes a closer look at the UFC 301 main event between flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Steve Erceg. Alexandre Pantoja UFC 301 preview Alexandre Pantoja Staple info: Height: 5’5″ Age: 34 Weight: 125 lbs. Reach:

“I don’t think he wants to be here.” That’s what Jonathan Martinez said as he questioned the motive behind Jose Aldo’s return to the UFC. Aldo (31-8 MMA, 13-7 UFC), a former UFC and WEC featherweight champion, makes his highly-anticipated return to MMA Saturday against Martinez (19-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in the co-main event of

In a bizarre circumstance, a fight has been scrapped from UFC 301 – after a fighter successfully made weight. William Gomis (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) struggled to make the walk to the scale Friday in Rio de Janeiro for his featherweight fight on the prelims against Jean Silva (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Wearing a T-shirt and

UFC 301 weigh-ins took place Friday, and the main and co-main event fighters were on their marks for the top of the card. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The nearby Farmasi Arena hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+). Check out the video above to see Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA,

Official weigh-ins for UFC 301 take place Friday, and you can get all the results here. The weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The nearby Farmasi Arena hosts Saturday’s event (pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+). Among those weighing in are flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) and challenger Steve Erceg (12-1 MMA,

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is not afraid to tussle on the ground with Khamzat Chimaev when necessary. Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) takes on Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the UFC on ABC 6 main event June 22 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chimaev has mauled numerous fighters on the

Michael Bisping doesn’t think Steve Erceg is ready for Alexandre Pantoja. Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) defends his flyweight title against Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) main event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Bisping marveled at Pantoja’s resume, which includes two wins over Brandon Moreno, two wins over

Renato Moicano thinks Muhammad Mokaev would have created more buzz than Steve Erceg as a UFC title challenger. Despite Mokaev having more experience in the octagon, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) wound up drawing Erceg (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 301 (Pay-per-view/ESPN/ESPN+) headliner at Rio Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil has always been known to be a passionate and fiery crowd when it comes to MMA, and some even think the fans there are wild enough to give their home fighters an edge over their foreign rivals. From throwing things to the famed ‘Uh, Vai Morrer!’ – “You’re going to die!” in Portuguese –

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by

You can’t tell the story of mixed martial arts without talking about Brazil. A country that’s hosted Vale Tudo (a Portuguese term for “anything goes”) fights since the 1920s, it’s no surprise to see that the martial arts mecca of Brazil continues to carry a strong presence throughout MMA. Whether there’s a fight card going

Alexander Volkanovski hasn’t changed his mind on who the greatest featherweight of all time is. Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) defended his 145-pound title five times before losing it to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 in February. His resume includes wins over Jose Aldo, Max Holloway three times, and Brian Ortega. But Volkanovski had high

The UFC returns with its fifth pay-per-view of 2024, which means the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 301 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro. In the main event, Brazilian flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC)

Demetrious Johnson has excelled in multiple forms of combat sports, and now he wants to try his hand at boxing. The former longtime UFC flyweight champion and current ONE flyweight champ recently made headlines for submitting 6-foot-3, 248-pound BJJ heavyweight champion Michael Sante Medina at an open-weight tournament at the 2024 Pan IBJJF Championships. Now

Alexander Volkanovski is confused by UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria’s current approach. Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) has rubbed Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) the wrong way with some of his recent comments – which includes a stipulation that Max Holloway’s BMF title be on the line if they fight. Volkanovski is eager to run

This week, the UFC travels to Brazil for UFC 301. The pay-per-view event at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janerio features a flyweight title bout between champ Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Steve Erceg. Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place, featuring several familiar names who have competed under the UFC banner. Check out

Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya had to be separated by security at Wednesday’s press conference for Alvarez’s title fight against Jaime Munguia. De La Hoya, who promotes Munguia under Golden Boy, took several shots at Alvarez during his introductory speech at their pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, claiming that Alvarez was built