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Check out the best photos from Stephen Erceg’s unanimous decision win over Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Stephen Erceg[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photos by Wendell Cruz, USA TODAY Sports; Sarah Stier, Getty Images; MMA Junkie)
All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.
But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.
Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from Oct. 23-29
Check out which fighters took home an extra $50,000 for their performance at UFC 289 in Vancouver.
The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday’s card, including one to its all-time record holder in finishes.
After UFC 289, five fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in Vancouver. Check out the winners below.
Check out these photos from Stephen Erceg vs. David Dvorak at UFC 289 in Vancouver.
Check out these photos from [autotag]Stephen Erceg[/autotag]’s decision victory over David Dvorak at UFC 289 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Photos by Sergei Belski, USA TODAY Sports)
All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.
But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.
Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by a promotion from May 29-June 4.
All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.
MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.
But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.
Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.
Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from April 24-30.
Find out who joined the UFC in February and learn more about them here.
The UFC roster is bigger than ever – and it continues to expand.
Fresh faces appear on nearly every card, whether onboarded as short-notice opening fillers, Dana White’s Contender Series signees, or the increasingly rare straight-up additions. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track of the hustle and bustle of the mixed martial arts news beat, but here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got you covered.
“Fresh Ink” is your list of fighters added to the UFC roster the previous month and provides background on who they are and where they came from.
Check out the February 2023 list below.
After his first promotional win at UFC Fight Night 219, Clayton Carpenter reciprocated a recent callout from a top Australian flyweight.
LAS VEGAS – Minutes after his first UFC win, [autotag]Clayton Carpenter[/autotag] set his sights on another.
A rising flyweight fighter out of the MMA Lab in Glendale, Ariz., Carpenter (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) defeated Juancamilo Ronderos (4-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in short order Saturday at UFC Fight Night 219, which took place at the UFC Apex.
Minutes later, a sunglasses-wearing Carpenter had his callout ready when he took the stage for his post-fight news conference and revealed he’d like to fight one of the newest members of the UFC roster.
“I think I want to call out [autotag]Stephen Erceg[/autotag],” Carpenter told MMA Junkie and other reporters. “He kind of got screwed … with getting his visa for the Dana White’s Contender Series fight (against me). After his last fight, he was calling me out, all cute. He’s just like, ‘I want Clayton.’ It was hilarious. I loved it. I’m down to roll him up and smoke him.”
Erceg and Carpenter were lined up to fight on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022. The bout never materialized when Erceg encountered visa issues. Earlier this month, Erceg was offered a UFC contract after chief business officer Hunter Campbell and matchmaker Mick Maynard attended Eternal MMA 73, which he headlined.
The #UFC signed top flyweight prospect Stephen Erceg (9-1) after his win Friday in Perth, per Eternal MMA, a top Australian regional promotion that held the event.
Hunter Campbell and Mick Maynard were onsite and liked what they saw. pic.twitter.com/PNO5Ujhm8f
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) February 16, 2023
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 219.
For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey starts long before they strap on UFC or Bellator gloves.
Every champion in MMA history started out somewhere.
For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey begins long before they strap on UFC, Bellator, or PFL gloves. Modern-era fighters progress through the regional ranks with hopes of accomplishing the highest accolades. Many will try, few will succeed.
This month, five fighters on the verge of achieving major promotion notoriety – one for the second time – return to the cage for what could be their stepping-stone fight. There are dozens of fighters close to making the jump in the coming weeks, but these five are particularly exemplary.
