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On Episode 3,457, the guys bring on UFC women’s strawweight [autotag]Vanessa Demopoulos[/autotag], who fights Emily Ducote next month in Las Vegas. They also discussed the latest news, including Jones Jones’ return, Justin Gaethje, BKFC, Jose Aldo and much more. Tune in!
On “Spinning Back Clique,” our panel discusses the back-and-forth between Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway, the Diaz-Masvidal press tour, and more.
Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts.
This week’s panel of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Dan Tom and Danny Segura will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate the following topics:
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Check out the latest episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze.”
Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.
On Episode 3,456, the fellas welcome in guest Ben Rothwell, who fights Todd Duffee at Knucklemania 4. They also looked back at the PFL’s first half of the season, Luke Rockhold’s return, Ryan Garcia’s upset boxing win, and much more. Tune in!
Six days after UFC 300, Jamahal Hill is back on the books.
Six days after UFC 300, [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] has his next fight on the books.
Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) will face [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) on June 29 at UFC 303, the promotion announced Friday. The event takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler.
A former UFC light heavyweight champion, Hill, during his April 13 bout vs. Alex Pereira, looked to regain championship status he vacated. However, the current champion Pereira ended the attempt with a first-round knockout. The loss snapped a five-fight winning streak for Hill.
Rountree rides a five-fight winning streak into the showdown with Hill. Four of the five fights were finishes, including a third-round TKO of Anthony Smith in his most recent outing in December.
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The current UFC 303 lineup includes:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 303.
Kyoji Horiguchi will get an opportunity to avenge one of his most notable losses at Rizin 47
[autotag]Kyoji Horiguchi[/autotag] will get an opportunity to avenge one of his most notable losses at Rizin 47.
Horiguchi (32-5-1) is set to run it back with [autotag]Sergio Pettis[/autotag] (23-6) in a bantamweight bout June 8 (June 9 locally) from Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, promotion officials announced Thursday night.
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Pettis rallied to knock out Horiguchi with a spinning backfist to retain his bantamweight title at Bellator 272. He went on to defend his title against Patricio Freire at Bellator 297 but then lost it to Patchy Mix at Bellator 301.
Horiguchi captured inaugural Rizin flyweight championship with a second-round submission of Makoto Takahashi this past December. He will return to bantamweight for the first time since September 2022.
"Demetrious Johnson, Sergio Pettis, Patrick Mix – these 3 fighters are the only ones that he hasn't been able to get payback against."
– CEO @nobu_sakakibara speaks about how the Horiguchi-Pettis rematch came about. pic.twitter.com/QF7opByTOq— RIZIN FF English (@rizin_English) April 19, 2024
The current Rizin 47 lineup includes:
Check out the latest episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze.”
Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.
On Episode 3,455, the lads bring on longtime Junkie Radio guest [autotag]Ricardo Lamas[/autotag]. They also previewed the PFL’s final event of the first half of the season, looked ahead to upcoming cards, discussed the latest UFC news and much more. Tune in!
The third faceoff in the past five days between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal went down on Wednesday in Miami.
MIAMI – The third faceoff in the past five days between [autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] and [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag] went down on Wednesday, and the attitude was consistent with the previous encounters.
After the press conference tour started Friday in Las Vegas and continued Tuesday in New York, the build to the boxing match hit Masvidal’s backyard of Miami, and the support was heavy on his side.
After answering questions about the June 1 bout, which is scheduled for 10 rounds and takes place at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Diaz and Masvidal came face-to-face.
Check out the video above.
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For more on the fight, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Diaz vs. Masvidal 2.
Check out the latest episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze.”
Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.
On Episode 3,454, the gents look back at one of the most monumental events in MMA history, UFC 300, and the many storylines that came out of it. They also brought on guest [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag] ahead of his Friday return at PFL 3 in the start of the featherweight season. Tune in!
Check out the latest episode of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze.”
Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.
On Episode 3,452, the fellas bring on former Bellator champ [autotag]Patricky Freire[/autotag] ahead of his PFL bout against Clay Collard. They also discuss UFC Fight Night 240 and the first week of the PFL’s regular season bouts. Tune in!
In his next outing, Alex Morono wants to share the octagon veteran Matt Brown, or run it back vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio.
LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Alex Morono[/autotag] typically doesn’t call for specific opponents but had a pair of names in mind after UFC Fight Night 240.
Morono (24-9 MMA, 13-6 UFC) won a unanimous decision over fellow veteran Court McGee in the featured prelim bout at the UFC Apex. McGee (21-13 MMA, 10-12 UFC) was defeated by Matt Brown last year, which was one of the names Morono had at the tip of his tongue, along with the idea of avenging a prior loss of his own.
“I’d love a rematch with Santiago Ponzinibbio, I think that would be a lot of fun,” Morono told reporters during a post-fight news conference. “All due respect to ‘The Immortal’ Matt Brown, he’s got the most knockouts in welterweight history, that would be awesome.
“There’s so many cool fights I like out there. As soon as they’re willing to offer me a fight, I will accept that fight and get right back to it. I’ll fight more often if they let me.”
Morono fell to Ponzinibbio by third-round knockout at UFC 282, and would like to avenge his last stoppage loss. He has since won two of his last three, while Ponzinibbio has only competed once since, in a loss to Kevin Holland.
Brown, 43, stopped McGee in his last outing by first-round knockout last May to claim the most knockouts in UFC welterweight history. While his career may be in its final stages, Brown stated after his last win that his fighting future will depend on how well his body holds up.
Check out Morono’s full post-fight interview in the video above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 240.
