Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade knew he was up against it. Moving up to the super middleweight division meant that he would be fighting against bigger and stronger men, nullifying some of his best attributes. It wasn’t ideal but Andrade (32-1, 19 KOs) felt as though…

For the most part, David Morrell is being praised as the super middleweight division's next big thing. The superlatives used to describe him all have something in common, dominance. Next weekend, however, Sena Agbeko will step up to the plate and see what Morrell (9-0,…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC When Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett was announced for UFC 296, Alan Jouban felt the promotion was feeding an old lion to a hungry up-and-comer seeking to build his name off a legend. On paper, that assessment made perfect…

Shavkat Rakhmonov doesn’t need a win over Stephen Thompson to feel like he’s worthy of a UFC title shot. In his mind, he’s already there. The undefeated Rakhmonov fights “Wonderboy” this Saturday at UFC 296 with a championship opportunity potentially on the line. Since making…

LAS VEGAS – Tatsuro Taira spoke to the media after UFC Fight Night 233 at Saturday’s post-fight news conference. Taira (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) answered questions from MMA Junkie and other media members after his second-round TKO of Carlos Hernandez. Japan’s Taira discussed being surprised…

LAS VEGAS – Steve Garcia’s win Saturday was a gory comeback that ended violently with opponent Melquizael Costa attempting a takedown on referee Chris Tognoni. With a highlight comes attention. Garcia (15-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) thinks his victory at UFC Fight Night 233 showed the…

LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t how Andre Muniz envisioned a return to the win column, but he’ll take it. After 15 minutes of close action against Junyong Park at UFC Fight Night 233, Muniz (24-6 MMA, 6-2 UFC) had to sweat out the reading of…

LAS VEGAS – If the UFC is serious about going to Africa, Nasrat Haqparast says look no further than Morocco for the continental debut. Following his UFC Fight Night 233 knockout of Jamie Mullarkey (17-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) at the UFC Apex, Haqparast (16-5 MMA,…

LAS VEGAS – Luana Santos has no excuses for her recent blunder on the scales. Ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 233 at the UFC Apex, Santos (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) moved up a division to bantamweight, yet still came in heavy. She weighed in…