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Eddie Hearn — Matchroom Boxing Chairman and Conor Benn's promoter — joins Ariel in-studio to discuss all things boxing, including the stories of the Eubank-Benn megafight, growing up around his father Barry Hearn, who played a role in the history of the fight, and the status of the rematch; plus, Ryan Garcia's return at the star-studded Times Square event, the UFC's recent stagnation, Dana White's TKO Boxing plans, the potential of Fury-Joshua, Taylor-Serrano 3 headlining an all women boxing card on Netflix, and more.
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UFC on ESPN 69 predictions: Are upsets looming in long-awaited return to Atlanta?
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Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy Records: Menifield (16-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC), Sy (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) Menifield (16-5-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC), Sy (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) Past five: Menifield 3-2, Sy 5-0 Menifield 3-2, Sy 5-0 Division: Light heavyweight Light heavyweight Rankings: Menifield honorable mention Menifield honorable mention Odds (as of 06.13.25): Menifield +500, Sy -700 Menifield +500, Sy -700 Junkie pick results: Sy 10, Menifield 1 Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Cody Brundage Records: Abdul-Malik (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Brundage (11-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) Abdul-Malik (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Brundage (11-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) Past five: Abdul-Malik 5-0, Brundage 3-2 Abdul-Malik 5-0, Brundage 3-2 Division: Middleweight Middleweight Rankings: None None Odds (as of 06.13.25): Abdul-Malik -800, Brundage +550 Abdul-Malik -800, Brundage +550 Junkie pick results: Abdul-Malik 11, Brundage 0 Raoni Barcelos vs. Cody Garbrandt Records: Barcelos (19-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) Barcelos (19-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) Past five: Barcelos 3-2, Garbrandt 2-3 Barcelos 3-2, Garbrandt 2-3 Division: Bantamweight Bantamweight Rankings: None None Odds (as of 06.13.25): Barcelos -205, Garbrandt +170 Barcelos -205, Garbrandt +170 Junkie pick results: Barcelos 7, Garbrandt 4 Andre Petroski vs. Edmen Shahbazyan Records: Petroski (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Shahbazyan (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) Petroski (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Shahbazyan (14-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) Past five: Petroski 4-1, Shahbazyan 3-2 Petroski 4-1, Shahbazyan 3-2 Division: Middleweight Middleweight Rankings: None None Odds (as of 06.13.25): Petroski +140, Shahbazyan -170 Petroski +140, Shahbazyan -170 Junkie pick results: Petroski 9, Shahbazyan 2 Miranda Maverick vs. Rose Namajunas Records: Maverick (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Namajunas (13-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) Maverick (15-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Namajunas (13-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) Past five: Maverick 4-1, Namajunas 2-3 Maverick 4-1, Namajunas 2-3 Division: Women's flyweight Women's flyweight Rankings: Namajunas No. 11, Maverick No. 13 Namajunas No. 11, Maverick No. 13 Odds (as of 06.13.25): Maverick +190, Namajunas -230 Maverick +190, Namajunas -230 Junkie pick results: Namajunas 6, Maverick 5 Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley Records: Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC), Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) Usman (20-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC), Buckley (21-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) Past five: Usman 2-3, Buckley 5-0 Usman 2-3, Buckley 5-0 Division: Welterweight Welterweight Rankings: Buckley No. 6, Usman No. 8 Buckley No. 6, Usman No. 8 Odds (as of 06.13.25): Usman +225, Buckley -280 Usman +225, Buckley -280 Junkie pick results: Buckley 10, Usman 1 Individual staff member picks, main card Readers 72-48: Buckley (70%), Namajunas (74%), Shahbazyan (54%), Garbrandt (55%), Abdul-Malik (80%), Sy (72%) Farah Hannoun 78-42: Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Mike Bohn 77-43: Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Garbrandt, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Garbrandt, Abdul-Malik, Sy Nolan King 77-43: Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Kenny Hathaway 75-45: Buckley, Maverick, Shahbazyan, Garbrandt, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Maverick, Shahbazyan, Garbrandt, Abdul-Malik, Sy Abbey Subhan 75-45: Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Matt Erickson 73-47: Buckley, Maverick, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Maverick, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Simon Samano 71-49: Buckley, Maverick, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Menifield Buckley, Maverick, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Menifield Brian Garcia 70-50: Usman, Maverick, Petroski, Garbrandt, Abdul-Malik, Sy Usman, Maverick, Petroski, Garbrandt, Abdul-Malik, Sy Danny Segura 69-51: Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Namajunas, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Matthew Wells 67-53: Buckley, Maverick, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy Buckley, Maverick, Petroski, Barcelos, Abdul-Malik, Sy George Garcia 66-54: Buckley, Namajunas, Shahbazyan, Garbrandt, Abdul-Malik, Sy Preliminary card picks Although they don't count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results: Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig: Bellator 8, Craig 3 Bellator 8, Craig 3 Michael Chiesa vs. Court McGee: Chiesa 11, McGee 0 Chiesa 11, McGee 0 Kris Moutinho vs. Malcolm Wellmaker: Wellmaker 10, Moutinho 1 Wellmaker 10, Moutinho 1 Cody Durden vs. Jose Ochoa: Durden 8, Ochoa 3 Durden 8, Ochoa 3 Ricky Simon vs. Cameron Smotherman: Simon 11, Smotherman 0 Simon 11, Smotherman 0 Ange Loosa vs. Phil Rowe: Rose 9, Loose 2 Rose 9, Loose 2 Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth: Demopoulos 7, Horth 4
USA Today
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- USA Today
Marcus McGhee appreciates ex-UFC champ Petr Yan facing him: 'I guess I am in the mix now'
Marcus McGhee appreciates ex-UFC champ Petr Yan facing him: 'I guess I am in the mix now' Marcus McGhee will get the opportunity to jump the rankings if he can get past a former champion at UFC on ABC 9. McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) takes on ex-bantamweight champion Petr Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) on July 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Yan was on the cusp of title contention after back-to-back wins over Song Yadong and Deiveson Figueiredo, but now has to fight back in the rankings. With Cory Sandhagen touted as the next title challenger for bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, Yan will have to fight one more time – and McGhee is grateful to be the one who gets the matchup. "I guess I am in the mix now, so I appreciate it and I'm down," McGhee told MMA Junkie Radio. "This is what we're for. This is what we're here to do. You can't take it away from Petr, but you can't take it from Cory Sandhagen, either. I do think Cory gets the next shot right now for sure over Petr. "You could argue for sure that Petr would deserve it, as well, and I definitely agree that Petr didn't necessarily have to take a fight against a guy like me being No. 13 – so I appreciate him taking the fight and the opportunity to fight him as well." McGhee's power has helped him prevail in the majority of his fights, but knows he's going up against not only an experienced fighter in Yan, but a well-rounded one as well. "It's Petr Yan. There aren't a lot of holes in his game," McGhee said. "He's a complete fighter, and that's what excites me. I'm going to be fighting one of the most complete fighters in the world, and I've got to use every weapon that I have – and that's the plan. I have a lot of different weapons that I can utilize as well, and it's whose weapons are going to be sharper July 26."
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UFC Tonight: What Time Does The UFC Atlanta Fight Card Start?
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Buckley opened his UFC career as a middleweight. He went 5-4 at 185 pounds under the UFC banner before dropping to welterweight in May 2023. Buckley scored a TKO win over Andre Fialho in that outing. He has not lost since. Buckley brings a six-fight winning streak with him into the UFC Atlanta fight card. The UFC Atlanta fight card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025 Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia Main Card Start Time: 10:00 p.m. ET on ESPN Preliminary Card Start Time: 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN+ Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley - Welterweight Rose Namajunas vs. Miranda Maverick - Women's Flyweight Cody Garbrandt vs. Raoni Barcelos - Bantamweight Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Cody Brundage - Middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Andre Petroski - Middleweight Alonzo Menifield vs. Oumar Sy - Light Heavyweight Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato - Light Heavyweight Michael Chiesa vs. Court McGee - Welterweight Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Kris Moutinho - Bantamweight Cody Durden vs. Jose Ochoa - Flyweight Ricky Simón vs. Cameron Smotherman - Bantamweight Phil Rowe vs. Ange Loosa - Welterweight Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Vanessa Demopoulos - Women's Flyweight ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 13: (L-R) Kamaru Usman of Nigeria and Joaquin Buckley face off during the ... More UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at State Farm Arena on June 13, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC) Kamaru Usman (20-4) , the former UFC welterweight champion, enters UFC Atlanta on a three-fight losing skid. The 38-year-old last fought in October 2023, when he dropped a split decision to Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight matchup. Usman lost his 170-pound crown to Edwards via a head-kick knockout at UFC 278 in August 2022. He dropped the rematch at UFC 286 in March of 2023 via a majority decision. Before his loss, Usman had defended the title five times. Usman is the No. 5 ranked fighter in the UFC's welterweight weight class. He has a career record of 20-3. Joaquin Buckley (21-6) is the No. 7 fighter in the UFC's 170-pound weight class. The 31-year-old Buckley is one quite a run since dropping to welterweight in 2023. Buckley is 6-0 during his current welterweight run with four knockouts and two decision wins. He fought four times in 2024, picking up a knockout win over Vicente Luque, a decision victory over Nursulton Ruziboev, a knockout over two-time UFC title challenger Stephen Thompson. Buckley finished the year with a doctor stoppage TKO win over former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington in December. ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 13: (L-R) Rose Namajunas and Miranda Maverick face off during the UFC Fight ... More Night ceremonial weigh-in at State Farm Arena on June 13, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC) Rose Namajunas (13-7) was 2-1 and had under two years of professional MMA experience when she fought Carla Esparza for the UFC women's strawweight title on the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter Season 20. Esparza won that December 2014 bout by submission, claiming the inaugural 115-pound title. Over the next few years, Namajunas was essentially learning on the job, and she learned well, running up a record of 4-1 between October 2015 and April 2017. In November 2017, Namajunas stepped into the Octagon to face then-UFC strawweight titleholder Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The champ was a -700 favorite on fight night, while the challenger checked in at +500. Namajunas stunned the MMA world that night, scoring an upset first-round knockout win to become the champ. Proving her victory was not a fluke, Namajunas defeated Jedrzejczyk by decision in their rematch in April 2018. Namajunas lost the title in her second attempted defense when Jessica Andrade scored a slam knockout win at UFC 237. A non-title fight victory over Andrade, who dropped the belt in August 2019 to Zhang Weili, followed. That win earned Namajunas another shot at the title. In April 2021, Namajunas regained the belt with a perfectly timed head kick to stop Weili in the first round. She defeated the former champ by decision in their rematch in November 2021. Namajunas surrendered the title to Esparza in May 2022 in a tepid performance. Since losing the title, Namajunas is 2-2 at 125 pounds, losing a decision to Manon Fiorot in September 2023, defeating Amanda Ribas by decision in March 2024 and beating Tracy Cortez by decision in July 2024. In her most recent outing, Namajunas dropped a decision to Erin Blanchfield in November. Namajunas is the No. 7 ranked UFC women's flyweight fighter. Miranda Maverick (15-5) joined the UFC in 2020 after spending most of her time with Invicta FC. At the time, she was 7-2 and coming off a 'Performance of the Night' bonus-winning decision win over Pearl Gonzalez. Maverick opened her UFC career with two wins. The promotion then matched her against another young fighter, Maycee Barber. Barber was on a two-fight losing skid at the time. She ended that run of defeats with a split-decision win over Maverick. Things did not get any easier for Maverick in her next matchup, as the UFC booked her opposite Erin Blanchfield, who was 1-0 in the UFC, but riding a four-fight winning streak. Blanchfield kept that winning streak intact with a unanimous decision win over Maverick. Since those back-to-back setbacks, Maverick has gone 6-1 with her only loss being a June 2023 decision to Jasmine Jasudavicius. She is 4-0 in her most recent bouts, and coming off a unanimous decision win over Jamey-Lyn Horth in December. Maverick is ranked 11th in the UFC's 125-pound division. Stay tuned for more coverage from the UFC Atlanta fight card. Including live UFC Atlanta results, reactions, recaps and video highlights during tonight's event.
