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Forbes
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
UFC 318 Holloway Vs. Poirier 3 Loses Veteran Matchup To Injury
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: Gunnar Nelson of Iceland poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night ... More ceremonial weigh-in at The O2 on March 21, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC Gunnar Nelson was set to fight twice in the same year for the first time since 2019 when he was matched up against Neil Magny for a UFC 318 scrap. That welterweight fight, which was to take place on the preliminary card of the Holloway vs. Poirier 3 headlined event, is off after Nelson suffered a hamstring injury that will leave him unable to compete on July 19 from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Forbes UFC Announces Main Card For UFC 318 PPV: Holloway Vs. Poirier 3 By Trent Reinsmith Nelson (19-6-1) fought for the first time in over two years in March when he faced Kevin Holland at the 02 Arena in London on a UFC Fight Night card. Holland won that fight, beating Nelson via unanimous decision. The loss ended Nelson's two-fight winning streak. Octagon Update was the first to report the news of Nelson's withdrawal from the figh card. Magny (29-13) is riding the first two-fight losing skid of his career since he dropped back-to-back fights to Sergio Moraes and Seth Baczynski in 2013. Magny, who has been with the UFC since that same year, has been knocked out in the first round his past two trips to the Octagon, falling to Michael Morales in August 2024 and Carlos Prates in November 2024. Before those losses, Magny was on a 4-3 run, alternating wins and losses in those seven contests. 'Maybe some of you have heard. I've had to withdraw from my fight with Neil Magny on July 19 due to a hamstring injury,' Nelson said on social media. 'I won't get into any crazy details about the injury but I'll tell you it's a two-part injury, so there is a tear in one of the muscles in the hamstring, which is a Grade 2b injury. It's not too bad, so it's possibly something that we could have worked with. 'However, the second injury is on the tendon inside the muscle, which is a full thickness tear, so a Grade 4c injury and that's a more serious one. Basically, I'm absolutely useless when it comes to any type of grappling scenarios. I'm not able to wrestle or grapple or kick and apparently it will be another eight weeks at least until I can comfortably have any type of grappling training at full speed. At least eight weeks.' The UFC has not indicated if Magny will remain on UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 with a replacement opponent. Forbes UFC 318 Holloway Vs. Poirier 3: Undefeated Newcomer Saves Prelim Fight By Trent Reinsmith We will have more on the UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 fight card as fight night nears.
USA Today
21-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 68 loses welterweight bout 10 days out from event
UFC on ESPN 68 loses welterweight bout 10 days out from event Eleven days out from its next event, the UFC is in search of a welterweight fill-in. UFC on ESPN 68 takes place May 31 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. One fighter that won't be competing on the card is Jeremiah Wells, who withdrew from his fight vs. Andreas Gustafsson. Two people with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the change, but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Octagon Update first reported the news Tuesday. It's unclear why Wells (12-4-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) withdrew from the bout. Prior to its cancellation, Wells lost back-to-back fights to Carlston Harris and Max Griffin. He has not competed since February 2024. Sweden's Gustafsson (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) impressed the UFC brass on Dana White's Contender Series in 2024 when he mutilated and finished Pat Pytlik inside two rounds. All but one of Gustafsson's wins have come inside the distance and he currently rides a three-fight winning streak. With the change, the UFC on ESPN 68 lineup includes:
USA Today
22-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (April 14-20)
Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (April 14-20) 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 and PFL. Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie or officially announced by the promotions from April 14-20. UFC on ESPN 66, Kansas City, Mo., Saturday Lightweight: With Ahmad Hassanzada out, Gauge Young (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to fight Evan Elder (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) (Eurosport NL) UFC 315, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 10 Featherweight: JeongYeong Lee (11-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Gavin Tucker (13-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) (Gyo Dok Lee) UFC Fight Night 256, Las Vegas, May 17 Lightweight: Jared Gordon (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) vs. Thiago Moises (19-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) (MMA Junkie) UFC on ESPN 68, Las Vegas, May 31 Welterweight: Billy Ray Goff (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. SeokYeon Ko (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) (MMA Mania) Welterweight: Andreas Gustafsson (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Jeremiah Wells (12-4-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) (Octagon Update) UFC 316, Newark, N.J., June 7 Welterweight: Kevin Holland (27-13 MMA, 14-10 UFC) vs. Vicente Luque (23-10 MMA, 16-6 UFC) 2025 PFL World Tournament 7, Chicago, June 27 Middleweight: Fabian Edwards (14-4) vs. Josh Silveira (14-4) – tournament semifinal Middleweight: Aaron Jeffery (16-5) vs. Dalton Rosta (10-1) – tournament Lightweight: Alfie Davis (18-5-1) vs. Brent Primus (16-4) – tournament Lightweight: Gadzhi Rabadanov (25-4-2) vs. Jay Jay Wilson (11-1) – tournament
