Matt Erickson

5 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Mike Bohn

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Dustin Poirier typically has but one gear when he's in the cage, and that's forward. And after nearly two decades fighting, he seems to be taking a similar approach to his retirement. Poirier, a former UFC interim lightweight champion, has made it clear his next fight will be his last. While an opponent and location have not been announced, it's widely expected that Poirier will headline a UFC summer return to New Orleans in his home state of Louisiana.

5 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Mike Bohn

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – The tests keep getting stiffer for unbeaten wrestling standout Bo Nickal. In two weeks, he'll have arguably his toughest assignment yet, at least on paper, when he touches down in a state he spent some time in during his prep and collegiate wrestling careers: Iowa. Nickal (7-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) meets former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN 67 co-main event in Des Moines on May 3.

1 week ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Mike Bohn

https://youtu.be/9rft3oBqJuECOCONUT CREEK, Fla. – It was an up and down 2024 for Cody Durden. The flyweight kept busy with three fights, though they were losses on the bookend sides. Sandwiched in the middle, though, was a pretty noteworthy fight he took up a weight class on a week's notice against Matt Schnell. He choked him out in the second round for a $50,000 bonus.

1 week ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Abbey Subhan

MIAMI – Michal Oleksiejczuk met the media Saturday after his win over Sedriques Dumas at UFC 314. Oleksiejczuk (20-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) put Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) away with a first-round TKO, but Dumas protested the finish just past the halfway mark of the opening round, even though it didn't seem to be a particularly questionable stoppage given the amount of time he was on top punching. "I remember the moment – my ground-and-pound was very intensive," Oleksiejczuk said. "I threw a lot of punches.

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Abbey Subhan

MIAMI – Michal Oleksiejczuk met the media Saturday after his win over Sedriques Dumas at UFC 314. Oleksiejczuk (20-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) put Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) away with a first-round TKO, but Dumas protested the finish just past the halfway mark of the opening round, even though it didn't seem to be a particularly questionable stoppage given the amount of time he was on top punching. Advertisement"I remember the moment – my ground-and-pound was very intensive," Oleksiejczuk said.