This year is going to be a for MMA. Even with the sport having just a limited number of events already booked, there is plenty to look forward to.
The UFC is set to host its 300th pay-per-view event in Las Vegas in April. The PFL stated its intentions to put together its first crossover event with Bellator MMA after acquiring the promotion last November. The event is expected to feature PFL champions taking on Bellator champions.
The UFC’s women’s bantamweight division will crown its first champion since Amanda Nunes‘ retirement after UFC 289 last June. Conor McGregor has hinted he will end a nearly three-year stint away from the Octagon. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou will put his PFL debut on hold to take on another boxing superstar, Anthony Joshua, on March 8. And that’s just a few of the big moments we can look forward to.
Brett Okamoto, Carlos Contreras Legaspi, Jeff Wagenheim and former UFC fighters Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen offer up their 2024 bold predictions.
Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera II will be Fight of the Year
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Sean O’Malley KOs Aljamain Sterling to claim bantamweight title
Sean O’Malley takes advantage of a lunge from Aljamain Sterling to lay down a vicious counter, knocking out Sterling and claiming the bantamweight world…
