James Krause News

Chris Taylor - October 17, 2020

UFC veteran James Krause (28-8 MMA) claims Joaquin Buckley is “a clown” and says that the viral KO star “can get it, too.” Krause, who has recently made a living off of short-notice fights, did so once again this evening when he squared off with Claudio Silva in a welterweight contest. The move proved to be a good decision as James went on to win the contest by unanimous decision.

Cole Shelton - October 15, 2020

James Krause is taking another short-notice fight. At UFC 247, Krause stepped up to fight Trevin Giles at middleweight on 24 hours notice. Even though he took the fight on very short notice he had a ton of success and lost a very controversial decision. 

Cole Shelton - October 13, 2020

The 14th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Fight Island 6. We’re first joined by the new UFC light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz (2:51). Next, UFC welterweight, James Krause (16:00) comes on. UFC flyweight, Gillian Robertson (29:25) joins the program. Closing out the program is UFC light heavyweight, Modestas Bukauskas (43:09).

Adam Martin - October 4, 2020

UFC welterweight James Krause will step up on short notice when he takes on veteran Claudio Silva at an upcoming UFC Fight Island event. Silva was set to take on Muslim Salikhov, but the fight is off after Salikhov was forced to withdraw from the event. In his place will step in Krause, who has accepted the fight on just 13 days’ notice. MMAFighting.com was the first to report the news of the fight and Krause later confirmed the bout in a post on his Instagram page. Krause vs. Silva will take place on the prelims of the October 17 Korean Zombie vs. Brian Ortega card in Abu Dhabi.

Tom Taylor - July 22, 2020

James Krause has fought a lot of tough opponents, but he says Jorge Masvidal is the toughest opponent he’s had to date. During an interview with Fighters Only, a print magazine, Krause ranked the best fights of his career. He gave the No. 5 spot to Masvidal, and labeled the Miami native his toughest foe to date.

Tom Taylor - March 11, 2020

Diego Sanchez’s choice to continue working with controversial coach Joshua Fabia has been a hot button issue of late. One of the latest fighters to chime in on the topic is UFC welterweight James Krause, who would love to test himself against Sanchez in the Octagon. “There’s a couple of different routes I could go,” Krause told MMA Junkie with regards to his next fight. “I feel like the two routes are like fighting some legends of this sport. A couple of names come to mind like Diego Sanchez, Carlos Condit. I have a thing for Diego for some reason. I can’t stand his coach (Joshua Fabia). I feel like they’re selling wolf tickets to the sport of MMA, to the fans of MMA.

Natasha Hooper - February 19, 2020

The judge responsible for the controversial scoring of James Krause vs Trevin Giles at UFC 247 allegedly had a major conflict of interest. Judge Joe Soliz scored the closely contested bout in favour of Giles. This ultimately affected the split decision victory that Giles claimed after three rounds.

Cole Shelton - February 11, 2020

James Krause had a crazy weekend in Houston, to say the least. The UFC welterweight arrived in Houston on Wednesday to corner Youssef Zalal but on Friday that all changed. He found out Antonio Arroyo was out of his middleweight bout just after weigh-ins and told his manager he would take the fight.

Adam Martin - February 7, 2020

UFC welterweight James Krause has decided to step up on 24 hours notice to fight Trevin Giles in a middleweight bout on the UFC 247 undercard. Giles was supposed to fight Antonio Arroyo on the preliminary card for UFC 247. Arroyo successfully made weight on the scale but afterwards was transported to a hospital after suffering a brutal weight cut, temporarily leaving Giles without an opponent. That is until Krause decided to step up on short notice to save the fight.

Adam Martin - November 28, 2019

UFC welterweight James Krause recently did an AMA on Reddit and a fan asked him who he believes is the most annoying fighter in MMA. Krause said it’s Luke Rockhold. MMA fighters often take to Reddit to do an AMA (‘Ask Me Anything’) with fans, who are able to communicate directly with some of the best fighters in the sport. Krause was a guest on the MMA subreddit on Thursday and answered a number of fan questions, including one on who he thinks is the most annoying fighter in MMA.

Drake Riggs - August 23, 2018

"You can't let the sport take your life away. … There's more to life than this." Listen to @TheJamesKrause discuss why he'll make sure not to quit MMA before it's too late. #UFCLincoln pic.twitter.com/A00SUcFh2p

Drake Riggs - July 25, 2018

One of MMA’s top dual talents when it comes to simultaneously fighting and coaching has their return to the Octagon scheduled. Glory MMA’s “The” James Krause last fought in January when he extended his current winning streak to four straight with a unanimous decision over Alex White.

Drake Riggs - June 25, 2018

Earlier this month, UFC President, Dana White announced that he will be having the UFC move the weigh-in format back to afternoons.

Drake Riggs - June 25, 2018

In the world of mixed martial artists, one will find some of the most unique individuals in all of sports.

Mike Pendleton - June 9, 2018

James Krause has had his hand involved in many ways with mixed martial arts. He’s on a four-fight win streak in the lightweight division, he’s a former Ultimate Fighter contestant, and he’s also coached on Team Miocic during this current season of TUF. Although he’s been successful inside the Octagon, Krause has been finding more gratitude and happiness in being a coach. Krause is the main coach for Megan Anderson who is making her much anticipated UFC debut after plenty of success in Invicta FC. Entering her UFC debut on a four-fight win streak of her own, Anderson will take on former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm in the first ever non-title women’s featherweight fight.

Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017

TUF 25 Finale Results: Tom Gallicchio vs. James Krause TUF 25 competitors Tom Gallicchio and James Krause squared off during the prelims of tonight’s finale event in Las Vegas.