Our MMA insiders breakdown two major fights in Long Beach as McKee and Pitbull put on a show. …read more
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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire dominated Adam Borics on the feet and on the ground en route to a one-sided unanimous-decision victory to retain his Bellator featherweight crown. …read more
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Xiaonan got the better of Dern in standup fighting to earn a majority-decision victory. …read more
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There’s plenty of MMA action on Saturday night. Which fights at Bellator and the UFC offer the most betting value? …read more
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Jingnan Xiong had a dominant first round and topped Angela Lee by unanimous decision Saturday in the main event of a ONE Championship card. …read more
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Antonio Inoki, a combat sports trailblazer, influential politician and larger-than-life figure in his native Japan, died Friday at the age of 79. …read more
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With Pitbull, Anderson and AJ McKee all in action this fall, Bellator has the momentum to close out 2022 in a big way. …read more
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Undefeated featherweight contenders Bryce Mitchell and Movsar Evloev will square off in the main event of the UFC’s Fight Night card on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. …read more
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The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between prospect Bo Nickal (3-0) and Jamie Pickett (13-8) for UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas, officials told ESPN. …read more
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With the most recent season of Dana White’s Contender Series coming to an end, here are the results from all 10 weeks. …read more
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All you need to know to catch the action for the 2022 PFL Championship ESPN+ PPV card. …read more
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There’s plenty of MMA action on Saturday night. Which fights at Bellator and the UFC offer the most betting value? …read more
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Perennial UFC middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum will take on up-and-comer Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Jan. 14, sources confirmed. …read more
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With the most recent season of Dana White’s Contender Series coming to an end, here are the results from all 10 weeks. …read more
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The UFC alerted its regular media members earlier this week that press credentials would not be issued for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night. The event is also closed to public tickets. …read more
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The 2022 PFL World Championships will be held Nov. 25 inside Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York and air on PPV on ESPN+. …read more
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Bo Nickal, arguably the hottest prospect in MMA, earned an exclusive contract to fight in the UFC with a 52-second submission victory over Donovan Beard in Dana White’s Contender Series …read more
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No. 3-ranked UFC bantamweight Holly Holm, 40, eyes return to octagon in early 2023 and says her ideal opponent would be former champ Miesha Tate, who took the title from …read more
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Marlon Moraes’ first fight with PFL is expected to be a featherweight matchup against Shane Burgos. …read more
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Bo Nickal has his second fight of the season on Dana White’s Contender Series, but win or lose, the contract is coming. …read more
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Ahead of UFC 280 and UFC 281, our MMA experts look ahead to the key topics on fight fans’ minds this fall. …read more
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Cris Cyborg beat journeywoman Simone Silva via decision on Sunday at Fight Music Show in Curitiba, Brazil. The bout went all eight rounds. …read more
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Saying that “it’s my fault,” and “I did wrong in this,” popular UFC lightweight Bobby Green announced in an Instagram video on Friday night that he was forced out of …read more
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The man who played fearsome Batman villain Bane, Tom Hardy, is a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. …read more
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With his longtime rival Nate Diaz officially out of the UFC, our MMA experts debate who should oppose Conor McGregor in his next fight. …read more
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Sources told ESPN that Eddie Alvarez wants the biggest and best fights available and he and his team will explore all options, including a potential move to boxing. …read more
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Raul Rosas Jr., 17, became the youngest fighter to ever sign with the UFC on Tuesday night, following a unanimous decision win over Mando Gutierrez on Dana White’s Contender Series. …read more
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The fight between Cody Garbrandt, the former UFC bantamweight champion, and Rani Yahya, a Brazilian veteran who is 5-1-1 in his last seven bouts, on the Oct. 1 UFC Fight …read more
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MMA veteran Chris Avila will face YouTube star Doctor Mike in a four-round boxing match on the Jake Paul- Anderson Silva card scheduled for Oct. 29. …read more
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Aldo retires from MMA as arguably the greatest featherweight in the sports history. Our MMA experts look back at the future Hall of Famer’s best moments. …read more
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Former longtime UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, 36, has retired from the UFC, his team told ESPN on Sunday. …read more
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Two contenders in the bantamweight went head-to-head, and Gillian Robertson etches her name in UFC history. …read more
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Cory Sandhagen earned a TKO win on Saturday night after a doctor determined that opponent Song Yadong could not continue due to a cut over his left eye. …read more
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Chidi Njokuani, who fights this weekend, is among the first-year UFC standouts who are proving to be rising stars in the sport. …read more
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A middleweight bout between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, originally scheduled for Oct. 15, has been rebooked for Dec. 17. …read more
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A featherweight bout between UFC veteran Calvin Kattar and the surging Arnold Allen is being finalized for Oct. 29, Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. …read more
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Two top-10 men’s bantamweight contenders meet on Saturday in Las Vegas. …read more
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Biaggio Ali Walsh has signed an amateur contract with the PFL to compete in its tournament finals event in November. Ali Walsh is a grandson of Muhammad Ali. …read more
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What really happened from the moment Khamzat Chimaev’s team realized he wouldn’t make weight? Brett Okamoto on a drama-filled day in Vegas. …read more
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Aljamain Sterling moves up ahead of next month’s title defense, as Ciryl Gane and Demetrious Johnson gain support. …read more
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Nate Diaz fought the final bout on his UFC contract last Saturday night, beating Tony Ferguson. That brings a boxing match between the wildly popular MMA fighter and Jake Paul …read more
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The NSAC announced Monday that it would be launching an investigation, with the help of the UFC, into several fights that broke out backstage before the scheduled UFC 279 news …read more
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Nate Diaz fought the final bout on his UFC contract last Saturday night, beating Tony Ferguson. That brings a boxing match between the wildly popular MMA fighter and Jake Paul …read more
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Elias Theodorou, a charismatic mixed martial artist who campaigned successfully for the right to use medical marijuana as an athlete, has died. He was 34. …read more
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Khamzat Chimaev’s head coach, Andreas Michael, said it was his decision to stop the undefeated fighter’s weight cut last week due to health concerns, but he still expects Chimaev to …read more
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Brandon Moreno’s profile continues to grow after a trip across Europe that included some memorable moments with some of LaLiga’s stars. …read more
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Brandon Moreno’s profile continues to grow after a trip across Europe that included some memorable moments with some of LaLiga’s stars. …read more
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It wasn’t the likeliest outcome heading into fight week, but Nate Diaz heads into free agency with a big win. …read more
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Khamzat Chimaev submitted Kevin Holland with a D’Arce choke at 2:13 of the first round for an easy victory at UFC 279. …read more
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After getting Tony Ferguson to tap out, Nate Diaz promised to return to the UFC for a title chase. …read more
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UFC star Nate Diaz faces Tony Ferguson in the main event. Follow live. …read more
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Conor McGregor took to Twitter to laud rival Nate Diaz for fulfilling his UFC contract and promised the two will some day fight for a third time. …read more
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One way Tony Ferguson keeps from getting bored is by changing up his workout routine. …read more
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Nate Diaz will now face Tony Ferguson in the headline bout at UFC 279 after his original opponent, Khamzat Chimaev, missed weight by over seven pounds earlier Friday. …read more
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Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by more than seven pounds on Friday, putting his welterweight bout with Nate Diaz in serious jeopardy ahead of UFC 279 on Saturday. …read more
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Stockton is and always will be Nate Diaz’s home. Diaz welcomed Marc Raimondi to that home for a few days ahead of what may be his final UFC fight at …read more
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UFC president Dana White said the backstage altercations that caused the cancellation of Thursday’s news conference were started by Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland. …read more
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Former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos will make his PFL debut in 2023 fighting in the 205-pound division. …read more
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Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo will headline a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 15 in Las Vegas after a middleweight bout between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland fell through …read more
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The UFC is finalizing a lightweight showdown between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler for UFC 281 in November, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Wednesday. …read more
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Though contracts have not been signed yet, the UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between Darren Till and Dricus Du Plessis in December, multiple sources told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on …read more
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Social media star Jake Paul and UFC legend Anderson Silva will square off in a boxing match on Oct. 29 in Phoenix, Arizona, Most Valuable Promotions announced on Tuesday. …read more
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UFC 279 could serve as Nate Diaz’s last fight in the promotion. Here’s the events you’ll want to be locked in for this week. …read more
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Chimaev has emerged as one of the biggest stars of the UFC, but finding his way there wasn’t a simple path. …read more
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The scenes in Paris for the UFC’s first event in France were astounding. Here are the takeaways from a big night for Gane, Whittaker and the City of Lights. …read more
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Ciryl Gane overcame a second-round knockdown and rallied to finish Tai Tuivasa in Round 3 on Saturday in the UFC’s first card in France. …read more
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UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who has yet to resume training after having surgery to repair his ACL and MCL in March, told ESPN that early 2023 is a realistic …read more
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Tai Tuivasa and coach Shaun Sullivan have formed a formidable partnership that has them on the cusp of a shot at the UFC heavyweight title, but all their work nearly …read more
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Marlon Vera and Merab Dvalishvili make their moves at bantamweight, and light heavyweight Jamahal Hill and welterweight Geoff Neal enter the rankings. …read more
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Two top-10 heavyweight strikers clash on Saturday in Paris. …read more
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Championship bouts in six weight classes will determine the winners of the PFL’s 2022 season. …read more
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UFC middleweight Sean Strickland said he was undergoing a “minor” procedure on his finger that he said became infected from a sparring partner’s tooth. …read more
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Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker still has his eye on the middleweight title and is ready to prove he has what it takes this weekend against Marvin Vettori. …read more
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Vadim Nemkov will defend his Bellator light heavyweight belt against Corey Anderson in the main event of Bellator 288 on Nov. 18 in Chicago, the promotion announced Monday. …read more
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Demetrious Johnson delivered arguably one of the best performances of his career on Friday, as he knocked out Adriano Moraes with a flying knee in the fourth round of their …read more
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From young prospects to proven veterans, we look at the future, present and past collection of MMA stars …read more
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Australian Jamie Mullarkey says he has turned a corner in his UFC journey, discovering the value of “patience” as he prepares for what he feels is a career-shaping fight with …read more
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Mariota and Holloway met over dinner, starting a conversation that eventually turned into a support system, a network and a way for both to grow. …read more
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Commander Dale Brown’s self-defense videos went viral over the past year — especially in the sports world. Is he a guru, a joke or all of the above? …read more
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New champ Leon Edwards moves into ESPN pound-for-pound men’s rankings and Kayla Harrison moves up in women’s top 10. …read more
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The UFC has announced a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland for UFC Fight Night on Oct. 15. …read more
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Did we just witness the biggest knockout in UFC history? Is Nate Diaz the right opponent for Khamzat Chimaev? Let’s separate what’s real and what’s not. …read more
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Longtime lightweight contender Tony Ferguson will move up to welterweight and fight Li Jingliang at UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas. …read more
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We react to the biggest moments at UFC 278. …read more
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What’s ahead for the new welterweight champion after the last-minute knockout? Brett Okamoto plays matchmaker. …read more
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Leon Edwards shook up the MMA world, knocking out Kamaru Usman with a stunning head kick late in the fifth round to become the new UFC welterweight champion. …read more
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Speaking on Saturday night, UFC president Dana White said he helped broker a deal for quarterback Tom Brady to play for the Las Vegas Raiders when Brady was a free …read more
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Kamaru Usman faces Leon Edwards with the UFC welterweight title on the line. Follow live. …read more
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Kayla Harrison submitted Martina Jindrovã (6-2) via arm triangle choke at 1:17 of the first round of their 155-pound semifinals matchup on Saturday in London, clinching spot in PFL lightweight …read more
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Kamaru Usman and challenger Leon Edwards successfully made weight Friday morning — both at exactly 170 pounds — for their welterweight title fight in the main event of UFC 278 …read more
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Usman can take a step toward all-time supremacy by defending his title against Leon Edwards on Saturday. …read more
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A UFC women’s strawweight title fight between champion Carla Esparza and Zhang Weili, the former champ, has been verbally agreed to for UFC 281 on Nov. 12 in New York, …read more
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Australian Jack Jenkins will follow a well-worn path of his countryman while also using the experience of sparring UFC superstar Alexander Volkanovski when he fights on Dana White’s Contender Series …read more
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Ian Parker breaks down the final playoffs event of the 2022 PFL season. …read more
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Edwards will fight Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 on Saturday. For Edwards, getting here was a battle in itself. …read more
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The California State Athletic Commission wants Tyson Nam to move up in weight after the UFC fighter violated the commission’s fight-night weight regulations last Saturday at UFC San Diego in …read more
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Shane Burgos is leaving the UFC and signing a two-season deal with PFL, the popular featherweight fighter announced Monday on “The MMA Hour.” …read more
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From a welterweight title fight to the return of Jose Aldo and a women’s flyweight bout, Jeff Wagenheim ranks the matches we’re most looking forward to on Saturday night. …read more
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Rory MacDonald has decided to retire, announcing his decision less than 24 hours after suffering a TKO loss to Dilano Taylor in a 2022 PFL semifinals matchup. …read more
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Marlon Vera knocked out former two-time champion Dominick Cruz in the main event of UFC San Diego on Saturday. …read more
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