Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte advanced to the PFL finals for the second straight year, but Daniel Pineda and Loik Radzhabov proved on Thursday that they won’t be pushovers. …read more
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No. 7 seeds Daniel Pineda and Loik Radzhabov took unlikely paths to qualify for the PFL featherweight and lightweight finals, respectively, where they’ll fight top seeds Lance Palmer and Natan …read more
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While a traditional retirement announcement is unlikely any time soon, former UFC champion Luke Rockhold told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Thursday that he is considering never fighting again. …read more
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Defending champions and No. 1 seeds Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte are among 16 contenders looking to fight their way back to the PFL finals. …read more
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After completing the weigh-in, Dominick Reyes and Chris Weidman are set to face each other Friday. …read more
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Dominick Reyes is an unbeaten light heavyweight. Chris Weidman is a brand-new 205-pounder but a former middleweight champion. Who gets it done on Friday in Boston? …read more
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After completing the weigh in, Dominick Reyes and Chris Weidman are set to face each other Friday. …read more
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The Professional Fighters League says it has instructed MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz not to attend any of its postseason events until a resolution is reached on a battery citation Abdelaziz …read more
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Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar exchanged tweets on Wednesday, agreeing to fight and called on the UFC to make it happen. …read more
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Aussie heavyweight Ben Sosoli was as surprised as anyone when he was called up for a UFC debut in Boston and the ‘Combat Wombat’ is hungry to add his name …read more
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A look at whether the Chris Weidman vs. Dominick Reyes winner should land a shot at Jon Jones. Plus a rundown of the rest of another busy week in MMA. …read more
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A rule passed Tuesday by the California State Athletic Commission will cancel a fight if a competitor weighs more than 15% above the contracted fight weight on the day of …read more
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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a strip club incident. …read more
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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a strip club incident. …read more
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Artur Beterbiev has the biggest fight of his career against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Friday night. MMA legend Georges St-Pierre has helped him get there. …read more
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The California State Athletic Commission voted 3-2 to uphold the TKO result by referee Herb Dean in a fight between Germaine de Randamie and Aspen Ladd from the UFC Sacramento …read more
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The offensive output of Yair Rodriguez could pose a significant problem for Jeremy Stephens, who needs to put his focus on the ground game. …read more
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With a negative striking differential in his UFC career, Chris Weidman will need to use his wrestling against talented striker Dominick Reyes on Friday. …read more
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With ESPN’s 30 for 30 on the Chuck Liddell-Tito Ortiz feud premiering, we look at some of the UFC’s greatest rivalries. …read more
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk says Colby Covington has been a bad teammate at ATT and is pulling for him to lose his next bout. …read more
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Given that fighters are required to fight twice in one night during the PFL playoffs, anything can happen. Just ask Chris Curtis. …read more
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk says Colby Covington has been a bad teammate at ATT and is pulling for him to lose his next bout. …read more
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Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 700 career goals in official matches by scoring for Portugal in their Euro 2020 qualifier against Ukraine on Monday. …read more
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UFC strawweight title contender Tatiana Suarez continues to recover from inflamed disks in her neck but “I still can’t go live yet,” she told Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday. …read more
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Joanna Jedrejczyk told Ariel Helwani that her right foot, which she injured in her win over Michelle Waterson, is not broken. …read more
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Aspen Ladd will argue that her 16-second TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie on July 13 was stopped by referee Herb Dean prematurely. …read more
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Aspen Ladd will argue that her 16-second TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie on July 13 was stopped by referee Herb Dean prematurely. …read more
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk is focused on another title shot. Will the ‘queen’ of the strawweights get a chance to take back her throne? …read more
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Demetrious Johnson beat Danny Kingad via unanimous decision to win the ONE flyweight grand prix Sunday in Tokyo. Johnson has won all three fights in ONE since moving over from …read more
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk may have earned another shot at a title after beating Michelle Waterson by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Tampa on Saturday night. The bout was …read more
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Swanson snapped a four-fight losing streak by handing Gracie his first professional loss. …read more
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Swanson snapped a four-fight losing streak by handing Gracie his first professional loss. …read more
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Before Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michelle Waterson’s main event in Tampa, follow for live results and insight. …read more
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Two prominent MMA managers were involved in a “brief physical altercation” Friday night during the PFL event, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department confirmed with ESPN. …read more
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Two prominent mixed martial arts managers were involved in a “brief physical altercation” Friday night during the PFL MMA event – and a battery was committed, the Las Vegas Metro …read more
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The finals of the PFL welterweight and women’s lightweight divisions aren’t what most expected, but each is packed with narrative. A first look at each fight, plus the unbelievable night …read more
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Women’s lightweights Kayla Harrison and Larissa Pacheco are set for a rematch in the 2019 PFL women’s lightweight finals, while 2018 PFL welterweight runner-up Ray Cooper will take on David …read more
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Defending PFL welterweight champion Magomed Magomedkerimov and women’s lightweight standout Kayla Harrison are among those vying for a spot in the PFL finals. Follow along live from Las Vegas. …read more
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Boxing heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez have signed to perform in WWE Crown Jewel on Oct. 31 in Saudi Arabia. …read more
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Cain Velasquez, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, has signed a lucrative, multiyear deal with WWE and has also notified the UFC of his retirement, sources told ESPN. …read more
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk ended several days of speculation on Friday morning by making weight for Saturday night’s UFC strawweight main event against Michelle Waterson. …read more
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Conor McGregor appeared in court on Friday over an alleged assault on a man in a Dublin pub in April. …read more
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PFL contender John Howard found clarity and motivation to help others when he learned he was on the autism spectrum. …read more
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UFC, in partnership with IMG Arena, is launching the first in-game wagering product from the UFC, UFC president Dana White announced Thursday night. …read more
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UFC, in partnership with IMG Arena, is launching the first in-game wagering product from the UFC, Bloomerberg News has reported. …read more
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UFC fighter Nina Ansaroff will be taking one year off from the UFC in an attempt to have her first child with fiancée Amanda Nunes, who is the UFC’s bantamweight …read more
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison, who will fight Genah Fabian in the PFL semifinals on Friday, has signed a multi-year extension with the mixed-martial arts promotion. …read more
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Muhammed Lawal retired in April following his loss to Jiri Prochazka, his third consecutive defeat. …read more
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PFL commentator and UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture breaks diwb the first fight between Magomed Magomedkerimov and Chris Curtis, ahead of Friday’s rematch in the PFL playoffs. …read more
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Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michelle Waterson may not happen, sources told ESPN. …read more
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Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michelle Waterson may not happen, sources told ESPN. …read more
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MMA is a violent and unforgiving sport. But instead of shielding her young daughter from her career, Michelle Waterson is bringing her along every step of the way. …read more
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Legends Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson will face off in the main event of Bellator’s Japanese debut Dec. 29. The bout is being billed as Emelianenko’s final fight in Japan. …read more
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk is looking to fight her way back to the top of the strawweight division after a series of losses impacted her life. …read more
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MMA is a violent and unforgiving sport. But instead of shielding her young daughter from her career, Michelle Waterson is bringing her along every step of the way. …read more
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Ali Abdelaziz, the manager for UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto Tuesday that Nurmagomedov would be willing to fight Tony Ferguson for the title next spring. …read more
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While Frankie Edgar has announced he’ll drop to bantamweight for his next fight, he’s willing to move up to lightweight if it means a bout against Conor McGregor. Edgar told …read more
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Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya aren’t likely to fight soon, but their rivalry already may be the UFC’s hottest. …read more
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Mike Davis has agreed to step in on short notice to fight Thomas Gifford, according to sources. …read more
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Michelle Waterson likely will need her grappling to upset ex-strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk. …read more
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Monday’s edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured two UFC champions, including Israel Adesanya talking about his big win Saturday. …read more
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Mike Tyson offered advice to Conor McGregor on Monday on how the former UFC champion can change the behavior that’s led to legal issues outside of the Octagon. …read more
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Monday’s edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show features two UFC champions, including Israel Adesanya talking about his big win Saturday. …read more
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Tito Ortiz’s comeback fight against Alberto El Patron is scheduled for Dec. 7 in Texas. …read more
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Sean O’Connell, Lance Palmer, Vinny Magalhaes and John Howard each went through the experience of fighting twice during the first season of PFL playoffs, and ahead of the 2019 playoffs, …read more
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From his flashy walkout to his KO win, Israel Adesanya dazzled on Saturday. Ariel Helwani discusses the significance of the performance. …read more
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Though it might seem as though the scripted fighting of the WWE and the real fighting in the world of MMA don’t have much in common, several high-profile stars have …read more
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Sunday’s crowd at Marvel Stadium was the biggest ever assembled for a UFC event, highlighting how MMA has overtaken boxing as Australia’s biggest combat sport, with the gap set to …read more
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ESPN’s panel of experts breaks down Israel Adesanya’s victory and examines what’s next. …read more
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It’s well known that New Zealand punches well above its weight in terms of its MMA presence, but it’s little wonder considering it’s “just two islands full of warriors,” Stuart …read more
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Israel Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker with a right-hook-left-hook combination at 3:33 of the second round Saturday in the main event of UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia. Adesanya unified the …read more
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Dan Hooker didn’t finish Al Iaquinta, but he was dominant in winning the unanimous decision. …read more
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Before the main event crowns a unified middleweight champ, check here for results and analysis. …read more
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Four years ago, Melbourne broke the UFC attendance record at UFC 193, and the promotion’s return for UFC 243 promises to cement Australia’s place as one of its hotbeds, writes …read more
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Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is in advanced talks to sign with WWE, he told ESPN. He has also been in discussions with other wrestling promotions. …read more
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Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya are set for Saturday’s middleweight unification bout at UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia, after Whittaker weighed in at 185 pounds and Adesanya came in at …read more
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Conor McGregor has been charged with assault for punching a man in a Dublin, Ireland bar in April. …read more
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Robert Whittaker will (finally) put his 185-pound championship on the line for the first time when he takes on interim champ Israel Adesanya. …read more
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Following talks to book Sergio Pettis against Kai Kara-France at UFC 245, it was determined recently that Pettis’ UFC contract had expired and he is free to explore opportunities elsewhere, …read more
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Israel Adesanya is in Melbourne, Australia, this week preparing for the biggest fight of his life. More than 8,000 miles away in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jon Jones fired off some …read more
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Frankie Edgar appears to be a name emerging as a potential opponent for Conor McGregor in his return to the Octagon. How realistic is this matchup? We debate. …read more
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Israel Adesanya is in Melbourne, Australia, this week preparing for the biggest fight of his life. More than 8,000 miles away in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jon Jones fired off some …read more
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UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker appears set to finally defend his title after several setbacks. …read more
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The UFC has added a lightweight fight between Kevin Lee and Gregor Gillespie to its UFC 244 pay-per-view event on Nov. 2. …read more
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Brendan Loughnane will make his PFL debut against Matthew Wagy in Las Vegas Oct. 11. …read more
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Robert Whittaker has been resilient, but will his chin hold up against Israel Adesanya’s onslaught? …read more
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Five takeaways from Bellator’s wild, mostly successful weekend packed with fights in Ireland and California. …read more
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Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto and ESPN’s panel of experts break down UFC Fight Night Copenhagen. …read more
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Gegard Mousasi, one of the world’s best MMA middleweights, beat Lyoto Machida via split decision Saturday night at Bellator 228 in a rematch of a 2014 UFC bout. …read more
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Middleweight contender Jared Cannonier scored perhaps the biggest win of his career on Saturday, as he knocked out Jack Hermansson just 27 seconds into the second round at UFC Fight …read more
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Mark O. Madsen’s TKO win highlighted the undercard results from UFC Fight Night in Denmark. …read more
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Before Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier battle in the main event, follow the action live while watching on ESPN+. …read more
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Cris Cyborg will fight for a title in her Bellator debut, challenging Bellator women’s featherweight champ Julia Budd on Jan. 25 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, sources confirmed. …read more
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The much anticipated welterweight title fight between Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington is set for UFC 245 on Dec. 14. …read more
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Bellator up-and-comer James Gallagher latched on to a guillotine choke and submitted Roman Salazar just 35 seconds into their main event Friday in Dublin. …read more
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Bellator up-and-comer James Gallagher latched onto a guillotine choke and submitted Roman Salazar just 35 seconds into their Bellator main event Friday in Dublin, Ireland. …read more
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Holly Holm was forced to withdraw from her Oct. 5 fight against Raquel Pennington because of an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. …read more
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The UFC has officially parted ways with Hall of Fame fighter BJ Penn. …read more
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Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier will be looking for a statement performance in Saturday’s main event in Copenhagen. …read more
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