UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev wants to face Charles Oliveira for the vacant title in October, and believes he will beat the Brazilian at his own game of submission grappling. …read more
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Marc Raimondi addresses Usman’s legacy vs. GSP, the star potential of Michael Chandler and Holly Holm’s chances at one last title run. …read more
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Jan Blachowicz defeats Aleksandar Rakic at 1:11 of the third round after Rakic suffers an injury to his knee. …read more
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Logan Storley claimed the interim Bellator Welterweight title in London on Friday with a split-decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) victory over Michael “Venom” Page at the OVO Arena Wembley. …read more
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Could Valentina Shevchenko or Israel Adesanya be the next two-division champion in the UFC? Our experts debate the hot topics in the sport. …read more
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A welterweight matchup between Vicente Luque and Geoff Neal is being finalized by the UFC for Aug. 5, multiple sources told ESPN Thursday. …read more
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Logan Storley has his first chance to shine on the global stage on Friday at Wembley Arena as he takes on Britain’s Michael ‘Venom’ Page in Bellator’s welterweight title fight, …read more
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Once on the brink of losing his UFC job, Blachowicz now is among the light heavyweight elite. …read more
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Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France will vie for an interim flyweight title at UFC 277 in July, sources said. …read more
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A UFC lightweight bout between Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone and Joe Lauzon, which was originally set to take place last Saturday, has been rebooked for June 18, sources told ESPN on …read more
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Winners of the two UFC 274 title bouts both rise in the latest ESPN rankings. …read more
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Oliveira’s impressive win. Chandler’s emphatic knockout. McGregor’s looming presence. Where do the top UFC lightweights go after Saturday night? …read more
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Carla Esparza beat Rose Namajunas for the UFC strawweight title in a fight where very little happened across five rounds. …read more
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Charles Oliveira submitted Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke just 3:22 into the first round of their lightweight battle at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. …read more
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Oliveira may not have the belt around his weight, but he cemented his status as the best lightweight in the world. …read more
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The next opponents for the standouts at UFC 274 are already lining up. Brett Okamoto plays matchmaker. …read more
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The UFC’s Hall of Fame will welcome former two-weight champion Daniel Cormier into its wings this summer. …read more
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Israel Adesanya’s fifth title defense against Jared Cannonier and Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway’s trilogy bout are set to co-headline UFC’s International Fight Week on July 2. …read more
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Donald Cerrone was pulled hours before his bout at UFC 274 because of food poisoning. …read more
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The UFC is finalizing a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold for UFC 277, sources told ESPN on Saturday, although contracts have not been signed yet. …read more
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Two title fights and Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chandler headline UFC 274. Follow live. …read more
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Kayla Harrison called her unanimous decision win over Marina Mokhnatkina in the PFL opener on Friday “utter dog crap.” …read more
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With lightweight champion Charles Oliveira set to be stripped of his belt, only Justin Gaethje can walk away from UFC 274 with the title. …read more
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Justin Gaethje’s reputation as a relentless fighter with a willingness to absorb damage is legendary. Ahead of UFC 274, his former foes analyze fighting The Highlight. …read more
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The women’s lightweights and welterweights open up their 2022 season. Ian Parker evaluates all the matchups and offer his predictions. …read more
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The UFC is targeting a lightweight bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Rafael Fiziev as the headliner of a Fight Night event on July 9, sources said. …read more
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A heavyweight bout between former interim champion Ciryl Gane and Tai Tuivasa is being finalized by the UFC for Sept. 3. An official location has not been announced, but the …read more
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Werdum or Mir? Yahya or Aljamain? Jacare or Meerschaert? Ahead of UFC 274, who holds the all-time submission crown for each weight class? …read more
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The UFC is working to finalize a bantamweight fight between Sean O’Malley and Pedro Munhoz, sources said. …read more
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Gaethje’s family heritage was forged in copper mines, but a fighting spirit charted his path to a UFC title shot. …read more
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He was told he wouldn’t be able to walk, and now Charles Oliveira will make his second defense of the UFC lightweight title. …read more
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Carla Esparza had her wedding date set, then got a call from the UFC for a title fight at UFC 274 and couldn’t say no. …read more
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Oliveira vs. Gaethje. Thug Rose vs. Cookie Monster. El Cucuy vs. Iron Michael. We sort the top fights of the week. …read more
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UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña and ex-champ Amanda Nunes are coaching heavyweights and women’s flyweights on Season 30 of TUF. …read more
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UFC women’s bantamweight champion Jessica Peña and ex-champ Amanda Nunes are coaching heavyweights and women’s flyweights on Season 30 of TUF. …read more
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Middleweights Darren Till and Jack Hermansson will met on July 23 on the UFC Fight Night card in London. The fight will be Till’s first fight in his native England …read more
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Marlon Vera scored arguably the biggest win of his career when he battered Rob Font in a five-round unanimous-decision victory. …read more
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English heavyweight Tom Aspinall has agreed to face Curtis Blaydes in the main event for UFC Fight Night on July 23. …read more
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Calvin Kattar will meet Josh Emmett in a matchup of the UFC’s Nos. 4 and 7 featherweights on June 18, sources confirmed to ESPN. …read more
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UFC bantamweight contender Rob Font missed weight by two-and-a-half pounds for his main event bout against Marlon Vera this weekend in Las Vegas. …read more
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AnnMaria DeMars, the mother of combat sports superstar Ronda Rousey and a pioneer in U.S. judo, has been appointed to the California State Athletic Commission. …read more
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From the kimura to the kneebar, here’s how Meerschaert pulled off 26 submission victories in his MMA career. …read more
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Heavyweight division sees four knockouts in five fights to open season, while featherweights all go the distance. …read more
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Casey O’Neill, a top prospect in the UFC’s women’s flyweight division, has suffered a torn ACL, will need surgery and is out for an undetermined period of time — including …read more
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Jorge Masvidal is being accused of attacking his UFC rival Colby Covington and causing him to suffer a brain injury, according to court documents obtained by ESPN. …read more
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UFC announced on Thursday it will host a second fight night in the U.K. in 2022. …read more
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Saturday’s main event is a clash of top-10 fighters from the UFC men’s bantamweight division. …read more
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An important heavyweight bout between knockout king Derrick Lewis and the surging Sergei Pavlovich is targeted for a UFC card on July 30, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. …read more
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PFL2 features the featherweights and heavyweights. Which fighters will start their season with a win? …read more
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The two champs of the world stood side by side after Tyson Fury’s win over Dillian Whyte — but would we get a defining result if the two were to …read more
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Jon Jones said Tuesday that he’d be willing to wait until September for a potential interim heavyweight title bout with Stipe Miocic, saying, “I want the heavyweight goat at his …read more
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Dillashaw, the former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, feels confident in his chances if a title fight with Sterling should commence. …read more
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UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said he hopes to fight Tyson Fury in a crossover bout in 2023 and that there is a “70% chance” his next opponent will be …read more
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After retaining the Bellator MMA featherweight title on Saturday, Cyborg is set to be a free agent, and her decision on where to fight next could shake up the sport …read more
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Cris Cyborg stayed poised and dominated the whole way against a tough Arlene Blencowe on Saturday night to retain her Bellator women’s featherweight title. …read more
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Improving to 23-9, Jessica Andrade submitted Amanda Lemos via standing arm-triangle choke just 3:13 into their UFC Fight Night main event, a strawweight division bout, on Saturday night in Las …read more
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Liz Carmouche rallied to score a fourth-round TKO victory over Juliana Velasquez to capture the Bellator women’s flyweight title, the first championship of her MMA career. …read more
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Liz Carmouche rallied to score a fourth-round TKO victory over Juliana Velasquez to capture the Bellator women’s flyweight title, the first championship of her MMA career. …read more
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The UFC will stage an eight-man tournament across four men’s weight classes beginning in June with the hope of signing new Asian talent to the promotion’s roster. …read more
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There are three main events across Bellator and UFC this weekend, all with women on the marquee. Here’s what’s at stake in each of the big matchups. …read more
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Muhammad Mokaev, who scored a 58-second submission victory in his UFC debut last month, has booked his next fight against Charles Johnson on July 23, sources told ESPN. …read more
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Just like last year, Collard opens the season by beating a former UFC stalwart. …read more
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Robert Whittaker has pulled out of his scheduled fight against Marvin Vettori at UFC 274, and Vettori’s team has said he is unlikely to remain on the card. …read more
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Robert Whittaker has pulled out of his scheduled fight against Marvin Vettori at UFC 275. Vettori’s team has said he is unlikely to remain on the card. …read more
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Which fighters are most likely to walk away with wins after the first night of the 2022 PFL season? …read more
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UFC fighter Miles Johns has been suspended six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to a positive drug test. …read more
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PFL is back with its biggest star along with recognizable new faces across the promotion. We break down the big questions ahead of the season kickoff. …read more
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Former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum still wants to compete in the PFL and has asked the promotion to book him a fight on June 24. …read more
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Corey Anderson said he was initially told he had beaten Vadim Nemkov on Friday before the Bellator bout was actually ruled a no-contest. …read more
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Belal Muhammad improved to 7-0 in his last eight bouts after outpointing Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night on Saturday night. …read more
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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is Bellator featherweight champion again avenging his loss to AJ McKee with a unanimous-decision victory on Friday night. …read more
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik, the No. 8-ranked heavyweight whose fight at UFC 273 was scrapped, will next take on Alexander Volkov, who is ranked No. 7 in the division, at UFC Fight …read more
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One of the young stars of MMA defends his featherweight title at Bellator 277 on Friday while heeding the lessons from his father’s time as a fighter. …read more
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Sterling retained his bantamweight belt and made a statement, as did the previously unranked Chimaev, in the ESPN rankings. …read more
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Marlon Moraes, who challenged Henry Cejudo for the UFC bantamweight title in 2019, has decided to retire, his manager told ESPN Wednesday. …read more
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Winners of the two UFC 273 title bouts both rise in the latest ESPN men’s rankings. …read more
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Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez broke his silence for the first time since being charged with attempted murder stemming from a shooting-related incident in March. …read more
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Alexander Volkanovski has welcomed Henry Cejudo’s return to the USADA testing pool, but the Australian says he is instead focused on a shift to lightweight and an immediate crack at …read more
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The UFC has decided not to re-sign Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira, an exciting fan favorite in the welterweight division, officials confirmed with ESPN on Monday. …read more
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How long will Alexander Volkanovski’s championship reign last? What’s next for Max Holloway? Who are the rising contenders? …read more
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Henry Cejudo is set to re-enter himself into the USADA drug-testing pool Monday, signifying he is on his way out of retirement after two years. …read more
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Chimaev had a more difficult time than he did in his first four UFC wins, but he proved he can beat an elite foe. …read more
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Can anyone dethrone Alex “The Great” at 145 pounds? Our crew breaks down the best of UFC 273. …read more
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Stars across social media offered their thoughts on the action-packed fight. …read more
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Who will the standouts from UFC 273 fight next? Brett Okamoto plays matchmaker. …read more
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Two judges Saturday scored the 135-pound title fight 48-47 for Aljamain Sterling, while a third had it 48-47 for Petr Yan. …read more
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Alexander Volkanovski’s title reign rolls on after a lopsided fourth-round TKO victory over Chan Sung Jung. …read more
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Two title fights and the return of Khamzat Chimaev highlight a big card at UFC 273. Follow live. …read more
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Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who met in a five-round instant classic in March 2020, have verbally agreed to a rematch at UFC 275 on June 11. …read more
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Marcin Tybura’s illness has prompted the removal of his heavyweight bout with Jairzinho Rozenstruik from the UFC 273 card, the UFC announced Friday. …read more
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Alexander Volkanovski and Chan Sung Jung, better known as “The Korean Zombie,” both weighed in Friday at 144.5 pounds for the the main event of UFC 273. …read more
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After coming home from winning the belt by disqualification at UFC 273 Aljamain Sterling’s team took a photo. One that changed his story forever. …read more
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UFC star Conor McGregor is facing six charges stemming from a driving-related incident last month in Dublin, Ireland. …read more
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The UFC will be giving out more fight night bonuses to athletes beginning this weekend — with some added wrinkles. …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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Such is Alexander Volkanovski’s popularity back home, a local Wollongong watering hole has gone and renamed itself The Volkanovski Hotel. …read more
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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has helped former title challenger Gilbert Burns with his preparation for Saturday’s UFC 273 matchup with Khamzat Chimaev. …read more
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Handsome. Charismatic. Knockout power. Highlight-reel finishes. Former Cage Warriors champion. Meet the next Irishman trying to follow behind some familiar footsteps. …read more
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A Professional Fighters League event that was billed as a live broadcast on April 1 was actually taped a week earlier, prompting a gambling integrity monitor to flag the fights …read more
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Two-time women’s lightweight champ Kayla Harrison to headline PFL’s 2022 regular season opener, PFL3, which will take place on May 6 at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. …read more
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