3:09 PM ET The UFC finally has an official main event for this coming weekend. Marina Rodriguez will meet the popular Michelle Waterson in the UFC Fight Night headliner Saturday in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. The originally scheduled main event between former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and top contender Cory Sandhagen was postponed
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5:22 PM ET The Florida State Boxing Commission has made a major change to its policy regarding cannabis. At a meeting Tuesday, the commission voted to essentially eliminate marijuana from its prohibited drug list, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation spokesperson Patrick Fargason told ESPN on Tuesday. Previously in Florida, even trace amounts of
8:03 AM ET Mohammed Usman was alone in his hotel room talking to the television. It was deep into the night on April 24. About 900 miles south of that Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Usman’s older brother Kamaru was making his way to the Octagon, set to defend his UFC welterweight
Joe Rogan’s recent comments concerning COVID-19 vaccinations have put him the sights of TV host John Oliver. This isn’t the first time that Oliver has been critical of a major MMA personality over their behavior during the pandemic, as he also questioned the wisdom of UFC President Dana White embarking on a trip to Fight
To say that Kaitlin Young has seen it all in MMA would be an understatement. Entering her 14th year as a pro fighter, Young has a staggering list of milestones on her record: She fought Gina Carano at an EliteXC card broadcast on CBS, the first time two women had ever competed in an MMA
At the Bellator 258 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters on Friday’s fight card in Uncasville, Conn., stepped on the scale Thursday morning. In the main event, Bellator bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta and Sergio Pettis will have to weigh no more than 135 pounds, the maximum allowed for a bantamweight title fight. Watch video of the ceremonial
Mohammed Usman’s decision-making process to sign with the PFL was a family affair. When your brother happens to be Kamaru Usman—the welterweight champion of the UFC and currently one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in all of MMA—you tend to listen, and for Mohammed, when it came time to make a jump up to the
Editorial News Apr 24, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Chris Weidman (Blue Gloves) breaks his leg on a kick to the legs of Uriah Hall (Red Gloves) during UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The medical suspensions for all fighters who competed at last month’s UFC 261 PPV event
Editorial News After a couple of weeks off, Bellator MMA is back in action this Friday, May 7, as they bring a bantamweight title fight and continue on with their Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. The main event of Bellator 258 will see defending bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta defend his title against former UFC
Featured News UFC Credit: UFC UFC on ESPN 24 has been ravaged by canceled bookings for weeks. Throughout the card and all the way up to the originally planned main event, the show has lost fights because of retirements, injuries, withdrawals, and even a notable fighter release. Fans lost out on a ridiculously interesting main
Editorial News Bellator 258 Bellator 258 takes place Friday, May 7, and will feature a bantamweight title fight between reigning champion Juan Archuleta and first-time title challenger, Sergio Pettis. After a run in the UFC, Pettis made the jump to Bellator and after going 3-0 in the division, he finds himself competing for the title,
Piechota, 31, tested positive for growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin) and GHRP-2 (1-3) free acid, a metabolite of GHRP-2, as the result of a urine sample collected on September 25, 2020. GHRP-2 is a Specified Substance in the class of Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics and is prohibited at
Due to an injury, the five round welterweight bout between Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz is being moved to UFC 263: ADESANYA vs VETTORI 2. View All Upcoming UFC Events UFC 263: ADESANYA vs. VETTORI 2 will take place Saturday, June 12 from Glendale, Arizona. All bouts will be streamed on ESPN+ in English and Spanish.
He may be far away, but he’s moving pretty fast to get to where he wants to go. A winner on season four of Dana White’s Contender Series last September, Nchukwi earned his UFC contract with a highlight reel knockout of Al Matavao, a victory that followed a 2:30 TKO of William Knight, and three
“He was able to keep focus for five rounds straight; he never lost focus but there were times in the cage where I was losing focus and having lapses,” Neal said about Thompson. “He never had one the whole fight. He showed me you have to be focused for the full 25 minutes or you’re
Michael Page is convinced that Douglas Lima wants no part of a rematch against him. Michael “Venom” Page (MVP) believes his bout tomorrow night at Bellator 258 against Derek Anderson will finally solidify the rematch against welterweight champion Douglas Lima that he has been shooting for. This is the only loss on Page’s record to
The Bellator 258 weigh-ins are complete, and every fighter on the main card successfully made weight. Tomorrow night’s stacked Bellator 258 card will feature a bantamweight title fight between Juan Archuleta and Sergio Pettis, the MMA return of Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the 2021 debut of Michael “Venom” Page, and much more. Below, you can find
Tonight, 2021 PFL 3 will take place from the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., and will feature fighters from the heavyweight and women’s lightweight divisions. In the main event of tonight’s PFL card, Fabricio Werdum will make his PFL debut against Renan Ferreira. In the co-main event, undefeated Olympian Kayla Harrison will make her
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