7:04 PM ET The UFC has added a light heavyweight matchup between former champion Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev to its final pay-per-view of 2022, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The 205-pound contest will take place at UFC 282 on Dec. 10 in Las Vegas. Blachowicz (29-9) will look to solidify his case for another
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Bubba Jenkins indicated he won’t lie to the public. The general consensus is accurate: Jenkins (19-5) wants to take down opponent Brendan Loughnane (25-4) repeatedly in their upcoming Nov. 25 bout at the 2022 PFL Championships in New York. An NCAA Division I wrestling champion and freestyle junior world champion, Jenkins evolved all facets of
UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev is becoming frustrated with Justin Gaethje‘s reluctance to fight him following his repeated callouts. Fiziev has won six fights in a row, with the most recent victory coming against former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos back in July. He called for a fight with Gaethje following the fifth-round knockout
Event: UFC Vegas 65: “Lewis vs. Spivac”Date: Sat., Nov. 19, 2022Location: APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+ (4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card) UFC Vegas 65 Main Event On ESPN+: 265 lbs.: Derrick Lewis vs. Serghei Spivac UFC Vegas 65 Main Card, Prelims On ESPN+: 135 lbs.: Kevin Natividad vs. Ricky
10:16 PM ET The UFC has confirmed its return to Australia for the first time since 2019, with the promotion heading back to Perth, Western Australia, in February next year. UFC 284 will be staged at Perth’s RAC Arena on Sunday Feb 12. [Saturday Feb. 11, ET] in what will be the second pay-per-view event
Two of the UFC light heavyweight division’s most seasoned veterans are expected to square off in the promotion’s final pay-per-view event of 2022. Multitime UFC title challenger Alexander Gustafsson is expected to return against former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux in a light heavyweight bout. The fight will take place Dec. 10 at UFC
Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Marlon Moraes has opened up on why he decided to return to fighting so soon after announcing his retirement. Moraes announced that he was hanging up the gloves and ending his MMA career back in April, following a loss to Song Yadong in March. He lost four straight fights in
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Safe to say, Nate Diaz has options. Diaz may be closer to the end of his fight career than the start, but that doesn’t mean his immediate future is decided. The Stockton slugger fought out his UFC contract when he defeated Tony Ferguson at UFC 279, making him the biggest MMA
11:30 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will serve as the backup to a vacant lightweight title fight at UFC 280 on Oct. 22, Volkanovski announced on Monday. The 155-pound title fight features former champion Charles Oliveira (33-8) against Islam Makhachev (22-1). Volkanovski (25-1) will weigh-in at 155 pounds in Abu Dhabi, in the
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Emiliano Sordi is unsure if he’ll remain with the PFL for long. The 2019 PFL light heavyweight champion is currently in contract negotiations with the promotion and can’t guarantee PFL will continue to be the home of his fighting career. But what is certain is that Sordi (23-11-1) is ready for
UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski will be in Abu Dhabi to serve as a backup to Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev at UFC 280. Volkanovski hasn’t fought since a trilogy win over Max Holloway at UFC 276 back in July. He suffered a hand injury during the fight and was expected to be sidelined for
UFC 280 is expected to be a big night for the bantamweight division. Reigning champion Aljamain Sterling will defend his 135-pound strap against former kingpin TJ Dillashaw in the co-main event. Elsewhere on the pay-per-view (PPV) main card, former champion and “Funk Master’s” longtime rival, Petr Yan, will look to rid the weight class of
Oct 7, 2022 Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Due to a grinding UFC schedule that features cards nearly every week of the year, it’s tough for every event to feature fighters the world clamors for. As a result
Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan may be rivals, but that doesn’t mean they don’t respect each other. Ahead of their respective bouts at UFC 280 on Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi, bantamweight champion Sterling and ex-champ Yan crossed paths in Dubai and shared a cordial moment. Yan, who meets Sean O’Malley at Etihad Arena, shook
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling does not “give two sh*ts” about how fans and others in the MMA community perceive him. Sterling appeared to become public enemy number one in the MMA space owing to one singular illegal knee — a shot that he was the victim of. While he’d entered his title shot against
UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi is right around the corner and there’s one burning question we know is on the minds of all serious MMA fans: will Hasbulla be there? The pint-sized brawler has captured the hearts of fight fans everywhere over the past few years. Who doesn’t love watching videos of the three foot
In a sport filled with some of the biggest, scariest humans on the planet, a select few stand above the pack – literally. Over the course of recorded MMA history, only 14 individuals have registered 6-foot-10 or taller. While many of their careers were short-lived, some found long-term success in major promotions. Regardless, all eyes
On this day four years ago, we ran a story about Kevin Lee‘s decision to wear a bullet proof vest at UFC 229. At UFC 229, the biggest fight in MMA history, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, took place from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The who’s who was in attendance and also