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A pre-trial evidence discovery order was granted on Monday in the civil case involving Conor McGregor and an alleged rape victim in Ireland. The plaintiff, an unnamed woman, is in the process of suing McGregor for personal injuries after an alleged sexual assault took place at McGregor’s penthouse suite in 2018. McGregor has denied all

UFC middleweight Darren Till is concerned about reigning 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya and doesn’t want “The Last Stylebender” to follow this self-destructive path and potentially spoil what could be one of the great title reigns of this generation. Or maybe “The Gorilla” is just trying to get a new rumor going. “You haven’t looked the

By Farah Hannoun | March 21, 2022 4:20 pm ET Add Ottman Azaitar to the list of UFC fighters who want a piece of Paddy Pimblett. Pimblett’s star continued to shine when he scored a first-round submission of Kazula Vargas this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 204 in London. However, before scoring his second

Jake Paul isn’t a fan of UFC welterweight Kamaru Usman‘s chances in the boxing ring should he get an opportunity against Canelo Alvarez. Paul is coming off of an eventful 2021 for him in the boxing ring in which he earned three-straight wins to remain undefeated. He most recently knocked out former UFC welterweight champion

UFC London was a massive success of an event by every metric. Not only did it break the sports gate record at the O2 Arena, all the UK fighters on the main card won and the crowd created an absolutely electric atmosphere in response. Stars were made, new lifetime fans were created, and it really

By Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan | March 20, 2022 7:00 pm ET Tom Aspinall put a bow on one of the most memorable events in recent memory Saturday when he submitted Alexander Volkov in the UFC Fight Night 204 headliner. Aspinall (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) became the first fighter in more than 11 years

7:01 PM ET LONDON — English heavyweight Tom Aspinall has said, respectfully, no one outside of the Top 10 of his division is capable of giving him a challenge. Well, he faced the UFC’s No. 6-ranked heavyweight on Saturday at the O2 in Alexander Volkov. And it looked as easy as any fight in Aspinall’s

Ilia Topuria wants a fight with Paddy Pimblett next, but he isn’t confident that the matchup will take place. Topuria took care of business at UFC London with an impressive come-from-behind win over Jai Herbert. After getting rocked with a big head kick in the opening round, Topuria bounced back in a big way with

The UFC wouldn’t be where it is today without president Dana White, whose mix of passion and ruthlessness pulled the promotion out of a financial tailspin and helped turn it into the juggernaut it is today. But some people have questioned whether we still need someone as brash and foul-mouthed as White running the show

By Nolan King and Abbey Subhan | March 20, 2022 4:20 pm ET LONDON – When Dana White took the podium Saturday after UFC Fight Night 204, he was buzzing with positivity and energy from what transpired. An enthusiastic crowd, action-packed fights, budding stars and big knockouts filled the promotion’s return card in Europe –

8:39 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi LONDON — After his submission victory in the main event of the UFC Fight Night card Saturday, Tom Aspinall told me he was pacing himself against Alexander Volkov, because of

England now has a heavyweight title contender after Tom Aspinall made a statement against Alexander Volkov in the main event of UFC London this evening. Aspinall dominated from early on, taking Volkov down twice before cranking on a straight armlock to earn a first-round win before a rapturous hometown crowd at the O2 Arena. The

Tom Aspinall delivered a perfect performance earlier today (Sat., Mar. 19, 2022) at UFC London live on ESPN+ from inside O2 Arena in London, England, when the heavyweight contender stopped Alexander Volkov via first-round submission in their main event clash (watch HERE). In addition to the heavyweight headliner, UFC London produced a slew of highlight-reel

By Matt Erickson and Abbey Subhan | March 19, 2022 10:00 pm ET LONDON – After pulling off a a feat no one else had done in nearly a dozen years, Tom Aspinall has set his sights on the next big task. Aspinall (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) submitted former Bellator heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov (34-10

3:09 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi LONDON — The UFC is back in the United Kingdom for the first time since March 2019, with a main card featuring plenty of the region’s most promising talent. In

Rising UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett has described his upcoming fight at UFC London this weekend as a “lose-lose” situation. In 2021, Pimblett burst onto the scene in MMA’s leading promotion with a memorable debut. After much anticipation for his first walk following a March signing, Pimblett was matched up with Luigi Vendramini on the

Makwan Amirkhani may have saved his job earlier today (Sat., Mar. 19, 2022) at UFC London live on ESPN+ from inside O2 Arena in London, England, when the featherweight veteran ended a three-fight losing streak to stop Mike Grundy with an anaconda choke just 57 seconds into the first round. LIVE! Stream UFC ‘London’ On

LONDON – Paul Craig did it again at UFC Fight Night 204. Craig (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC) added another brilliant, unexpected submission to his resume Saturday when he locked in a slick triangle choke to tap out Nikita Krylov (26-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) in the opening round of their light heavyweight fight at The 02.