8:10 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight bout between Rob Font and Marlon Vera to headline a UFC Fight Night event next month, multiple sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Contracts are expected to be signed shortly. The 135-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night on April 30. The
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UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman has revealed what longtime rival Colby Covington has to do in order to earn a third shot at his gold. Covington is widely considered to be the clear second-best 170lber in the UFC. He cemented that claim at UFC 272 last weekend, where he defeated former teammate Jorge Masvidal in
International restrictions are beginning to loosen in Japan and RIZIN Fighting Federation is taking full advantage of it in the month of April. The promotion held a press conference Thursday (March 10, 2022) to announce the first six bouts for their two April events as RIZIN Trigger 3rd and RIZIN 35 will go back-to-back on
By Simon Samano | March 10, 2022 12:47 am ET From mixed martial artist to bare-knuckle boxer, Paige VanZant can now add “professional wrestler” to her resume. The former UFC star officially has signed with All Elite Wrestling. VanZant signed her contract during a segment on Wednesday night’s “Dynamite” episode. Her signing also was announced
2:09 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail Monday in his attempted murder case, per a Santa Clara County (California) court spokesperson. Judge Shelyna Brown of Santa Clara County Superior Court said the “risk is too great” to let Velasquez out on bail because of the “extreme recklessness” of the retired
10:48 AM ET Bellator is bringing one of its deepest cards in some time to Hawai’i. Cris Cyborg, one of the top female fighters of all time, will defend her Bellator women’s featherweight title against Arlene Blencowe in a rematch April 23 in Honolulu, Hawai’i, the promotion announced Wednesday morning. ESPN has Cyborg ranked as
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev is not a fan of Tim Elliott’s “dirty” approach to his fight against Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 272. Makhachev is arguably the best active Dagestan fighter following the retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov. He’s on the verge of a lightweight title shot with a win later this year against potential opponent
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has taken shots at Jon Jones‘ 2021 arrest and suggested the former light heavyweight titleholder needs to fight himself and his demons. Jones, who is widely considered one of, if not the, leading contenders in the race for the status of greatest of all time, hasn’t entered the Octagon since
Former UFC 265-pound champion Stipe Miocic has been linked to a potential comeback fight opposite fast-rising heavyweight smasher Tai Tuivasa, and while nothing is official (or even mentioned by the promotion) at this time, the sports books are already taking action on this fan-friendly matchup. Not surprisingly, Miocic opened as the -220 (5/11) betting favorite,
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight media day on Wednesday for the upcoming UFC Vegas 50: “Santos vs. Ankalaev” mixed martial arts (MMA) event, scheduled for this Sat. night (March 12, 2022) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 50 On ESPN+ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
By Mike Bohn | March 9, 2022 12:30 pm ET It’s been just shy of a decade since Invicta FC held its first event. The promotion has gone through many phases since April 2012, and company president Shannon Knapp argues the best days are still ahead. In a crowded MMA space, Invicta FC distinguished itself
Rafael dos Anjos turned in a dominant performance in the co-main event of UFC 272 against short-notice opponent Renato Moicano. However, one of the main talking points after this one was the decision to let Moicano (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC) continue fighting into the later rounds after suffering so much damage. After all, he took
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Nolan King | March 8, 2022 8:00 am ET Three UFC 272 fighters face six-month suspensions as a result of Saturday’s event, but co-main event participant Renato Moicano is not among them. Moicano was handed a 60-day suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission following his UFC 272 co-main
8:53 PM ET UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev claims he never turned down an offer to fight Rafael dos Anjos on short notice last weekend. Quite the opposite, in fact. Makhachev (22-1), who defeated Bobby Green in a UFC Fight Night main event on Feb. 26, publicly offered to face dos Anjos in a 170-pound
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev is more convinced than ever to eventually move to welterweight after watching the UFC 272 main event. Makhachev has been on a roll as of late with 10 straight victories. He most recently dismantled short-notice replacement Bobby Green in his second-career UFC main event at UFC Vegas 49. Before the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Cain Velasquez finds himself in an unexpected and unthinkably awful situation, and the hits keep on coming. On Monday, Velasquez was denied bail for his alleged involvement of chasing down and shooting at the man accused of molesting one of his child relatives. Watch video of that very public chaos here.
By Nolan King | March 7, 2022 8:28 pm ET The “Free Cain” movement has grown across multiple social media and online platforms, but GoFundMe is no longer among them. At least two Cain Velasquez legal fund campaigns have been shut down by the crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe confirmed Monday to MMA Junkie, citing a violation
7:53 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Kamaru Usman stood on stage Friday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena, his daughter Samirah next to him. The UFC welterweight champion and ESPN’s pound-for-pound MMA king was participating in a question-and-answer session with UFC interviewer Megan Olivi ahead of the UFC 272 ceremonial weigh-ins. Usman was asked if the winner