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LAS VEGAS – Marcos Rogerio wants the smoke from Derrick Lewis. The veteran UFC heavyweight called out the most successful knockout artist in the division following his most recent win inside the octagon. Rogerio (21-8-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC) defeated Waldo Cortes-Acosta (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a unanimous decision on the main card of Saturday’s

11:44 AM ET Nate Diaz turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department on Thursday morning and was booked into custody on a charge of felony second-degree battery. Diaz, the 38-year-old former UFC star, was issued an arrest warrant Monday stemming from a street brawl last weekend involving multiple people following the Misfits Boxing

UFC Vegas 72 went down last night (Sat., April 29, 2023) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Bantamweight bout between rising contenders, Song Yadong and Ricky Simon. After four rounds of back and forth action, Yadong put an and to the fight with a spectacular fifth-round finish (video replay here). In further

LAS VEGAS – Caio Borralho is looking to climb the rankings in the UFC’s middleweight division, and he’s already got a name in mind that can help the escalation. The Brazilian rising contender called out veteran Derek Brunson following his most recent feat inside the octagon. Borralho (14-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) kept his unbeaten status

10:51 PM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas was supposed to be a competitive bout between two bantamweight prospects. It turned into a one-sided showcase fight for Song Yadong. Yadong defeated Ricky Simon by TKO in the fifth round of their five-round headliner on Saturday. After torching Simon with a perfect

It’s not fair to compare UFC Vegas 72 with BKFC 41. After all, nobody is pointing to the former as a marquee event, whereas the latter was likely the promotion’s biggest in history and came with a hefty price tag. Still, when the two events run nearly back-to-back, it’s hard not to appreciate the differences.

Mike Perry hopes his faceoff with Conor McGregor at BKFC 41 leads to a fight between them down the line. Whether that’s realistic or not remains to be seen, but Perry certainly has more freedom than McGregor with his career, because “Platinum” revealed he’s a free agent following his second-round TKO of Luke Rockhold in

7:09 PM ET A key welterweight fight is now on the docket for summer. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and Vicente Luque have agreed to a welterweight fight that will headline UFC Fight Night on July 15, sources confirmed with ESPN on Saturday. The card does not have an official location, but it

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 72 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., April 29, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 72 will be headlined by the 135-pound showdown between Top 10-ranked bantamweight contenders Yadong Song and Ricky Simon. Before that five-round

LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 223 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 223 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+. In the main event,

3:26 PM ET Three weeks after he announced his UFC retirement after competing at UFC 287 in his hometown of Miami, Jorge Masvidal is a busy man. He’s promoting his Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA show next week and is excited to announce his next Gamebred Boxing card in the near future. Fighting and martial arts have

Luke Rockhold will be out to prove a point tonight (Sat., April 29, 2023) at BKFC 41 live on FITE.TV pay-per-view (PPV) from inside 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., as the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight king makes his first appearance since leaving UFC behind earlier this year. It will be Rockhold’s chance to

Check out these photos from the BKFC 41 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs in Denver. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) Brian Soscia Brian Soscia Ring girls Ring girls David Feldman David Feldman Jeff Houston Jeff Houston Brian Soscia Brian Soscia Mitch Seybold BKFC 41 weigh-ins Mitch Seybold BKFC 41 weigh-ins Mitch Seybold Mitch Seybold Jack Willoughby

12:52 PM ET Jack Hermansson has an undisclosed injury and is out of the scheduled June 3 UFC Fight Night main event with Brendan Allen, sources confirmed Friday with ESPN. No replacement for Hermansson has been selected yet. MMA Mania was the first to report the news. Allen has called out fellow middleweight contender Sean

One of the biggest bare knuckle boxing cards of the year will unfold tomorrow night (Sat., April 29, 2023) at BKFC 41 live on FITE.TV pay-per-view (PPV) from inside 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colo., as Mike Perry meets former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, in the main event. In co-main event action,

Chael Sonnen thinks the UFC made a mistake booking Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis. Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) is scheduled to face Du Plessis (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at UFC 290 on July 8, in what is expected to be a No. 1 contender fight for middleweight champion Israel Adesanya according to Dana White. But

10:59 AM ET Israel Adesanya says he suffered a Grade 1 MCL tear the week before his unforgettable knockout of Alex Pereira at UFC 287 earlier this month in Miami. Adesanya (24-2) revealed the injury via his YouTube channel Wednesday, including video of how it happened. The injury occurred when Adesanya’s leg buckled awkwardly underneath

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just one day away from the upcoming UFC Vegas 72 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which is set to go down tomorrow night (Sat., April 29, 2023) on ESPN+ from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a bantamweight main event between Top 10 title hopefuls Yadong