8:30 AM ET You can find tape of Alistair Overeem‘s professional MMA debut online if you want to see it — although don’t expect to watch it in high definition. It was Oct. 24, 1999. Overeem was 19 years old, and he fought a very muscular older opponent by the name of Ricardo Fyeet, aka
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The weigh-in results are in for UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov (UFC Vegas 18), and all fighters hit their mark ahead of tomorrow’s event. The official weigh-ins have wrapped up for UFC Vegas 18, and every fight remained intact, including the main event between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. Overeem has expressed how this
ESPN blabbermouth Stephen A. Smith talked his way into hot water earlier this week by revealing his disdain for female fighting. Not surprisingly, that didn’t sit well with most women competing inside the Octagon. Including UFC flyweight Molly McCann. “How can you say that when you’re on such a platform?” McCann asked Insider. “Could you
By Ken Hathaway and John Morgan | February 5, 2021 4:46 pm All the pre-fight activities are in the books for UFC Fight Night 184 following Friday’s official weigh-in and fighter faceoffs. Everyone made weight for Saturday’s card, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+. That includes headliners
9:49 PM ET Two of the biggest fan favorites in UFC history — and a pair of former teammates — will fight this spring. UFC veterans Donald Cerrone and Diego Sanchez have verbally agreed to a May 8 contest, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The bout will be contested at welterweight, sources said. While
Diego Sanchez now has an opponent for his apparent UFC finale when he takes on fellow grizzled veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Following a tweet released by Diego Sanchez that announced his next opponent, MMA Fighting has confirmed that Sanchez will be facing Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on May 8. There are currently no other bouts scheduled
Welcome to Midnight Mania! In the three years since Stipe Miocic dominated Francis Ngannou, both men have gone on to do some pretty awesome things. Miocic lost his title next time out, but he earned it back by defeating Daniel Cormier twice in a trilogy that will likely help define his career in the history
By Dave Doyle | February 4, 2021 10:55 pm A battle of two of the UFC’s most enduring competitors is in the works for a planned May 8 event. Donald Cerrone, who has been fighting under the Zuffa umbrella since 2007, and Diego Sanchez, who has been with the UFC since winning “The Ultimate Fighter
Cub Swanson has his return date and matchup, as the UFC veteran will be taking on Gavin Tucker on May 1. According to a report from MMA DNA, a featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Gavin Tucker will be taking place on May 1. There is currently no headliner announced for the event. Both men
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) is streaming the LIVE and official weigh-in results for the upcoming “KnuckleMania” pay-per-view (PPV) event, taking place this Friday night (Feb. 5, 2021) in Lakeland, Fla., Want to watch live? Stream “KnuckleMania” on FITE.tv right here. The “KnuckleMania” weigh-in stream gets underway TODAY (Feb. 4) LIVE at 4 p.m. ET
By John Morgan | February 4, 2021 4:45 pm LAS VEGAS – Frankie Edgar is a surefire UFC Hall of Famer and universally recognized as a true legend of MMA, but as he nears his 40th birthday, “The Answer” isn’t ready to start thinking about the end just yet. “No end date on it,” Edgar
1:53 PM ET The UFC has moved a highly anticipated heavyweight matchup between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Ciryl Gane into a main event slot on Feb. 27, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The heavyweight fight was originally targeted for a card on March 13. However, the UFC changed it to a five-round headliner at
Drew Dober believes his bout against Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 is a chance to propel himself into the company of some of the best lightweights in the UFC. Drew Dober is well aware that his clash against Islam Makhachev at UFC 259 on March 6 is going to be a very tough test. In
Welcome to Midnight Mania! After scoring the biggest win of his career and becoming the first man to knock out Conor McGregor in the process (WATCH IT!), Dustin Poirier has a ton of options. He’s almost certainly going to fight for the title next, but there are simply countless potential opponents for Poirier. Charles Oliveira
By Farah Hannoun, The Blue Corner | February 3, 2021 10:00 pm An intriguing stylistic matchup between streaking heavyweights will take center stage on Feb. 20. After their initial November booking was scrapped, Curtis Blaydes (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) will take on Derrick Lewis (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 185 main event, which
7:41 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Here comes Frankie Edgar again. UFC cageside announcers have made that pronouncement on many fight nights through the years as Edgar went on the attack, or battled back, or rose above expectations. Edgar has shown, as much as anyone in mixed martial arts, that when you’re perpetually in motion, you
UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes sees absolutely no need to keep his cards close to the vest ahead of his February 20 headliner against Derrick Lewis. When Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis face off in the main event on February 20, fans will be treated to the quintessential grappler vs. striker matchup. Curtis Blaydes is known
The hits just keep on coming. The UFC Vegas 18 matchup between Marion Reneau and Macy Chiasson has been scratched from this weekend’s lineup after “The Belizean Bruiser” tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw, postponing their bantamweight showdown to Feb. 27. Reneau made the announcement on Instagram. “The fight between Macy Chiasson