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9:19 AM ET Marc Raimondi Ian Parker The UFC is the biggest MMA promotion in the world, with the majority of the planet’s top fighters. One look at most pound-for-pound lists makes that clear. However, there are a ton of talented fighters in other organizations. And over the past few years, many exceptional combat athletes

The long-awaited matchup between top lightweight fighters Gervonta Davis (28-0, 26 KO) and Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KO) will finally unfold tomorrow night (Sat., April 22, 2023) live on Showtime and DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will serve as the main event of the evening. While this fight

HONOLULU – The stage is set for the conclusion of the Bellator bantamweight grand prix after finalists Raufeon Stots and Patchy Mix made weight on Friday. After going through the eight-man tournament, interim champ Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) will meet Mix (17-1 MMA, 6-1 BMA) for the belt and $1 million grand prix prize in

5:21 AM ET The UFC has announced it will return to London to stage a Fight Night on July 22. The MMA promotion was last in English capital in March when Leon Edwards (21-3) recorded his first defense of the UFC’s 170-pound championship in front of a home crowd at O2 Arena, earning a majority

Bellator 294 goes down later TONIGHT (Fri., April 21, 2023) in Honolulu Hawaii in the first event of a two-night doubleheader for the Viacom-owned mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Headlining the event will be a women’s Flyweight title fight as champion, Liz Carmouche, defends her belt against DeAnna Bennet. In the co-headlining act, Timothy Johnson

Top featherweight contenders will still collide in a UFC main event, but now they have a new date. Originally set for June 17, Josh Emmett will now compete in his second promotional main event against Ilia Topuria, who will compete in his first five-round UFC fight, a week later on June 24. UFC president Dana

9:46 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Raufeon Stots has been tested repeatedly in the past year — as a fighter and owner of an unfailingly positive attitude. Shortly before the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix began last April, Stots had to move his fight preparation to a gym halfway across the country from where he’d been

Anderson Silva has one more mixed martial arts (MMA) fight left in the tank. “The Spider” fittingly last stepped foot inside Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Octagon on Halloween night of Oct. 31, 2020. Unfortunately for the iconic Brazilian, he was unable to close out that chapter of his career on a high note, suffering a

A bantamweight fight is the newest addition to the first UFC event of June. Da’Mon Blackshear and Luan Lacerda will battle it out June 3 with the victor picking up their first promotional win. The UFC Fight Night event is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge

9:04 PM ET The next UFC women’s bantamweight No. 1 contender will likely be decided next month. Raquel Pennington and Irene Aldana will meet in a rematch May 20 in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Tuesday. The two fought in July 2019, with Pennington winning

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fighter A bets his entire fight purse that he beats Fighter B, who matches his offer in an imaginary pot. What was originally a bold display of confidence is now a bit of a cliche, particularly after Jake Paul has tried to bet

This week, the UFC is back in Las Vegas at the UFC Apex for a heavyweight showdown. In the main event, Sergei Pavlovich takes on Curtis Blaydes in a fight scheduled for five rounds. Elsewhere, many other MMA and boxing events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under

Mar 14, 2023 Conor McGregor is back, lending his star power to the long-running reality TV show that might well have saved the UFC. “The Ultimate Fighter” was an instrumental force during the UFC’s explosion of popularity in the early 2000s, shining a spotlight on fighters such as Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz and

Curtis Blaydes wants his first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title opportunity. Since arriving in the promotion in April 2016, Blaydes, 32, has had the potential and talent to be a future world champion. Unfortunately for “Razor,” a handful of poorly timed knockouts set back the dominant and smothering wrestler. Blaydes (17-3, 1 no contest) returns

vHONOLULU – It’s been a year already since Yancy Medeiros’ most recent fight, and he seems more than ready to get back to work. Bellator 295 Born and raised on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Medeiros means not just winning fights, but spreading his version of aloha to all the people. “It’s always that love

2:08 PM ET Former UFC fighter Karl Roberson was arrested in New Jersey for his alleged involvement in a theft of more than $200,000 worth of jewelry and valuables from a home, the Howell Township (New Jersey) Police Department announced Saturday. Roberson, 32, is being charged with burglary, theft, criminal mischief, possession of a controlled

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Demetrious Johnson never became a true super star, but real fight fans know he’s one of the greatest fighters of all time. Certainly, he’s among the most dominant champions of his era, having set the record for most consecutive title defenses in UFC history. During that run, he scored massive knockouts

Max Holloway is back in the No. 2 featherweight ranking slot after his UFC on ESPN 44 win over Arnold Allen. Saturday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., Holloway defeated Allen by unanimous decision in a competitive masterclass of a five-round fight. With the win, Holloway is only behind three-time rival (and UFC featherweight