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SAN ANTONIO – UFC on ESPN 43 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 on ESPN 43 takes place at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+. In the main event, Marlon

Everything’s bigger in Texas, which includes the trucks that just might intercept the crosswalk. Retired Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight king and active color commentator, Michael Bisping, found that out the hard way. Less than 24 hours removed from his commentary duties at tonight’s (Sat. March 25, 2023) UFC San Antonio: “Sandhagen vs. Vera” event,

Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC 39, which took place at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. (Photos courtesy of BKFC) Ring girl BKFC 39 01 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC 39 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC 39 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC 39 Anthony Foye def. Cody Jenkins BKFC

Welcome to Midnight Mania! I don’t think anyone believes the current rules and regulations for MMA are perfect. Some rules make great sense and help keep the sport, well, a sport rather than an assault charge. “No Biting,” for example, is widely considered a good idea. Some rules face far more criticism, like the 12-6

10:38 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Renato Moicano as its headliner for a UFC Fight Night on April 29, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday.. Moicano posted the news to his social media on Thursday, and sources told ESPN Tsarukyan has also agreed to the 155-pound bout.

SAN ANTONIO – UFC on ESPN 43 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). The weigh-ins take place at AT&T Center in San Antonio. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card

Nobody missed weight for UFC San Antonio. Unfortunately, not everyone showed up for the official weigh ins. Less than 24 hours after bantamweight bruiser Tamires Vidal withdrew from the “Lone Star State” fight card (because of this), lightweight prospect Manuel Torres was yanked from the lineup due to “medical issues.” That means opponent Trey Ogden

8:48 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Bantamweight is arguably the deepest division in the UFC. The list of potential fighters who could one day be champions is long — perhaps longer than in any

Now that Jake Paul is no longer undefeated, Jorge Masvidal doesn’t view him as a lucrative fight. Paul previously called out Masvidal in 2021, but “Gamebred” thought the offer wasn’t worthy at the time. Masvidal and Paul, who once trained together before Paul’s fight with Ben Askren, have jawed back and forth on a potential

Dynamic Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Bantamweight talents Holly Holm and Yana Kunitskaya-Santos will throw down at UFC San Antonio this weekend (Sat., March 25, 2023) inside AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Holly Holm’s frequent title shots have become something of a recurring joke among fight fans, but had she won her last bout

10:27 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a middleweight main event between Jack Hermansson and Brendan Allen for June 3, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday. The promotion has not officially announced the 185-pound contest or a location for the UFC Fight Night event, but both sides have agreed to the matchup, per sources. Hermansson

Another high-profile wrestler is headed to Bellator as Olympic silver medalist Kadi Magomedov has signed with the promotion. Bellator announced Thursday that Magomedov – whose full name is Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau – agreed to a multifight, multiyear deal. He will compete in the featherweight division and is expected to debut later this year. .@BellatorMMA is pleased

Jake Paul just took his second big loss of the year. Not long after “The Problem Child” fell to boxing rival Tommy Fury in Dubai, thanks to a wet dream the night before the fight, Paul was one of eight celebrities charged for their respective roles as part of an illegal securities scheme orchestrated by

9:17 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN To call Kayla Harrison the face of the PFL is to state the obvious. One could argue that she’s been not just the most eye-catching face but the only face, as none of the recognizable names the fight promotion has imported — talking about you, Anthony Pettis and Rory MacDonald

LAS VEGAS – Bruno Cappelozza will get an opportunity to avenge his most recent loss at 2023 PFL 2. Cappelozza (15-6) will run things back with Matheus Scheffel (17-9), who handed Cappelozza his most recent loss when he won by unanimous decision last June. Cappelozza rematches Scheffel at PFL 2 on April 7 at The Theater

Two of the Bantamweight division’s most electric finishers will light up AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, this Saturday (March 25, 2023) when Cory Sandhagen squares off with Marlon Vera. UFC San Antonio will also see former 135-pound queenpin, Holly Holm — who just inked a six-fight contract extension — return to action against Yana

11:35 AM ET Holly Holm‘s fight career is showing no signs of slowing down, as the former MMA and boxing champion has signed a new six-fight deal with UFC, her manager, Lenny Fresquez, told the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday. Holm, 41, is scheduled to face Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in San

SAN ANTONIO – Holly Holm expects to end her combat sports career under the UFC banner after signing a new six-fight contract with the promotion. The 41-year-old former women’s bantamweight champion Holm (14-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) was originally set to enter Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 43 co-main event with Yana Santos (14-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) on