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5:38 PM ET Muhammad Mokaev, one of the UFC’s top prospects, will take on promotional newcomer Jafel Filho later this year in London. The 125-pound bout will take place at UFC 286 on March 18 at O2 Arena, UFC officials told ESPN. It will mark Mokaev’s fourth appearance in the UFC, three of which have

Did you miss the debut of UFC 283 “Countdown” or just want to watch it again? Check out the main event preview now. The segment takes a special look at the vacant light heavyweight title fight between former champion Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill. The pair were matched up after Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev battled

With the fight week for UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill now officially upon us, the MMA News prediction crew is here to share their expert picks! The final pay-per-view of 2022 was designed to provide the world with a new UFC light heavyweight champion. However, the vacant title bout between former champion Jan Blachowicz and his

Sean O’Malley only wanted to help. Cross-divisional beefs are nothing new in mixed martial arts (MMA). For the top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight contender, O’Malley, he’s recently found himself bantering with Featherweight’s Bryce Mitchell. Things have taken a bit of a turn in regard to the hostility levels stemming from “inbred” comments hurled Mitchell’s

7:27 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 Mike Coppinger After more than a year of unsuccessful negotiations with the fight promotion, Francis Ngannou is officially no longer the UFC heavyweight champion. Ngannou (17-3) fought out his UFC

Francis Ngannou appears to have a plethora of options after parting ways with UFC. The now former heavyweight champion Ngannou (17-3) failed to reach terms on a new contract with the promotion, leading to this past Saturday’s announcement he’d been stripped of the title and is free to do business anywhere he chooses. As a

On Saturday night, the MMA leader returned for its first event of 2023, UFC Vegas 67. A new year is here, and that means a fresh schedule of fights and intriguing possibilities inside the cage. For the UFC, that started with a small crowd inside its home base of the Apex facility. While the headliner was initially scheduled to

PRIDE FC represented the wild wild west of mixed martial arts, a place where 250 pound Croatian special forces fighter Mirko Crocop might fight Minowaman, a 170 pound Japanese dude in a red speedo. Or 400 pound boxer Butterbean might grapple with 350 pound Zuluzhinho. There were a lot of freakshow fights, and there were

Jan 15, 2023 A welterweight title trilogy bout between Leon Edwards and former champion Kamaru Usman will take place in the main event of UFC 286 on March 18 in London, UFC president Dana White said Saturday night. Edwards won the title by knocking out Usman in the fifth round of their UFC 278 main

Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Nolan King, Farah Hannoun and Brian “Goze” Garcia will join host “Gorgeous” George Garcia live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) to discuss and debate: Jon Jones

Israel Adesanya has added to his tattoo collection in a big way. With a nickname like “The Last Stylebender,” it would honestly be a letdown if Adesanya did not attempt to have a modicum of modern style and fashion sense. Of course, this has been proven to not be a problem, as he is no

UFC Vegas 67 went down last night (Sat, Jan 14, 2022) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Light Heavyweight bout that saw Sean Strickland outpoint Nassourdine Imavov via unanimous decision. In the co-headlining act, Dan Ige got back into the win column in a big way by knocking out Damon Jackson. Winner:

10:51 PM ET Jon Jones, arguably the greatest fighter of all time, will fight Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight championship at UFC 285 on March 4, UFC president Dana White said Saturday. The announcement came after the UFC was unable to come to terms with its now former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. It will mark

Sean Strickland took the risk and got the reward on Saturday when he stepped up on short notice to defeat Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Fight Night 217 main event. After suffering back-to-back losses to close out 2022, Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) needed to open the year by getting back to the win column.

In our most recent Conor McGregor story, he provided fans with a preview of his upcoming Hollywood film debut in the remake of the classic motion picture Road House. In the following article published on this very same day five years ago, the business McGregor had to attend to was solely regarding his MMA career

Abdul Razak Alhassan is not happy with his former opponent at all. Alhassan kept his 100% finish rate intact at UFC Vegas 67 last night (Jan. 14, 202), when he knocked out Claudio Ribeiro, spoiling the Brazilian’s UFC debut. Alhassan is back in the win column after suffering a split-decision loss in his only fight

12:38 AM ET Jon Jones has been talking for years about fighting at heavyweight. For much of his dominant reign as UFC light heavyweight champion, he had one eye fixed on the big boys. Even during the week leading up to his 205-pound title defense against Dominick Reyes in February 2020, Jones seemed more focused

The UFC welterweight title trilogy fight between Leon Edwards and Kamaru Usman is set for UFC 286 in March. In a matchup that’s long been expected, Edwards (19-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Usman (20-2 MMA, 15-1 UFC) will have their rubber match in the main event of the March 18 fight card, which takes place