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2:24 PM ET Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has been forced to withdraw from a bout against Santiago Ponzinibbio on Saturday due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. According to sources, the UFC is working on finding a potential replacement for Ponzinibbio (28-6). The 170-pound contest was scheduled to take place on the

Anthony Smith highly doubts that Dustin Poirier would turn down a fourth fight with Conor McGregor. Poirier (29-7 MMA, 21-6 UFC) and McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) have fought three times, with Poirier winning their past two meetings by TKO. But with McGregor breaking his leg in the first round of their trilogy bout in July 2021,

Conor McGregor has named two potential opponents for when he makes his eventual return to the UFC. McGregor is nearing a potential return to the Octagon after a long hiatus with his leg injury. Against Poirier at UFC 264, McGregor shattered his leg and required extensive surgery and recovery. McGregor doesn’t have any shortage of

Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC President Dana White was a featured guest of Peyton and Eli Manning on the “ManningCast” production earlier tonight (Mon., Dec. 5, 2022) during the New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers showdown at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. In a competitive game, legendary quarter back Tom Brady led the

8:28 PM ET TJ Dillashaw, one of the top bantamweight fighters in the history of MMA, has retired from the UFC, Dillashaw’s agent Tiki Ghosn confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Dillashaw, a former two-time UFC bantamweight champion, went into his title challenge against bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling at UFC 280 in October with a bad

Tracy Cortez was all set to compete this past Saturday after making weight at UFC on ESPN 42 without issue – until she suddenly was removed. For Cortez, the distinction is important: She was removed from her women’s flyweight bout with Amanda Ribas. She didn’t withdraw. Cortez made that clear in an Instagram post on

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier went at it again on social media more than a year after their trilogy fight at UFC 264. McGregor is nearing a potential return to the Octagon after a long hiatus with his leg injury. Against Poirier at UFC 264, McGregor shattered his leg

Former UFC headliner Nate Diaz was awarded a key to the city of Stockton, Calif., over the weekend during a ceremony held at a Stockton Kings basketball game. Mayor Kevin Lincoln was on hand to do the honors, praising The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 5 champ for representing the city over his nearly 20-year career in

9:19 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim “There’s an enticing aura of unpredictability surrounding the main event of UFC 282.” That was the opening line in my original draft of this story. I wrote it shortly before Thanksgiving, figuring I’d smartly get a jump on assessing the final Octagon pay-per-view of the year. Who knew the unpredictability

Angela Hill is fresh off a victory, and she already has a return in mind. The former Invicta FC champion is coming off a dominant decision win over Emily Ducote (12-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 42 in Orlando, Fla. Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC), who’s now on a two-fight winning streak,

Michael Bisping is setting the record straight about his Kevin Holland take. Bisping was cageside calling the fights at UFC Orlando, which was capped off with an instant classic between Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland. Start to finish, the card delivered nonstop action, but the main event saw all three commentators going nuts with excitement,

UFC 282 airs on Saturday December 10th. And while the last pay-per-view of the year certainly isn’t packed from top to bottom like some other events, there’s some interesting stories to be told in the new Countdown to UFC 282 show that was just released on YouTube. UFC 282 was originally set to feature Jiri

4:31 PM ET Kevin Holland broke the third, fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in his right hand early in a loss to Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Orlando, Florida, Holland’s manager, Oren Hodak, told ESPN on Sunday. The injury came when Holland landed a right cross

Jack Black was unable to be in Stephen Thompson’s corner at UFC on ESPN 42, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t still paying close attention. Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC), who beat Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA, 9-6 UFC) by fourth-round TKO due to corner stoppage in Saturday’s welterweight headliner at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.,

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson had hilarious conversations with Kevin Holland at UFC Orlando. Thompson defeated Holland via TKO in the UFC Orlando headliner on Saturday. Just before the fifth and final round, Holland’s corner stopped the fight, and Thompson was awarded the victory. Thompson and Holland put on a show in the

Roman Dolidze was not winning against Jack Hermansson last night (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022) at UFC Orlando inside Amway Center. The Swedish veteran was doing a lot of damage to both of Dolidze’s legs, landing the cleaner counter punches, and was the only man to score any takedowns. Their fight lasted nine minutes, and Hermansson

2:09 AM ET Stephen Thompson proved he still has championship aspirations after a dominating performance over Kevin Holland in the main event of UFC Fight Night, but others in Orlando, Florida, found their way to shine as well. Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim look at the biggest moments from an action-packed event in

Stephen Thompson still has aspirations of a UFC title, but he wants to enjoy the road to the top, too. Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) snapped a two-fight losing skid on Saturday when he defeated Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC) by fourth-round TKO due to doctor’s stoppage in the UFC on ESPN 42 headliner,