The women’s Featherweight title makes a rare appearance this Saturday (June 6, 2020) when double champ Amanda Nunes squares off with Canadian submission artist Felicia Spencer in the main event of UFC 250, live from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ten pounds south, Cody Garbrandt and Raphael Assuncao look to rebound from their
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Following his first-round submission win over Jordan Espinosa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 in January, flyweight Alex Perez was eager to continue his momentum when the novel coronavirus struck, placing his plans for an immediate return on hold. Initially Perez hoped that a proposed bout with Kai Kara-France would be able to happen in May,
Image Credit: @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Sean O’Malley is expecting to add to his highlight reel at Saturday’s UFC 250 event. The undefeated bantamweight prospect will be opening up the main card pay-per-view against veteran Eddie Wineland. For “Sugar” he says he’s excited to get back in there just three months after his
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has one bout left on his current contract with the company, and sees a rematch with the man who he took the belt from as one of the options for his next — and maybe final — step in the octagon. Dos Anjos continues to train in his
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9:28 PM ET Steve KimESPN A 13-fight hybrid card scheduled for Saturday in Topeka, Kansas, has been moved to Abilene and will not involve any testing for COVID-19 beyond a temperature check and questionnaire. A few weeks ago, fighters on the card — which will feature boxing, kickboxing, bareknuckle fighting combat jiu-jitsu and mixed martial
Hooper scored a developmental deal following a quality victory over Canaan Kawaihae as an 18-year-old on Season 2 of the Contender Series, then receded into the background as he continued to hone his skills on the Pacific Northwest regional circuit. But after going unbeaten in three additional starts following his Las Vegas audition, Hooper was
Photo credit: UFC Twitter Gilbert Burns is the new number one contender at welterweight. In the main event of UFC Vegas, Burns had the biggest win of his career as he dominated Tyron Woodley for all five rounds to earn a decision win. He even dropped the former champion in the first and won the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official rankings in the wake of the UFC on ESPN 9 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place last Sat. night (May 30, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns handling main event duties. Not surprisingly, Burns rocketed to the
Video: Chuck Liddell takes to streets to break up fights and calm protest crowds UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell is done fighting. He’s also done watching others fight in the streets of his neighborhood in Huntington Beach, Calif. There has been a lot of tension amidst protests over the death of George Floyd, the
Image via @mmarlonmoraes on Instagram Marlon Moraes has his eyes set on Dominick Cruz. Moraes was originally supposed to fight Petr Yan at UFC Kazakhstan on June 13. Yet, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian will now be fighting Jose Aldo for the vacant bantamweight title. With Yan now
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2:45 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi One of the UFC’s greatest champions appears set to give up his title. Jon Jones, the longtime UFC light heavyweight champ, tweeted Sunday that he plans to relinquish the belt
Back in the sauna he went and squeezed the last bit of moisture from his body before he made the weight. As his body began protesting his efforts, Southworth found out he wasn’t allowed to use IVs to rehydrate. “I was so dehydrated that when I was sitting down if I would just move the
Photo: Ed Carbajal UFC president Dana White wouldn’t be surprised if Jon Jones follows through on his plan to relinquish the UFC light heavyweight gold. Jones has expressed frustration with the UFC brass as of late. The UFC light heavyweight champion believes he should receive higher pay for a move up to the heavyweight division.
The greatest woman to ever lace up the four-ounce gloves looks to become the second UFC double champion to defend both titles this Saturday (May 6, 2020) when Amanda Nunes takes on Featherweight contender Felicia Spencer in UFC 250’s ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) main event. UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, will also host two top-notch
Tyron Woodley tops UFC on ESPN 9 fighter salaries despite loss to Gilbert Burns Gilbert Burns dominated Tyron Woodley at UFC on ESPN 9 on Saturday in Las Vegas. He couldn’t best the former champ on the payroll, though. Despite losing the fight via a unanimous decision, Woodley topped the UFC on ESPN 9 fighter