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Seeing Khamzat Chimaev fight inside the Octagon is a rare sight. When he burst onto the scene back in 2020 in Abu Dhabi with two fights in the span of 10 days, many thought we’d be getting a fighting machine who we’d see plenty of inside the Octagon. While he has looked like a terminator

UFC’s Small Number Of Stadium Events During a recent UFC London post-fight press conference, promotional executive Dave Shaw answered questions from reporters. When asked about a potential UK stadium show, Dave Shaw explained why running UFC events in massive buildings is a challenge (via MMAJunkie). “I think (we’ll be) generally sticking to arenas unless there’s

Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury is named after legend Mike Tyson, but that connection isn’t enough to stop “Iron” Mike from helping Francis Ngannou in his quest to beat Fury when they fight on October 28th. In a recent chat with TMZ Sports, Francis Ngannou shared some potential high-profile training partners for his cross-sports battle

Andre Fili Disagrees With UFC London Decision After the fight, Fili took to his Instagram account to issue a brief statement on his loss against Wood. “I thought I won,” Fili said. “Judges didn’t. Fuck’ em. Colonizers can never keep a Polynesian boy down. Congrats to my opponent- fun fight. Onward & upward. Outcasts &

Tom Aspinall is going to try hard to keep “Bones” from retiring. Aspinall got back into the win column in the main event of UFC London last night (Sat., July 22, 2023) when he finished Marcin Tybura in under two minutes via TKO from inside the O2 Arena in London, England (watch highlights). [embedded content]

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Almost one year ago to the day, in the same arena, Tom Aspinall suffered a freak knee injury when he threw a leg kick on the first strike of his fight against Curtis Blaydes and lost via TKO in just 15 seconds. After 364 days

Ciryl Gane has issued a warning to Tom Aspinall following the Brit’s impressive first-round victory at UFC London. Aspinall (13-3 MMA) squared off with Marcin Tybura (24-8 MMA) in the headliner of today’s UFC event at the O2 Arena in London, England. The Manchester native was returning to action for the first time in twelve

A victory for social media influencers Deen The Great and Walid Sharks turned into a post-fight brawl earlier tonight (Sat., July 22, 2023) at Misfits Boxing 8 live on DAZN from Nashville, Tennessee, as the tag-team boxing partners fought one another after knocking off some fellas named YuddyGangTV and AyyePap. Deen The Great and Walid

The Octagon returns to England for today’s UFC London event, a fifteen-biout fight card headlined by Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura. Aspinall (12-3 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time in twelve months, this after suffering a knee injury in his most previous effort against Curtis Blaydes. That disappointing setback snapped the

UFC London live stream results: The promotionis taking its mixed martial arts (MMA) operation “across the pond” for a special ESPN+ broadcast of “Aspinall vs. Tybura,” a fan-friendly lineup stocked with homegrown talent inside The O2 in London, England. Among the top-billed stars featured this afternoon (Sat., July 22, 2023) is heavyweight phenom, Tom Aspinall,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2023, 05:50 PM ET The UFC is looking for a new main event for its first card of August. Umar Nurmagomedov is out of his scheduled headliner against Cory Sandhagen because of undisclosed reasons, sources confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. The UFC is seeking a new opponent for Sandhagen, a

‘I do think I won the fight’ Entering the scrap, Bassil Hafez was confident that he would be able to get Jack Della Maddalena down to the ground and have success on the mat. He did just that in the first half of the scrap. But, as the fight wore on, he got started to

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The beef between Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria has largely been put on the back burner. At one point, the two were feuding constantly, and there were even some face-to-face altercations. Though that bad blood still exists, the simple reality is that the two are in different places in their careers.

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 20, 2023, 11:00 AM ET After a successful debut in the United States, ONE Championship is coming back for more. The Asia-based fight promotion, which holds bouts in MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing and grappling, will return to the U.S. with four shows in 2024, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. No

Colby Covington has warned Islam Makhachev against making a potential move up to welterweight in the future. Everyone knows that Colby Covington likes to run his mouth. In addition to that, he also enjoys teasing other fighters, with the two usually going hand in hand. RELATED: COLBY COVINGTON CONFIDENT HE’D KO ISLAM MAKHACHEV IF THE

The official UFC London early weigh-ins are all complete, with every fighter making weight for the upcoming big night at the O2 Arena in England. Now all we have left to do is compete the ceremonial weigh-ins in front of a rabid British crowd. That goes down live at 12 p.m. ET, streaming LIVE in

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 20, 2023, 03:36 PM ET UFC bantamweight contender Rob Font will replace the injured Umar Nurmagomedov and fight Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Sandhagen vs. Font will take place at a catchweight of 140 pounds rather than the

Chris Duncan is ready to fight back in London. Duncan hails from Scotland and got to make his UFC debut last March at UFC 286, where he picked up a split decision win over Omar Morales. It was a frustrating fight for Duncan as he wants to be known as an exciting fighter, but he’s