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Jul 17, 2023, 09:40 AM ET The first half of the MMA year came and went, leaving us with some special moments and memories, including the UFC 290 and International Fight Week, the event that marks the midway point on the MMA calendar. Now it’s time to look ahead to the biggest questions that need

Terrance McKinney has gone off on referee Keith Peterson following his submission defeat to Nazim Sadykhov last weekend. For so long now, Terrance McKinney has been a really fun action fighter to watch. The 28-year-old goes out there and leaves it all on the line, regardless of whether he wins or loses. Now, at this

Daniella Hemsley captured a unanimous decision victory over Aleksandra Daniel as part of the Kingpyn Boxing extravaganza last weekend in Dublin, Ireland, and celebrated her big win by pulling her top up and flashing her breasts. And just like that, the years of hard work famed boxing promoter Eddie Hearn put into raising his daughters

New And Improved Jake Paul Ahead Of Nate Diaz Fight? TMZ Sports interviewed Paul less than a month before fight night. The 6-1 pro boxer said that he’ll be returning to the ring motivated. “Man, I have the biggest chip on my shoulder, the biggest chip on both shoulders,” Paul said. “Coming back with vengeance,

The boxing world is in a bit of an uproar today after a fighter on an Influencer boxing event flashed their breasts in the ring after winning her bout via unanimous decision. Daniella Hemsley was barely mentioned leading up to the Kingpyn Semifinals event on DAZN, held Saturday night (July 15, 2023) in Dublin, Ireland.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC’s female bantamweight division is in need of new blood following the recent retirement of dominant champion Amanda Nunes — and it seems to have found new blood in

X-Ray Of Istela Nunes’ Arm Revealed By UFC President Dana White After the unfortunate end to the bout, UFC President Dana White hopped on his Instagram Stories. The UFC boss posted an X-ray of Nunes’ elbow and it did not look pretty. RELATED: UFC VEGAS 77 – ‘HOLM VS. SILVA’ LIVE RESULTS AND HIGHLIGHTS Surprisingly,

[embedded content] LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – “The Bad Guy” isn’t a fan of Tyson Fury. Last week it was announced that Fury will be boxing former UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou later this year on Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia. Much of the combat sports fandom rejected the matchup, calling it a ‘pointless mismatch,’ but

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC interim title challenger Kevin Lee announced his retirement from mixed martial arts via social media on Tuesday. Lee, 30, leaves the sport with an overall professional record of

One of tonight’s featured bouts saw Terrance McKinney take on Nazim Sadykhov in a lightweight contest. McKinney (13-5 MMA) has been one of the most exciting prospects in the promotion for quite some time. He has won six out of his last eight bouts dating back to March 2021, while Adykov is making his second

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 77 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., July 15, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. UFC Vegas 77 will be headlined by a 135-pound showdown between former women’s bantamweight champion, Holly Holm, and surging Brazilian bruiser,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 11:00 AM ET The Professional Fighters League is coming back to New York for its final two semifinal dates, with matchups now set for the entire cards, officials told ESPN. Knockout artist Renan Ferreira will take on Maurice Greene in the Aug. 18 main event, a heavyweight semifinal.

Jamahal Hill has decided to relinquish his UFC light heavyweight title after rupturing his Achilles during a basketball game with Daniel Cormier. Hill (12-1 MMA) announced his decision on his YouTube channel late yesterday evening. “I have unfortunately suffered an injury. I’ve ruptured my Achilles. It’s just one of those things that happens. It’s a

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns later TONIGHT (Sat., July 15, 2023) with UFC Vegas 77, which is set to go down inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a women’s Bantamweight fight between Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva. In the co-main event, Jack Della Maddalena will take on Bassil Hafez in a Welterweight

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 08:10 PM ET UFC heavyweight Walt Harris is out of his scheduled UFC Fight Night bout Saturday against Josh Parisian after testing positive for a banned substance, he posted Wednesday on Twitter. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed to ESPN that Harris has been notified of the

Brandon Royval sees holes in Alexandre Pantoja’s game At UFC 290, Alexandre Pantoja used his grappling to get Brandon Moreno to the ground, which did surprise Brandon Royval. With Pantoja able to control the grappling, he edged out a decision in a back-and-forth war. However, Royval also admits he saw a lot of holes in

Francis Ngannou left Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on a real sour note, but now the former UFC heavyweight king has ultimate bragging rights over Dana White after scoring a lucrative boxing match against world champion Tyson Fury. Ngannou and White have not seen eye-to-eye in quite some time and it led to “Predator’s” UFC release

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2023, 02:30 AM ET The UFC light heavyweight title is vacant — again. Jamahal Hill, who has been champion for six months, announced Thursday night on his YouTube page that he ruptured an Achilles tendon and will be relinquishing the belt. Hill said in the video that he will