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Tristar Gym head coach Firas Zahabi believes something was off with Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 last weekend. Last Saturday night at UFC 289, Beneil Dariush faced Charles Oliveira in the co-main event. While Dariush seemed to be faring pretty well in the first few minutes, it didn’t take long for Oliveira to take over.

Power Slap is now more popular than NHL. That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who created the cheek-checking league last fall. Unlike the decrepit old blowhards at NHL, who skated past the idea of using younger, hipper marketing partners like NELK, White and Co. embraced the next generation of social media influencers and put

UFC Vegas 75: Vettori vs. Cannonier Face-Offs Video Following the official UFC Vegas 75 Weigh-in, the athletes faced off with their opponents ahead of stepping inside the octagon with them on Saturday at the UFC Apex. UFC Vegas 75 is headlined by a match between middleweight contenders Marvin Vettori (19-6-1) and Jared Cannonier (16-6). Both men are looking to

Jun 14, 2023, 11:22 PM ET Marvin Vettori meets Jared Cannonier in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The main card at the UFC Apex is on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 7 p.m. Vettori (19-6-1) has alternated

Nikolas Motta believes his UFC Vegas 75 fight against Manuel Torres will be a banger for as long as it lasts. Motta was supposed to face Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC 287 in Miami in April, but he was forced out of the bout which was heartbreaking for him. But, luckily, he was able to return

Welcome to Midnight Mania! “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz is a legend of the game. Of course, most fans know Ortiz for the dominating wrestling and punishing ground strikes that saw him capture the UFC Light Heavyweight title 23 years ago, but real fans are also well-aware of Ortiz’s status as a (former)

Woman accuses Conor McGregor of ‘violently’ raping her at NBA Finals Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has been accused of ‘violently’ raping her in a bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The UFC’s biggest star denied the allegations, according to TMZ. Demand letters, written by attorney Ariel Mitchell, were sent to McGregor, the

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJun 15, 2023, 09:10 AM ET Ante Delija headlines Friday’s PFL Regular Season: Heavyweights and Women’s Featherweights in Atlanta, and Larissa Pacheco fights in the co-main event. Both are 2022 champions, and both are familiar faces to fans who have followed the fight promotion’s last couple of seasons. But both Delija and Pacheco

John Gotti is reacting to Joe Rogan’s assessment of his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. It was on Sunday, June 11th that Floyd Mayweather Jr. made a return to the ring for an exhibition fight with John Gotti III at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida. The match was called off by the referee

Former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, who also held gold at 145 pounds, was accused of “violent” sexual assault on Thurs. stemming from a post-game incident that allegedly took place after Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Kaseya Center in Miami. McGregor denied the allegations in a brief statement from his representatives. “The organization

UFC Vegas 75 Live Results – Marvin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier UFC Vegas 75 live results begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 17, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 75 Live results section for live stats

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 12:27 PM ET A major welterweight bout is set for Beantown. Perennial contender Geoff Neal will face the undefeated, up-and-coming Ian Machado Garry at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, Garry announced via Instagram. Sources confirmed the matchup to ESPN on Wednesday. Neal is currently No. 9

Kyle Daukaus could have still been a UFC fighter if he wanted. Daukaus lost back-to-back fights by knockout to Roman Dolidze and Eryk Anders and after the loss to Anders, he had fought out his contract. With him losing two in a row, Daukaus expected to get released but he was offered a short-notice fight

Welcome to Midnight Mania! For the second time, there’s a pound-for-pound debate centered around Jon Jones and one of the sport’s elite Dagestani fighters. Back in October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov retired on top, smoking Justin Gaethje before riding off into the sunset (despite Dana White’s protests). Prior to leaving the sport for good, Nurmagomedov publicly

Yoel Romero hopes ‘this is the moment’ he becomes a champion Despite being one of the most recognizable and powerful fighters in mixed martial arts, Yoel Romero has never won a major promotional championship. He hopes that Bellator 297 on Friday in Chicago is his time to shine. Having won 13 of his 15 victories

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 14, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC president Dana White has become extremely committed to being non-committal on future matchups the night of an event. These days, when White gets asked about a division’s landscape, the

Yoel Romero has not forgotten what happened the last time he competed in Chicago. The 46-year-old Cuban light heavyweight was on the wrong end of a 2018 middleweight title fight with Robert Whittaker, a fight many believed Romero did enough to earn a decision. That was in the UFC when middleweight was still looking for

Event: UFC 292: “Sterling vs. O’Malley”Date: Sat., Aug. 19, 2023Location: TD Garden in Boston, MassachusettsBroadcast: ESPN+ PPV, ESPN, ESPN+Start Time: 6 p.m. ET Prelims | 10 p.m. ET Main Card UFC 292 PPV Main Event On ESPN+: 135 lbs.: UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley UFC 292 PPV Co-Main Event On ESPN+: 115