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Watch Marvin Vettori defeat Jack Hermansson in a ‘Fight of the Night’ battle Marvin Vettori is ranked No. 3 in the UFC middleweight division and will look to keep his place in the rankings when he takes on No. 4 ranked Jared Cannonier in the UFC on ESPN 47 main event. Before Vettori and Cannonier

Andres Waters Jun 13, 2023, 11:07 PM ET We’re three weeks into ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Season 31, and Michael Chandler‘s team has gotten the better of the team coached by Conor McGregor for the third week in a row. Team Chandler’s Austin Hubbard followed up back-to-back first-round knockouts by his teammates Roosevelt Roberts and Cody

Modestas Bukauskas wanted to fight in London in July but is ready for redemption at the UFC Apex. Bukauskas was re-signed by the UFC earlier this year as he took on Tyson Pedro on short notice at UFC 284. Heading into the fight, the former Cage Warriors champ was a sizeable underdog but shocked many

Reddit’s mixed martial arts (MMA) community (r/MMA) recently went dark to protest against proposed changes to its application programming interface (API). But it wasn’t just r/MMA, as detailed by Twitter user, Aakash Gupta. According to the report, 40 percent of Reddit went dark, which is a significant amount for one of the most popular social

Watch Jared Cannonier smash Derek Brunson 👊 UFC Fight Video Watch as Jared Cannonier bludgeons Derek Brunson and then smashes him into a TKO victory ahead of Cannonier’s return to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 75 on Saturday. Sitting at No. 4 in the UFC middleweight division, Cannonier is looking to keep himself on the

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Henry Cejudo willingly relinquished the UFC’s bantamweight title three years ago. Now, it appears he’s prepared to do anything to get it back. Cejudo (16-3) is one month removed from

UFC champion Israel Adesanya is explaining why he doesn’t fancy a future move to WWE. With Endeavor’s recent acquisition of the world’s premier pro wrestling organization, and the decision to merge the WWE and UFC under the same financial umbrella, there has been much talk about potential crossovers between the two sports in the not

Event: UFC London: “Aspinall vs. Tybura”Date: Sat., July 22, 2023Location: O2 Arena in London, EnglandBroadcast: ESPN+ (12 p.m. ET Prelims | 3 p.m. ET Main Card) UFC London Main Event On ESPN+: 265 lbs.: Tom Aspinall vs. Marcin Tybura UFC London Main Card On ESPN+ (3 p.m. ET): 125 lbs.: Molly McCann vs. Julija Stoliarenko185

Floyd Mayweather bout explodes into chaos with gangster’s grandson Floyd Mayweather has been making bank since he retired from professional boxing by fighting exhibition bouts. His most recent bout, opposite mixed martial artist and grandson of famous gangster John Gotti, went haywire. Mayweather and John Gotti III were supposed to have fought an eight-round exhibition

The UFC finally returned to Canada for the first time since 2019 as the promotion headed to Vancouver, British Columbia for UFC 289. In the main event, Amanda Nunes was looking to defend her bantamweight title against Irene Aldana who took the fight on short notice after Julianna Pena was forced out of the scrap.

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya is ready to move on from the Alex Pereira rivalry. The four have squared off four times in kickboxing and MMA, and each fight has seen both men have strong moments. Adesanya nearly won the first kickboxing bout before the judges went against him, and both the second kickboxing

UFC champ Jon Jones willing to box Tyson Fury UFC champ Jon Jones and company president Dana White are putting the pressure on boxer Tyson Fury. Jones is now saying that he wants White to make a fight between the two champions happen. He says he’s even willing to box the boxer. Jones, Fury, and

Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Jun 12, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Amanda Nunes sat on the postfight news conference dais for one last time with her two belts on either side of her Saturday night in

Miranda Maverick is revealing she went ‘completely blind’ during third-round of Jasmine Jasudavicius fight at UFC 289. It was just this past Saturday, June 10th, that saw Miranda ‘Fear The’ Maverick (11-5 MMA) get in the cage with Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-2 MMA) in a flyweight bout. The ultimate result was a unanimous decision win for

Fast-rising middleweight sensation Mike Malott, who captured a UFC contract on Dana White’s “Contender Series” back in Oct. 2021, secured his third straight victory inside the Octagon by strangling Adam Fugitt on the UFC 289 pay-per-view (PPV) main card last weekend in Vancouver. Get much more on that showdown here. The submission was good enough

Irene Aldana issues lengthy apology after Amanda Nunes loss Irene Aldana did not have her best performance in a lopsided loss to bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 289 on Saturday. She has since issued a lengthy apology to her coaches and fans. Nunes took immediate control of the fight, quickly putting Aldana

Jun 10, 2023, 05:36 PM ET The old saying goes that it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. That’s exactly what happened to the man who plays Miami Heat mascot Burnie, as he had to go to a local emergency room Friday night after twice getting punched by UFC star Conor McGregor during

Amanda Nunes Shades “Fake” Future UFC Champion Now that Nunes is retired, she walks away on top as the UFC Women’s Bantamweight and Featherweight Champion. With UFC President Dana White confirming the women’s featherweight title is likely out the door, the focus will be on the vacant women’s 135-pound gold. During the UFC 289 post-fight