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Andres Waters Jun 6, 2023, 11:15 PM ET “The Ultimate Fighter” returned last Tuesday with two of the biggest strikers in the sport, Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, splitting up this year’s roster of fighters and beginning training. Last week’s fight went by quickly, with a Chandler-coached Roosevelt Roberts getting one step closer to returning

Dan Ige is fine with fighting another unranked opponent. Ige snapped his three-fight losing skid back in January with a KO win over Damon Jackson and will now face Nate Landwehr at UFC 289. After Ige’s win, he says he wanted to return in June and in front of fans, which is exactly what he

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) is an institution that refuses to die. Just last week, the 31st season debuted its first episode (check out the recap here). Little has changed in the format or general content of the program, which still feels like a remnant of Spike TV and 2008 … for

Jake Paul to star in and co-produce feature film PRESS RELEASE – Mandalay Pictures and Wonder Street announced they will partner with Jake Paul on a feature film project. The multi-hyphenate talent who has achieved immense success in various industries including social media, boxing, entrepreneurship, and entertainment, is making his first foray into feature films. In

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 09:25 PM ET MMA veteran Ilir Latifi has fought out his contract and is no longer on the UFC roster, promotion officials said Monday. Latifi, who had developed something of a cult following among fans, lost May 20 via split decision to Rodrigo Nascimento on a UFC Fight

Nate Diaz made his UFC debut in 2007, following a successful run on The Ultimate Fighter.Despite holding noteworthy career wins over Melvin Guillard, Donald Cerrone, Jim Miller, and “The Notorious” Conor McGregor, Diaz never hesitated to express his distaste for the UFC’s contractual and promotional practices. In 2022, prior to the final fight of his

Thanks to his new lucrative deal with Professional Fighters League (PFL), former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF)C Heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, has the opportunity to cross over into boxing to test his skills in the “sweet science.” “The Predator” has been very open about his quest to score big-money fights against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua,

UFC 289 Embedded: No surrender. No retreat. No regrets. In the second episode of UFC 289 Embedded, Charles Oliveira changes his look. Beneil Dariush and champ-champ Amanda Nunes travel with their families. Nate Landwehr readies for fight week. Irene Aldana introduces her cats. UFC 289 takes place on Saturday, June 10, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 07:20 PM ET Chris Weidman will return to the UFC this summer after more than three years following a devastating leg break during a 2021 fight. The former UFC middleweight champion will fight Brad Tavares at UFC 292 on Aug. 19 in Boston, sources confirmed Monday with ESPN.

Dana White’s newfound obsession with “Power Slap,” the online reality television series launched by he and Lorenzo Fertitta in January, has taken on a life of its own. White, who has been UFC president since 2001, had a vision for Power Slap’s social media success and international appeal upon its initial launch. After two events,

Welcome to Midnight Mania! This weekend (Sat. June 10, 2023), UFC will venture north to Vancouver, British Columbia for UFC 289, the year’s seventh pay-per-view (PPV) offering. Though it remains headlined by a women’s Bantamweight title fight pitting Amanda Nunes against Irene Aldana, the card has been battered by injuries and cancellations for weeks. LIVE!

UFC 289 Embedded: The right time, the right moment In the first episode of UFC 289 Embedded, Charles Oliveira wraps up camp in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Beneil Dariush does the same in L.A. Champ-champ Amanda Nunes cools down and breaks news. Irene Aldana unwinds with a massage and trains with champ Alexa Grasso. UFC 289

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 12:08 PM ET The UFC will return to the City of Lights this summer. The promotion announced Monday it will be making its return to Paris on Sept. 2 for a Fight Night card at Accor Arena. It will be only the second UFC event ever in France,

Curtis Blaydes is aiming to return by the end of the summer following his TKO defeat at the hands of Sergei Pavlovich. For the longest time now, Curtis Blaydes has been a contender in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Unfortunately for him, whenever he seems to be on the verge of a title shot, he falls

The UFC is returning to Paris, France on September 2nd, almost a year to a day since their first event in the country’s capitol. Could this become a yearly tradition? The original UFC Paris went down September 3rd from the Accor Arena and featured a main event fight between local contender Ciryl Gane and Tai

Francis Ngannou has inserted himself into the baddest man on the planet fray, calling out Tyson Fury. He even got an assist from PFL promotion mate Jake Paul. This all comes in the midst of Fury’s verbal battle with UFC champ Jon Jones, which was kicked off by podcaster Joe Rogan. Confused? Sure, who wouldn’t

Beneil Dariush On UFC Promise During an interview with MMAFighting, Dariush discussed the guaranteed UFC Lightweight Championship opportunity if he defeats Oliveira. It doesn’t appear Dariush has much doubt that the guarantee will be honored with a win. “UFC is not the type to often give their word,” Dariush said. “Before I fought Mateusz [Gamrot],

Saturday’s UFC Vegas 74 featured a bantamweight scrap between Daniel Santos and Johnny Munoz Jr. that will probably go down in the books as notable mainly for all the low blows landed. Santos landed one on Munoz in the first round, and Munoz landed one on Santos a few minutes later. In the third round,