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This weekend (Sat., May 20, 2023), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, with UFC Vegas 73. Does anyone feel an urgent desire to see Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill as the short-notice main event? Let’s watch 25 minutes of … that? It sounds far from ideal, but at least

UFC-WWE merged company gets a name, will go public in 2023 The newly created and soon to be publicly traded company that will form an umbrella over the UFC-WWE merged company finally has a name. It will be called TKO Group Holdings, according to a report by CNBC. The plan is for the new company

Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Jeff Wagenheim May 16, 2023, 07:02 PM ET The PFL has made it a mission to persuade the MMA public that it is the No. 2 fight promotion in the sport, behind only

Dana White has announced a couple of bangers for UFC 292. Taking place on August 19 in Boston, Massachusetts, the card will feature Aljamain Sterling defending his bantamweight title against Sean O’Malley in the main event. In the co-main, Zhang Weili will defend her women’s strawweight belt against Amanda Lemos. Aljo taking on ‘Sugar’ was

Alex Pereira is itching to make his Light Heavyweight debut in mixed martial arts (MMA). It took Pereira (7-2) next to no time to rise through Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Middleweight ranks and capture gold. Unfortunately for “Poatan,” the outstanding kickboxer was unable to successfully defend his title, falling short in his rematch with Israel

MMA fighters, Twitter reacts to massive PFL signing of Francis Ngannou The wait is over. We now know what Francis Ngannou is doing next … kind of. The PFL confirmed the former UFC heavyweight champion had signed after an initial report by the NY Times. Despite his signing, he won’t debut until mid-2024 leaving many

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 16, 2023, 05:16 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has signed an expansive, multi-fight deal with the Professional Fighters League, he and the organization jointly announced on Tuesday. Ngannou (17-3) is expected to

Aljamain Sterling isn’t sure if he will be ready to face Sean O’Malley in August. Sterling defended his bantamweight title for a third time in the main event of UFC 288 earlier this month with a split decision victory over Henry Cejudo. After the win, O’Malley came into the Octagon to set up their fight

Francis Ngannou signed with Professional Fighters League (PFL) earlier this week and will make his “Smart Cage” debut at some point later this year. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight titleholder is also expected to serve in a leadership role for the promotion’s expansion into Africa. “I am very excited for this game changing

Alexander Volkanovski is set to unify his featherweight belt with that of interim champion Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 on July 8 in Las Vegas. But that doesn’t mean he’s given up on a rematch with lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. In fact, though Volkanovski is busy preparing for Rodriguez, he’s got one eye on Makhachev

May 15, 2023, 09:23 AM ET There was plenty of action across MMA over the weekend with Bellator 296 in Paris on Friday night and UFC Fight Night in Charlotte on Saturday. Rising UFC heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida notched a first-round submission win over Jairzinho Rozenstruik to extend his UFC unbeaten streak to five in

Kamaru Usman has issued his response to a recent callout from Khamzat Chimaev as talk of a fight between them grows. Following his two defeats to Leon Edwards, many have wondered what’s next for Kamaru Usman. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is eager to try and climb back to the top, but he’ll have to work incredibly

Paul Craig is getting a change of scenery. UFC London will play host to the Middleweight debut of “Bearjew” Craig (16-6-1) on July 22, 2023. Welcoming the currently No. 9-ranked Light Heavyweight contender to the land of 185 will be a fellow submission artist, Andre Muniz (23-5), according to Laerte Viana. With Muniz ranked as

Following two cancellations and five months, welterweight Orion Cosce was finally able to have his bout with Mike “Blood Diamond” Mathetha at UFC 277 last July. Having come into the bout with Mathetha suffering the only loss of his career, Cosce was pleased to get the fight done and pick up a victory and get

Event: UFC Vegas 73: “Dern vs. Hill”Date: Sat., May 20, 2023Location: UFC APEX in Las Vegas, NevadaBroadcast: ESPN+Start Time: 4 p.m. ET Prelims | 7 p.m. ET Main Card UFC Vegas 73 Main Event On ESPN+: 115 lbs.: Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill UFC Vegas 73 Main Card on ESPN+ (7 p.m. ET): 185 lbs.:

Conor McGregor has vowed to break Matt Brown’s UFC knockout record – and the 42-year-old veteran has responded. Later this year, Conor McGregor is expected to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon. After two years away, he’ll go head to head with Michael Chandler. Prior to that, though, we’ll be seeing the Irishman on

Watch Mackenzie Dern take Randa Markos’s arm 👊 UFC Fight Video Mackenzie Dern heads into Saturday’s UFC Vegas 73 headliner opposite Angela Hill looking to shake off a loss to rising strawweight star Yan Xiaonan. Her last several bouts have gone to a decision, win or lose. Now she’s looking to get back on the

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Leon might not be the only Edwards family member with a championship in the future. Fabian Edwards, brother of UFC titleholder Leon Edwards, beat multiple-time former MMA champion Gegard Mousasi via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) on Friday in the main event of Bellator 296