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11:15 AM ET After knocking out Tony Ferguson at UFC 274, Michael Chandler thought it might take a lapse in judgment for the UFC to book a fight with him against Conor McGregor. Instead, a coaching opportunity with The Ultimate Fighter helped put the pieces in motion for a megafight later this year. “If Hunter

No.7-ranked UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis is looking noticeably more svelte than usual of late. ‘The Black Beast’ is notorious for his massive size and brain-rattling punching power. Never the leanest of fighters, Lewis’ cardio has often been a weak point compared to his physical strength. Now, however, it appears the tables may have turned.

Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen will not be fighting in two weeks. Vera and Sandhagen were supposed to headline a Fight Night card on February 18 at the UFC Apex. However, the promotion has shifted plans as according to Sports Illustrated, Vera vs. Sandhagen will now headline UFC San Antonio on March 25. Originally, the

Dustin Poirier has responded to the big news of The Ultimate Fighter 31. On Saturday, (Feb. 4, 2023), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White announced the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter 31, and they are massive. Conor McGregor will coach against Michael Chandler and then fight later this year. Someone who has a history

Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler to coach TUF 31 UFC president Dana White announced on Saturday morning that Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler would be the coaches on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. White went live to make the ‘special announcement’ including the season’s start and ending date. “We just confirmed the coaches

Boxing star Manny Pacquiao will make his fighting return against Kota Ibushi at an upcoming RIZIN event in Japan. According to a report from Tokyo Sports, the Pacquiao/Ibushi matchup is in the preliminary stages of negotiations but is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. The report comes after Pacquiao appeared at the Bellator

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced its main and co-main events for its first three regular-season fight cards of 2023. PFL will be returning on April 1 with the other two events being on April 7 and 14, with all three fight cards taking place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

Welcome to Midnight Mania! UFC 287, which is scheduled for April 8 at an unannounced location, is starting to shape up. Last week, Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal vs. Gilbert Burns were announced as the main and co-main event. Now, a pair of ranked Welterweights have been added to the card also,

Bellator 290 Ceremonial Weigh-in: Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko Watch the Bellator 290 Ceremonial Weigh-in featuring main event fighters heavyweight champ Ryan Bader and the legendary Fedor Emelianenko. Bader and Emelianenko rematch at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Saturday with the heavyweight championship on the line. It will also be the final fight of

5:02 PM ET NEW YORK — Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn didn’t rule out the possibility of a future fight between former boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, he told ESPN on Thursday. Joshua has a fight against Jermaine Franklin on April 1, sources told ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, and

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn recently shed some light on a surprising crossover bout that has been discussed. Back at UFC 279, longtime fan favorite Nate Diaz closed out his run in the promotion with a fourth-round submission victory over Tony Ferguson. The Stockton star has listed several interests of his moving forward, including boxing Jake

Max Rohskopf will finally make his Bellator debut on Saturday at Bellator 290. Rohskopf was supposed to make his debut last October but on the day of the fight, he was scratched from the card after not being cleared by the commission. Rohskopf was frustrated by that as he says he was cleared by three

Bellator 290 is set to go down tomorrow night (Sat., Feb. 4, 2023) from inside Kia Forum in Los Angeles, Calif., featuring a Heavyweight championship rematch between division kingpin, Ryan Bader, taking on Fedor Emelianenko. In the co-main event — which will air on CBS in the United States — will be a Middleweight title

Following a win in his pro debut in 2021, welterweight Isaac Moreno was able to carry his momentum into 2022 with three straight wins, including an impressive 17-second TKO of Johnny Pantoja at Fury FC 61 in May. For Moreno, the year went just about as well as he could have hoped, not only getting

10:17 PM ET The UFC has shifted a highly anticipated bantamweight main event between Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen from Feb. 18 to March 25, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The bout was originally scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night later this month at the Apex in Las Vegas, but will now serve

UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev feels his upcoming showdown with Alexander Volkanovski hasn’t been promoted well. Makhachev will face Volkanovski in the UFC 284 headliner in Perth on February 11th. He’ll defend his lightweight title in a super fight against the featherweight champion Volkanovski. The Makhachev/Volkanovski clash is one of the biggest ‘champion vs. champion’

Fedor Emelianenko will enter an MMA cage for what will presumably be his final fight — a heavyweight championship rematch with former UFC light heavyweight and TUF 8 winner Ryan Bader at Bellator 290 Saturday. ‘Darth’ took down Emelianenko with a TKO finish in their first encounter a few years back. A victory for the

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Curtis Blaydes has been angling to fight Jon Jones for an awful long time. Unfortunately for “Razor,” he’s the odd man out in the recently booked Heavyweight title fight. Since Francis Ngannou has vacated the UFC throne, UFC opted to finally book Jones’ long-awaited Heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane at UFC