Welcome to Midnight Mania! There’s certainly no love lost between Jorge Masvidal and Ben Askren. “Gamebred” did not appreciate Askren’s pre-fight barbs — which were admittedly fairly mild — and Masvidal returned some trash talk following his record-setting knockout win over the Olympian. Still, after the immediate aftermath, Masvidal has shown Askren some respect and
Watch Alistair Overeem crane kick Andrei Arlovski, Karate Kid style (UFC fight video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Alistair Overeem has yet to win a UFC heavyweight championship, but he has defeated several former titleholders. He’s defeated Brock Lesnar, Junior dos Santos, Fabricio Werdum, and Frank Mir. But how spectacular was this crane kick followed
Jorge Masvidal, after defeating Nate Diaz, is now gunning for older brother Nick Diaz (video) [embedded content] (Courtesy of BELOW THE BELT with Brendan Schaub) Jorge Masvidal has catapulted his stardom to an entirely new level in 2019 with wins over Darren Till, Ben Askren, and Nate Diaz. You’d think that he would be gunning
1:43 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Paige VanZant appears to have a date for the final fight on her UFC contract. VanZant, one of the most popular women on the UFC roster, has agreed to fight
This year, “Showtime” only managed a couple of in-cage appearances, but both were memorable. In March, he scored a wicked second-round KO of two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson in the main event of a show in Nashville, Tenn., then he followed that up by welcoming Nate Diaz back to the Octagon in a three-round
We wondered aloud what exactly was in the water out there in Denver, Colorado. “You know what’s in the water? Marc Montoya and his awesome team of coaches. Greatness is in the water, and I’m drinking from it,” answered Maurice Greene, another Factory X standout in the UFC. “It’s the number one gym in the
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ah, Thanksgiving. It’s a time for families to come together and be thankful for all of life’s blessings that have been bestowed upon them. Yes, we all have something to be thankful for, and today is a day to take the time to reflect on those things.
Image: @ufc on Instagram Jose Aldo’s longtime training partner Eduardo Dantas has claimed that Aldo is going to surprise everyone upon making his official bantamweight debut. Dantas, a former two-time champion in Bellator, has been with Aldo for over a decade over in Brazil, and will play an integral role in assisting him for his
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is the Florida of sports. I don’t just mean in the sense of its general lunacy, although having a title fight canceled at the last second because the champion knocked himself unconscious against a low-hanging pipe or seeing the sport’s biggest name chuck a dolly through a bus window are definitely
Walt Harris issues heart-wrenching statement following tragic death of his stepdaughter Nothing can ever replace the loss of a child. Nothing can fill the void left in a parent’s heart. All that can be done is to try and carry on. Following the tragic loss of his 19-year-old stepdaughter, that is where UFC heavyweight Walt
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4:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Authorities in Alabama have confirmed that human remains discovered Monday in a wooded area belong to the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris. The Auburn Police Department said Wednesday that the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the remains belong to 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. The remains were found
Nathaniel Wood has been gunning for Marlon Vera — the last man to fight his coach Brad Pickett in the Octagon — since his UFC signing last year. Although many believe a meeting between Wood and Vera could be in the cards for March 21 at UFC London, “The Prospect” isn’t convinced that it’s going
The unknown fighter managed to string together win after win before finding himself 9-0 and fighting for his first world title. Gomi decisively outmatched Rumina Sato despite almost walking into an armbar and heel hook early. Just as they had six times previously, all three judges declared Gomi the winner. The new king of the
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Former referee and current Bellator commentator “Big” John McCarthy says Gina Carano didn’t deserve Dana White’s text mishap. Carano appeared on ESPN’s Ariel Helwani MMA Show and revealed why a dream match with Ronda Rousey never materialized. Carano revealed that UFC president White insisted that a deal was done despite