Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 20, 2023, 11:00 AM ET After a successful debut in the United States, ONE Championship is coming back for more. The Asia-based fight promotion, which holds bouts in MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing and grappling, will return to the U.S. with four shows in 2024, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. No
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PRELIMS Bantamweight Bout: Davey Grant (136) vs Daniel Marcos (136) Welterweight Bout: Danny Roberts (171) vs Jonny Parsons (171) Lightweight Bout: Marc Diakiese (156) vs Joel Alvarez (156) Heavyweight Bout: Mick Parkin (264) vs Jamal Pogues (266) MORE UFC LONDON: Britain’s Best | Aspinall’s Aspirations | Molly’s Moments | Kianzad Returns | Main Event Preview |
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Colby Covington has warned Islam Makhachev against making a potential move up to welterweight in the future. Everyone knows that Colby Covington likes to run his mouth. In addition to that, he also enjoys teasing other fighters, with the two usually going hand in hand. RELATED: COLBY COVINGTON CONFIDENT HE’D KO ISLAM MAKHACHEV IF THE
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The official UFC London early weigh-ins are all complete, with every fighter making weight for the upcoming big night at the O2 Arena in England. Now all we have left to do is compete the ceremonial weigh-ins in front of a rabid British crowd. That goes down live at 12 p.m. ET, streaming LIVE in
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 20, 2023, 03:36 PM ET UFC bantamweight contender Rob Font will replace the injured Umar Nurmagomedov and fight Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Sandhagen vs. Font will take place at a catchweight of 140 pounds rather than the
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At the UFC London weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in London will step on the scale Friday. Watch video of the ceremonial weigh-ins above. In the main event, Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura can weigh no more than 266 pounds, the maximum allowed for their heavyweight non-title bout. The UFC London official
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov & UFC 292: Sterling vs O’Malley Updates Due to injury, please note the following changes: Umar Nurmagomedov has been removed from his bantamweight main event bout with Cory Sandhagen.  Song Yadong has been removed from his bantamweight bout with Rob Font. As a result, Cory Sandhagen will now face
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2023, 11:38 PM ET Two of the most popular fighters in the UFC middleweight division will face off this fall. Undefeated Khamzat Chimaev will return to the Octagon at 185 pounds and fight Paulo Costa at UFC 294 on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, UFC president
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Wednesday’s news day in the MMA world was a busy one, which included UFC President Dana White announcing the first three bouts for the promotion’s return to Abu Dhabi, featuring Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira 2 for the lightweight title, and the return of Khamzat Chimaev against Paulo Costa. On an all-new edition of Heck
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A strong amateur career and training with former UFC competitor and current KSW heavyweight ruler Phil De Fries made opponents hesitant to step in against the promising Briton, meaning he was left to face whomever was willing to put pen to paper. Usually, that meant facing one of two types of opponents — weekend warriors
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held a special media day for those fighters competing at the upcoming UFC London: “Aspinall vs. Tybura” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN+ this Sat. (July 22, 2023) at The O2 in London, England. Chief among them were event headliners Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura, who will get five rounds
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2023, 11:23 PM ET Islam Makhachev’s next title defense is no longer a mystery. The UFC lightweight champion will defend his belt against former champ Charles Oliveira in a rematch in the main event of UFC 294 on Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi, UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday
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