[embedded content] LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – “The Bad Guy” isn’t a fan of Tyson Fury. Last week it was announced that Fury will be boxing former UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou later this year on Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia. Much of the combat sports fandom rejected the matchup, calling it a ‘pointless mismatch,’ but
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC interim title challenger Kevin Lee announced his retirement from mixed martial arts via social media on Tuesday. Lee, 30, leaves the sport with an overall professional record of
Francisco Prado added to his highlight reel with a spinning back elbow that blasted Ottman Azaitar and led to a ground and pound finish in the first round at UFC Vegas 77. The 21-year-old fighter from Argentina looked strong throughout the fight but once he had his opponent backed up against the cage, he uncorked
That mindset isn’t developed over years in the gym or in fights. You either have that in your DNA or you don’t. And from early on, Hafez knew he was a fighter. Unfortunately, that willingness and need to scrap got him in trouble and left his parents with a dilemma. Even worse, they had their
One of tonight’s featured bouts saw Terrance McKinney take on Nazim Sadykhov in a lightweight contest. McKinney (13-5 MMA) has been one of the most exciting prospects in the promotion for quite some time. He has won six out of his last eight bouts dating back to March 2021, while Adykov is making his second
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 77 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., July 15, 2023), streaming LIVE on ESPN and ESPN+. UFC Vegas 77 will be headlined by a 135-pound showdown between former women’s bantamweight champion, Holly Holm, and surging Brazilian bruiser,
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 11:00 AM ET The Professional Fighters League is coming back to New York for its final two semifinal dates, with matchups now set for the entire cards, officials told ESPN. Knockout artist Renan Ferreira will take on Maurice Greene in the Aug. 18 main event, a heavyweight semifinal.
Bo Nickal undoubtedly will have a lot of options waiting as one of the most talked-about fighters on the entire UFC roster. But a future showdown against Khamzat Chimaev might just sit at the top of the wish list. Despite only having five professional fights on his resume — and only two in the UFC
“These guys have just been big brothers to me and are really just showing me how to move around as a UFC fighter; not just inside the cage, but outside the cage,” McKinney said. “Just making sure I’m being a professional on the media side and making sure I’m interacting there and showing up to
Jamahal Hill has decided to relinquish his UFC light heavyweight title after rupturing his Achilles during a basketball game with Daniel Cormier. Hill (12-1 MMA) announced his decision on his YouTube channel late yesterday evening. “I have unfortunately suffered an injury. I’ve ruptured my Achilles. It’s just one of those things that happens. It’s a
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns later TONIGHT (Sat., July 15, 2023) with UFC Vegas 77, which is set to go down inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a women’s Bantamweight fight between Holly Holm vs. Mayra Bueno Silva. In the co-main event, Jack Della Maddalena will take on Bassil Hafez in a Welterweight
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 08:10 PM ET UFC heavyweight Walt Harris is out of his scheduled UFC Fight Night bout Saturday against Josh Parisian after testing positive for a banned substance, he posted Wednesday on Twitter. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed to ESPN that Harris has been notified of the
Garry Tonon relied to his grappling skills to get the job done in his return to ONE Championship cage on Friday. The ADCC veteran met undefeated Shamil Gasanov in the final MMA bout of the night at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, the co-main event of ONE Fight Night 12, and had to
“Melsik is the same always. I never change with the weather; I never change with anything. I always train hard. I need, of course, a lot of adjustments on my ground game, wrestling and jiu-jitsu. Since I’m a striker, I don’t care who’s in front of me, but I need adjustments with grappling and jiu-jitsu,
Brandon Royval sees holes in Alexandre Pantoja’s game At UFC 290, Alexandre Pantoja used his grappling to get Brandon Moreno to the ground, which did surprise Brandon Royval. With Pantoja able to control the grappling, he edged out a decision in a back-and-forth war. However, Royval also admits he saw a lot of holes in
Francis Ngannou left Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on a real sour note, but now the former UFC heavyweight king has ultimate bragging rights over Dana White after scoring a lucrative boxing match against world champion Tyson Fury. Ngannou and White have not seen eye-to-eye in quite some time and it led to “Predator’s” UFC release
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2023, 02:30 AM ET The UFC light heavyweight title is vacant — again. Jamahal Hill, who has been champion for six months, announced Thursday night on his YouTube page that he ruptured an Achilles tendon and will be relinquishing the belt. Hill said in the video that he will
As if the combat sports news cycle couldn’t get any crazier this week, Jamahal Hill announced on Thursday that he ruptured his Achilles tendon and will be vacating the UFC light heavyweight title. With the belt vacant once again, Jiri Prochazka getting ready to return, and Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira booked for UFC 291
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