Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will cap off International Fight Week with the UFC 290 pay-per-view (PPV) extravaganza, booked for this Sat. night (July 8, 2023) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the ESPN+ card will be the featherweight title fight pitting reigning division champion and No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound “Great” Alexander Volkanovski opposite newly-crowned
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 6, 2023, 08:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Georges St-Pierre is returning to competition — in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match. St-Pierre, one of the greatest fighters in UFC history, will compete in a grappling bout Dec. 14 at the Fight Pass Invitational 6 in Las Vegas, it was announced Thursday
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Conor McGregor still hasn’t re-entered the UFC’s anti-doping program to undergo the six months of required drug testing before he competes again. That’s according to UFC President Dana White, who confirmed the news during an interview with TSN on Thursday. White added the promotion wants to book McGregor before the end of 2023. McGregor has
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Nate Diaz isn’t having it with any claims of him having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The 38-year-old Stockton, Calif. native has been a fan-favorite throughout his wild 34-fight career (21-13). Known for his “club and sub” fighting style, Diaz’s great cardio and toughness are always on display the longer a fight goes. Diaz finished out
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 5, 2023, 11:59 AM ET Bellator fighter Cris Lencioni, who suffered cardiac arrest last month while training, took his first steps, with assistance, according to a video published Tuesday by MMAFighting.com. Lencioni’s wife, Marca, told the website that her husband is showing improved cognitive function and has been trying to
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Alexander Volkanovski is coming off a loss, but he moved up a weight class to fight lightweight champion Islam Makhachev in a fight Volkanovski was not expected to win. Volkanovski gave Makhachev his toughest fight in years and got better as the fight went on, winning the last round on all three of the judges’
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TUF 31 contestant Aaron McKenzie has given his thoughts on Michael Chandler’s claim that Conor McGregor wasn’t there for his team during the process. At this moment in time, Conor McGregor’s team on the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter has yet to win a fight. Many fans and pundits have, understandably, criticized McGregor’s coaching
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 5, 2023, 07:55 AM ET YAIR RODRIGUEZ AND Brandon Moreno stood barefoot on the mat, each with one arm around the other. Their sweaty, wet hair stuck to their baby faces and the wrinkled Brazilian jiu-jitsu gis they wore hung from their shoulders haphazardly. Moreno posted the grainy photo on
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“I pay attention to it because I really love my fans and appreciate all the support, at home in Japan and internationally,” Taira said. “Honestly, I want to get noticed and I want more attention, because I want to bring the UFC to Japan.” The last time the Octagon was in the land of the
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