Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 01:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Yair Rodriguez had his best moment of the fight, landing a grazing kick that snapped Alexander Volkanovski‘s head back, then following with a combination, including a left that landed flush to Volkanovski’s jaw. Volkanovski nodded his head in acknowledgment of the blows.
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UFC President Dana White has weighed in on Conor McGregor’s claim that he will be fighting Michael Chandler this December. During last night’s UFC 290 pay-per-view event, McGregor took to Twitter where he announced that he would be fighting Chandler this December. The Irishman later deleted the tweet, but not before it caught the attention
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Jack Della Maddalena hasn’t given up on getting a fight in before leaving Las Vegas. The rising Australian prospect was set to face Sean Brady at UFC 290 in a welterweight battle with serious implications for the welterweight rankings. That fight got scrapped a week out after Brady contracted a bad case of staph in
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Dan Hooker (29-28, 29-28) defeats Jalin Turner (29-28) by split decision  Jalin Turner and Dan Hooker teamed up for a thrilling, technical, chaotic punch-up on the pay-per-view main card on Saturday night. Two of the tallest fighters in the lightweight division, the two men stayed just at the end of each other’s range for the duration,
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UFC International Fight Week returns to Las Vegas and will feature a blockbuster world championship doubleheader, capped off by a title unification bout that will see featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski battle interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez. Also, two-time UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno defends his belt against long-time rival Alexandre Pantoja. UFC 290: VOLKANOVSKI vs. RODRIGUEZ
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, TONIGHT (Sat., July 8, 2023) with a blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) world championship doubleheader, featuring a 145-pound title unification bout that will see Featherweight roost-ruler (and pound-for-pound leader), Alexander Volkanovski, battle interim titleholder, Yair Rodriguez. In UFC 290’s PPV co-main event, two-time Flyweight champion,
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2023, 06:51 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A rare brain disease has forced UFC newcomer Josiah Harrell out of his debut fight. A prefight MRI, required by the UFC and Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), showed that Harrell has a previously undiagnosed affliction called moyamoya, which is “a rare
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