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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Two-time Professional Fighters League lightweight champion Kayla Harrison believes the chances of her ever meeting Cris “Cyborg” Justino are “slim” following Justino’s decision to re-sign with Bellator MMA last week.

Four PFL fighters have tested positive for banned substances, including Thiago Santos. The Professional Fighters League have multiple fighters who have been flagged for submitting samples which were deemed positive for banned substances. ‘MMA Fighting’ broke the news via ‘Twitter‘: Four fighters have failed their drug tests during the PFL’s 2023 season. 📰 https://t.co/SMEHBNFyH5 (via

DALLAS, TEXAS — Nate Diaz unsurprisingly wasn’t amused by today’s (Tues., May 9, 2023) pre-fight press conference for his upcoming boxing match against Jake Paul. Touching down in Dallas, Texas, for their first pre-fight press conference, Paul and Diaz took center stage. Fashionably late as per usual, Diaz didn’t end up enjoying his time, finding

Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz Press Conference Face-offs Video Jake Paul and Nate Diaz started slap-boxing during their press conference face-off on Tuesday in Dallas, Texas to promote their August 5 boxing match. After a 45-minute press conference on Tuesday, Paul and Diaz squared off for the first time and sized each other up. [embedded

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 07:01 PM ET The UFC has a new main event for May 20. A women’s strawweight contender bout between Mackenzie Dern and Angela Hill has been moved to the UFC Fight Night headliner in Las Vegas, sources confirmed Monday with ESPN. Dern vs. Hill was originally scheduled for

UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes Dana White will help force his next fight. ‘The Funk Master’ returned to the octagon over the weekend in the main event of UFC 288. There, he faced former flyweight and bantamweight champion, Henry Cejudo. ‘Triple C’ had been out of action since a stoppage win over Dominick Cruz

UFC president Dana White has confirmed the UFC’s plans to put together a massive Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic heavyweight title fight for November’s UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden. There had previously been discussion around Jones vs. Miocic for UFC 290 in July during International Fight Week, but for whatever reason that didn’t come

Sean O’Malley: ‘I thought Henry Cejudo won’ Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling retained his title on Saturday in the UFC 288 main event with a split decision over former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, but top contender Sean O’Malley did not see it that way. O’Malley had cage side seats to the fights. He was guaranteed the

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 09:27 AM ET NEWARK, N.J. — Belal Muhammad doesn’t have to tell people to “Remember the name,” any longer. He’s now the bona fide top contender for the UFC welterweight title after beating Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision in Saturday’s co-main event at UFC 288. While Colby Covington

Facebook founder and CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg decided to hit the mats over the weekend. The business magnate is obviously known more for his work with Facebook and Instagram. However, over the last few years, Zuckerberg has become a massive fan of MMA. For the most part, he’s been welcomed into the community, forming

Khamzat Chimaev has been ready to go. The man known as “Borz” hasn’t been seen in action since UFC 279 in Sept. 2022. In the co-main event of the evening, Chimaev made quick and dominant work over his adversary, Kevin Holland, en route to a first-round d’arce choke submission (watch highlights). Chimaev’s time at welterweight

Check out the scene inside Henry Cejudo’s locker room following UFC 288 loss Cameras inside Henry Cejudo‘s locker room at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., caught the scene following Cejudo’s UFC 288 split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling. “Hey team, guys, I appreciate it. You guys did your job. I had to make adjustments