10:41 AM ET UFC president Dana White said middleweight champ Israel Adesanya will move up a weight class to challenge Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title. It was a surprise announcement late Saturday night, taking the focus off a lackluster main event featuring Anderson Silva‘s likely UFC exit, and setting in motion several possible
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11:40 PM ET UFC president Dana White gave some clarity on the future of three divisions Saturday night. At the UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva postfight news conference, White said UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, one of the hottest names in the sport, will be moving up next to go for a second title
9:05 PM ET The Ultimate Fighter reality series, one of the staples of UFC programming over the past 15 years, is set to return in 2021. The UFC will hold remote auditions for the 29th season of TUF on Nov. 13, the promotion announced Saturday. The season will consist of male bantamweight and middleweight contestants
10:54 PM ET The fight game is all about timing. It is key when you’re working your way up the ladder. It is, of course, key when you are in a fight, trying to land and evade punches. And it is most certainly key in knowing when to say goodbye. The dream is to say
10:10 PM ET Uriah Hall and Anderson Silva both knelt down on the mat, head to head, and clasped each other’s hands. Both got emotional showing the other respect following a hard-fought UFC bout. Blood poured from Silva’s face. “I love you,” Hall told Silva. “You’re still one of the greatest.” Hall stopped Silva via
3:25 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the most iconic chapters in mixed martial arts history will likely come to an end as Anderson Silva makes his final walk to the UFC’s Octagon. Silva (34-10), who faces Uriah Hall (15-9) at UFC Fight Night, has been noncommittal as to whether he will officially retire
8:35 PM ET Anderson Silva, one of the greatest martial artists of all time, will make his final walk to the Octagon on Saturday in Las Vegas. Probably. Maybe. True to form, Silva is playing with the idea of retirement ahead of his UFC Fight Night main event against Uriah Hall. Throughout the past several
12:58 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Anderson Silva‘s final UFC appearance is officially on for Saturday, as both he and opponent Uriah Hall made weight during Friday’s official weigh-in. Silva (34-10) tipped the scales at 184 pounds for his middleweight main event against Hall (15-9). Silva, 45, has been coy as to whether Saturday’s bout
10:31 PM ET Gegard Mousasi is a champion once again. The longtime MMA veteran defeated Douglas Lima via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) to win the vacant middleweight title Thursday night in the main event of Bellator 250. Lima, the Bellator welterweight champ, moved up for the superfight in an effort to win a second
9:26 PM ET It’s been less than one week since undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov announced his retirement from the sport, however UFC president Dana White has already come out and stated he believes Nurmagomedov (29-0) will fight again. Speaking to CBS Sports Radio on Thursday, White said he’s been in contact with Nurmagomedov