4:39 PM ET Associated Press One Championship will return to major competition with a show in Bangkok on July 31. The prominent Asia-based mixed martial arts promotion confirmed its plan Monday. One Championship hasn’t held an event featuring its top athletes since late February after the coronavirus pandemic shut down many public gatherings in the
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9:34 AM ET It’s safe to say that a familiar face is back in UFC title contention. In what could be a fight of the year candidate, Dustin Poirier won a brutal battle against Dan Hooker in the UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. Both fighters traded wicked shots from the
5:28 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Mike Perry wasn’t trolling after all. True to his word, Perry went into Saturday’s welterweight contest against Mickey Gall without a true corner — licensing only his girlfriend instead. At the end of the day, it worked out. Perry (14-6) defeated Gall (6-3) via unanimous decision in the co-main
2:17 PM ET One of the UFC’s top middleweight prospects is looking at an extended time away from the Octagon. Brendan Allen suffered three broken bones in his face in a bout with Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Allen’s manager Brian Butler tweeted Sunday. UPDATE: @BrendanAllenMMA suffered 3
1:21 AM ET Safe to say that a familiar face is back in UFC title contention. In what could be a fight-of-the-year candidate, Dustin Poirier won a brutal battle against Dan Hooker in the UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas on Saturday. Both fighters traded wicked shots from the opening bell, with Poirier
11:37 PM ET In a bloody and action-packed slugfest, Dustin Poirier edged Dan Hooker by unanimous decision Saturday at UFC Fight Night’s main event at the promotion’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47 and 48-46 for Poirier. Both fighters set a furious pace and had success doing damage with power
5:28 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC will fire up its Apex facility for the fifth consecutive weekend Saturday with a UFC Fight Night main event featuring Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker. Poirier (25-6) will be making his first appearance since a failed lightweight title bid against Khabib Nurmagomedov in September. Nurmagomedov won by
5:55 PM ET One of the reasons UFC bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera has not fought in more than a year was revealed Friday: Rivera said he and his wife both had the coronavirus two months ago. Rivera told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he tested positive for COVID-19 in April and that his wife, Samantha, contracted
3:22 AM ET The UFC fighter involved in a controversial corner situation wants critics to stop blasting his coach. Max Rohskopf told his coach and head cornerman, Robert Drysdale, to end Rohskopf’s fight nine times during the one-minute rest period between the second and third rounds at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Rohskopf
12:37 PM ET The UFC will cap its comeback month in Las Vegas with a big lightweight-contender bout, which is now official. Dustin Poirier weighed in at 156 pounds and Dan Hooker hit the scale at 155.5 pounds Friday morning. The two will meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday at