1:09 AM ET The biggest star in UFC history says he’s done in the Octagon. Conor McGregor tweeted Saturday night that he will be retiring from MMA. It was a sudden, unexpected announcement — and one many thought was insincere. McGregor has tweeted twice before that he was hanging up the gloves but fought as
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3:07 AM ET Three exciting bantamweights tried to outdo each other, and Amanda Nunes looked as good as ever at UFC 250 on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Conor McGregor went on social media to announce his retirement from MMA. Again. Indeed, Saturday will go down as a night MMA fans will remember for a while, mostly
1:02 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Amanda Nunes proved once again Saturday night that she is the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA. That’s saying something. But it’s not saying enough. Step aside, gentlemen of the GOAT discussion, and make room for one more entry. Nunes’ greatness transcends. She belongs in an overall conversation
1:39 AM ET Amanda Nunes, the most dominant woman in combat sports history, added another line to her résumé on Saturday, as she defended her featherweight title against Felicia Spencer. The two-weight champion has now won 11 bouts in a row, and defeated some of the most accomplished women of all time in Ronda Rousey,
12:36 PM ET The top women’s fighter in the world made her return official. Amanda Nunes weighed in at 145 pounds Friday morning at the UFC 250 official weigh-ins in Las Vegas. Nunes will defend her UFC women’s featherweight title against Felicia Spencer in the main event of the card Saturday night at the UFC
11:48 PM ET The UFC is working to finalize a welterweight bout between Mickey Gall and Mike Perry for later this month, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but the UFC is in the process of adding the 170-pound bout to a UFC Fight Night event on June 27. The promotion
5:06 PM ET For the second straight week, the UFC is sparring with one of its biggest stars. Jorge Masvidal, one of MMA’s hottest names, took to Twitter on Friday to air his grievances over the breakdown of contract talks with the UFC. Masvidal was supposed to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title
7:00 AM ET MOMENTS AFTER THE fifth-round bell sounds in the women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 245 in Las Vegas in late December, reigning champion Amanda Nunes wraps up challenger Germaine de Randamie and sends her to the ground. From this moment forward, nearly the entire five minutes is spent with Nunes on top
8:08 AM ET When Amanda Nunes steps into the Octagon on Saturday night for the main event of UFC 250 in Las Vegas, it will be the first time she will be defending the women’s featherweight championship she won in December 2018. Please excuse her inattention to the 145-pound division. Nunes (19-4, 12-1 in the
12:03 PM ET Associated Press OPELIKA, Ala. — The family of Aniah Blanchard, stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris, was emotional as a police detective testified about how Blanchard was found dead last year. Auburn Police Detective Josh Mixon testified in a Lee County courtroom Wednesday that a witness said he was with Ibraheem Yazeed