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
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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
7:46 AM ET Miesha Tate silently nodded to herself as she watched Amanda Nunes fight Cris Cyborg. None of what she saw was unexpected — she experienced it herself. Cyborg charged forward, winging hard punches. But Nunes dropped her with a short right hand while Nunes’ back was against the fence. Cyborg came forward and
12:17 AM ET Cody Stamann will continue to compete this weekend despite the death of his brother. Stamann is scheduled to fight Brian Kelleher at UFC 250 on Saturday in Las Vegas. On May 27, Stamann learned that his 18-year-old brother Jacob died. Stamann told ESPN that an official cause of death has not yet
6:56 PM ET Where to begin this week? Seems like several of the men’s divisions in the UFC have some drama attached to them right now. Heavyweight, light heavyweight, welterweight, bantamweight … it’s a lot to handle. These are strange times, and I have some thoughts, so without further ado … 1. Ever since Jon
1:44 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones hasn’t fought since a razor-thin decision win over Dominick Reyes on Feb. 8, but his current war of words with UFC president Dana White is threatening to overshadow anything taking place in the Octagon. Jones is saying he will relinquish his title and has asked White
12:30 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones hasn’t fought since a razor-thin decision win over Dominick Reyes on Feb. 8, but his current war of words with UFC president Dana White is threatening to overshadow anything taking place in the Octagon. Jones is saying he will relinquish his title and has asked White
12:28 PM ET UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili doesn’t have her next fight booked yet, but if it were up to her she would fight a former champion. Zhang told ESPN on Thursday that her preference is to next fight Rose Namajunas, who held the belt from November 2017 to May 2019. “I would fight
12:02 AM ET The UFC has a newly minted welterweight contender. Gilbert Burns defeated former champion Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) in a complete performance Saturday night in the main event of UFC Las Vegas. Burns nearly finished Woodley in the opening minutes and never let his foot off the gas pedal,
7:51 PM ET The UFC has kept its heavyweight main event between Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov on June 20 but at a new location, promotion officials announced Saturday. Blaydes (13-2) and Volkov (31-7) were initially scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night on June 20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but the event at that location was