9:19 PM ET As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bellator said on Monday that it has decided to clear its slate of fights in May. Bellator 242, scheduled for May 9 in San Jose, California, has been postponed, along with Bellator London on May 16 and Bellator 243 on May 29 in Temecula, California,
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12:53 PM ET Despite Dana White’s insistence in recent weeks that the Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov fight will go on, increasingly strict travel restrictions and other precautionary measures designed to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic appear to have the fight on the brink of cancellation. During an Instagram Live interview on March
6:38 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Daniel Cormier‘s phone started blowing up with texts last Thursday morning. His bitter rival, Jon Jones, had just been arrested for alleged aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm. Friends in Cormier’s inner circle were reaching out to him with messages that sounded celebratory. “But that’s not me. I
1:32 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Instagram early Monday morning to state that it appears he won’t be able to fight in the main event of UFC 249 vs. Tony Ferguson on April 18 because of the travel restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic. He’s stuck in Russia. Incredibly, this matchup may fall through
8:35 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is leaning toward a title defense later in the year with his recovery from a hand injury delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Volkanovksi was set to return to the Octagon at UFC 251 in Perth, Western Australia, on June 7 in a likely rematch with Max Holloway,
5:04 PM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com “I do feel like the storm is behind me.” — Jon Jones, Jan. 31, 2020 Jon Jones seemed very much at ease and focused as he looked inside of himself during an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani prior to his Feb. 8 fight with Dominick Reyes. The UFC light heavyweight
Mar 25, 2020 Jeff Wagenheim Sometimes, to dig up the shiniest gems among sports performances, we have to look way deep into history. Like … three weeks back. Zhang Weili made the first defense of her UFC strawweight championship on March 7, and her back-and-forth battle of attrition with former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk was an
9:17 AM ET UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili‘s journey from her native China to Las Vegas for her first title defense against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on March 7 was a remarkable, trying experience due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of this week, the journey is still going. Zhang, of Hebei, China, was forced to relocate her
1:43 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Jon Jones was just 23 years old when he became light heavyweight champion in 2011, making him the youngest belt holder in UFC history. He looked unbeatable and the sky was the limit, it seemed. But it has been a bumpy road for “Jonny Bones” ever since, with a mixture
1:31 PM ET UFC star Jon Jones was arrested in New Mexico for alleged aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm early Thursday morning, according to a representative for the Albuquerque Police Department. Jones, who was also charged with possession of an open container and no proof of insurance, was released from custody later