10:20 PM ET Josh Barnett‘s Bellator debut has been pushed back yet again. The former UFC heavyweight champion is out of his Bellator 241 fight against Ronny Markes because of what Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation director Mike Mazzulli described Wednesday as a failed medical test. Mazzulli declined to elaborate. UFC veteran Matt Mitrione
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6:07 PM ET “The Canadian Gangster” has found a new home. Former UFC veteran Olivier Aubin-Mercier has signed with the Professional Fighters League, he said on Wednesday’s episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. Aubin-Mercier (11-5) last competed in July, when he lost a unanimous decision to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 240 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
1:48 PM ET The UFC flyweight title remains vacant, despite the scheduling of a title fight for last weekend. The solution? Run that same fight right back, according to UFC president Dana White. The UFC will book an immediate rematch between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez for the flyweight belt, White told local media in
10:44 PM ET Kansas will host what could be a historically significant MMA event Friday night, and Max Holloway wants to have a front-row seat for it. Holloway, the former UFC featherweight champion, will fly from his native Hawaii all the way to Kansas City, Kansas, so he can be in attendance for the Invicta
7:44 PM ET Ryan Hall finally has what he has been asking the UFC for since last summer: his next fight. Hall, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu with an unorthodox style, will face Ricardo Lamas at UFC Oklahoma City on May 2 at Chesapeake Energy Arena, the promotion announced Tuesday. Hall has had difficulty
7:56 AM ET LAS VEGAS — When a UFC champion calls out a challenger, it’s typically for one of two reasons: money, or because they view that challenger as a very beatable opponent. In a perfect world, it’s both. The biggest name with the least amount of risk. You can’t blame them. Being a champion
7:52 AM ET Israel Adesanya didn’t have to pick Yoel Romero for his first title defense. The UFC middleweight champ could have waited until top contender Paulo Costa healed from his biceps surgery before putting his belt on the line. But Adesanya wants to stay active and beat the toughest guys in the division, so
5:50 PM ET Watch a replay of the show here. UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya said Monday that the circular mark on his left forearm is just “a little scrape” and that his title defense against Yoel Romero in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday is not in jeopardy. “It’s just a little
4:33 PM ET In the aftermath of a wild and brutal slugfest against Dan Hooker on Feb. 22 in Auckland, New Zealand, Paul Felder hinted that he was contemplating retirement after the 35-year-old Philadelphia native had just lost a split decision by the thinnest of margins. But with a couple of weeks to think it
7:31 AM ET Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight championship against Yoel Romero at UFC 248 on Saturday night. But before they take center stage in Las Vegas, both main-event participants are set to join Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday. It’s the first title defense for Adesanya (18-0), while Romero has lost three of