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Sam BruceFeb 5, 2025, 05:49 PM ET Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions Alexander Volkanovski

Brett OkamotoFeb 6, 2025, 07:51 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Dominick Cruz, one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time, announced his retirement from the sport on Thursday via social media. Cruz, 39, was scheduled for one final

Brett OkamotoFeb 5, 2025, 07:54 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions When Tatiana Suarez challenges Zhang Weili for the UFC strawweight championship Saturday, one thing she won’t lack is self-belief. Because if Suarez did not truly believe she was the best

Sam BruceFeb 4, 2025, 05:06 PM ET Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions The last

Brett OkamotoFeb 3, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions In MMA, like other sports, a champion is continually facing pressure to succeed. External pressure from the organization, the media and especially fans. And self-imposed pressure to disprove doubters and

Brett OkamotoFeb 1, 2025, 03:39 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Israel Adesanya‘s remarkable career in combat sports has come to a major crossroads, following his fourth defeat in five appearances on Saturday. Adesanya (24-5) suffered a TKO loss to Nassourdine

UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell apologized Saturday for his comments defending Adolf Hitler on his podcast earlier this week. “I’m sorry I sounded offensive,” Mitchell posted on his Instagram account. “I definitely was not trying to offend anybody, but I know I did.” In the podcast, Mitchell said Hitler was “a good guy” who “fought for

Brett OkamotoFeb 1, 2025, 01:13 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former WWE employee Janel Grant has officially identified Brock Lesnar in the federal lawsuit she filed against the company and former executive Vince McMahon in January 2024. In an amended complaint filed in

Jan 30, 2025, 04:45 PM ET UFC CEO Dana White has condemned comments made by featherweight fighter Bryce Mitchell on his podcast where he defended Adolf Hitler, denied the holocaust happened and took aim at both the LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities in a shocking rant. “I’ve heard a lot of dumb and ignorant s— said

Brett OkamotoJan 27, 2025, 09:15 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Every sport loves itself a little bit of drama — a little bit of chaos. Mixed martial arts is certainly no exception. In fact, 2025 started with UFC lightweight Renato