6:17 PM ET UFC Brasilia has its headliner and it’s a very relevant fight in the lightweight division. Kevin Lee will take on Charles Oliveira in the main event of the March 14 card in Brazil, the UFC announced Tuesday following a report from Combate. ESPN has Lee ranked No. 10 in the world among
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9:04 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Saturday’s UFC 246 welterweight bout against UFC superstar Conor McGregor will be Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone‘s 50th professional fight. Fifty. Five-oh. In other words, it ain’t the man’s first rodeo. Now of course, fighting McGregor in the main event of a Las Vegas pay-per-view isn’t just your average fight. And
4:54 PM ET Longtime former UFC men’s flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will challenge for the One Championship belt when he takes on champion Adriano Moraes on April 11 in Chongqing, China. Johnson (30-3-1), known to MMA fans as “Mighty Mouse,” reigned in the UFC for six years and made more title defenses (11) than anyone
4:06 PM ET Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is in the process of suing the United States Anti-Doping Agency for an injury he claims he suffered while providing the agency a urine sample immediately prior to a fight against Nate Diaz in August 2019. According to Pettis, USADA, which oversees the UFC’s year-round anti-doping
7:39 PM ET Conor McGregor said he has had a flawless camp in advance of Saturday’s bout against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246, and he’s viewing this fight as the beginning of his 2020 season. It’s a season that could involve three fights, possibly more, and possibly something in the
10:40 AM ET Conor McGregor said he has had a flawless camp in advance of Saturday’s bout against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246, and he’s viewing this fight as the beginning of his 2020 season. It’s a season that could involve three fights, possibly more, and possibly something in the
2:09 AM ET The UFC is targeting a bantamweight matchup between Aspen Ladd and Julianna Pena on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, sources said. Contracts have not been signed, but the promotion is working on finalizing the 135-pound contest. The fight will take place at UFC Fight Night inside Nationwide Arena and air on ESPN.
9:21 PM ET UFC strawweight Jessica Penne says she is fearful her career might be over due to ongoing issues with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). In a lengthy statement released on her social media on Friday, Penne, 36, says she is “heart-broken and defeated,” and facing a potential four-year suspension for a failed
7:15 AM ET In 2017, just before Conor McGregor boxed Floyd Mayweather in “The Money Fight,” I did an interview on a national radio show that I’m reminded of now, one week ahead of McGregor’s fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone at UFC 246. I remember playfully telling the show’s hosts, who were not mixed martial
2:15 PM ET Rose Namajunas is back, and she’ll be facing a familiar opponent in her return. Namajunas (8-4) vs. Jessica Andrade (20-7) 2 is close to being finalized for UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, N.Y., according to multiple sources. The fight will be a rematch of one that happened in May, which