5:44 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a potential No. 1 light heavyweight contender bout between Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson on Feb. 15, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed, but sources say both sides have agreed. The 205-pound contest will headline UFC Fight Night at Santa Ana Star Center
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4:30 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing Zhang Weili’s first strawweight title defense, and it will come against the most dominant woman in the division’s history. Zhang (20-1) has agreed to face former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (16-3) at UFC 248 on March 7, according to multiple sources. Contracts have not been signed but
12:00 PM ET Tony Ferguson had to delay Christmas season plans and his management had to cut short a Mexican vacation, but when all was said and done, the long-awaited and often-delayed fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov was signed, sealed and official for April 18. After injury, illness and fate saw this fight booked and cancelled
10:34 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published ahead of Tatiana Suarez’s fight against Nina Ansaroff in March. Suarez defeated Ansaroff by unanimous decision. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The worst two weeks of Tatiana Suarez‘s life took place in 2011, in a small bedroom she shared with her boyfriend at the time. She
11:14 PM ET It’s official. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will meet in the main event of a UFC pay-per-view event on April 18. Ferguson and his representatives from Ballengee Group met with UFC executives on Friday in Las Vegas, where he formally agreed to the 155-pound title fight. Nurmagomedov signed his
3:31 PM ET Conor McGregor is back. After what seemed like endless speculation, hints and callouts, the announcement was made on Thursday: McGregor will face Donald Cerrone on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas. This will be McGregor’s first fight since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in a lightweight title fight at UFC 229 on Oct. 6,
3:21 PM ET Conor McGregor will return to the UFC Octagon on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas, according to UFC president Dana White. The UFC is close to finalizing a non-title welterweight bout between McGregor and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, which will headline UFC 246 on Jan. 18 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor has
4:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Authorities in Alabama have confirmed that human remains discovered Monday in a wooded area belong to the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris. The Auburn Police Department said Wednesday that the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences confirmed the remains belong to 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard. The remains were found
2:05 PM ET Kyoji Horiguchi had one of the best first six months of 2019 in all of mixed martial arts. After winning the Rizin Fighting Federation bantamweight title in December 2018, Horiguchi added the Bellator bantamweight belt to his collection in June. Now, though, the Japanese star will end the year with no championships
1:43 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Paige VanZant appears to have a date for the final fight on her UFC contract. VanZant, one of the most popular women on the UFC roster, has agreed to fight