12:15 AM ET A light heavyweight main event between Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza failed to impress the crowd on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but the result of the fight will nevertheless have an impact on the 205-pound weight class. Who’s next for Blachowicz following his narrow win over Souza? And where should
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11:59 PM ET UFC light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz maintained his spot in the 205-pound pecking order, as he narrowly defeated Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza via split decision on Saturday. The light heavyweight contest headlined UFC Fight Night inside Ginasio Do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Blachowicz (25-8) outpointed Souza on the official scorecards 48-47, 48-47 and
4:00 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The legend of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua lives on. Sort of. The former UFC light heavyweight champion, who had a multiyear stretch of more downs than ups in the aftermath of his brief, long-ago title run, appeared somewhat refreshed on Saturday night, enough to get a split draw against Paul Craig
12:04 PM ET Tyson Fury has said he has received an offer from former two-weight UFC titleholder Conor McGregor to train the lineal boxing heavyweight champion in mixed martial arts. Fury recently said he would be open to competing in MMA, and trained with Liverpudlian UFC fighter Darren Till this week. “I’ve been training with
8:30 AM ET Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza both know what it feels like to be one win away from a UFC title shot only to come up short in a crucial moment. And both are hoping to avoid another career-altering disappointment when they meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on
8:18 PM ET It’ll be prospect vs. pioneer at the UFC’s first big show of 2020. Maycee Barber, a 21-year-old blue-chipper, and Roxanne Modafferi have verbally agreed to fight each other in a women’s flyweight matchup at UFC 246 on Jan. 18, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, confirming news first reported by MMA Junkie. The
5:53 PM ET Aaron Pico‘s comeback trail will begin early next year. A bout between Pico, the once-vaunted mixed martial arts prospect, and Daniel Carey has been verbally agreed for Bellator 238 on Jan. 25 in Inglewood, California, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Pico (4-3) came into Bellator in 2017 regarded as the greatest prospect
5:04 PM ET Former UFC lightweight champion and featherweight title challenger Frankie Edgar will make his bantamweight debut against Cory Sandhagen early next year, multiple sources told ESPN. Edgar’s first fight at 135 pounds will serve as the co-main event at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 25. The card will take place at PNC Arena
3:33 PM ET A heavyweight matchup between former champion Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes will headline UFC Fight Night on Jan. 25, multiple sources told ESPN. The five-round bout is not yet officially signed, but both sides have agreed. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina,
8:08 PM ET The day after UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said he is interested in a boxing match with lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, the “Gypsy King” said bring it on. “Stipe says he wants to box me, that would be a good fight for sure,” Fury said through management company MTK Global on