1:14 AM ET Anthony Pettis is returning to the division he once reigned over. The former UFC lightweight champion will take on Diego Ferreira on Jan. 18, ESPN confirmed with sources Monday night. The bout was first reported by MMA Junkie. Pettis vs. Ferreira will be contested at lightweight (155 pounds). Pettis had moved up
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7:48 PM ET The UFC is targeting a lightweight championship bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson — a matchup the fight world has waited years to see — in April. The promotion is looking to book Nurmagomedov against Ferguson as the main event for a pay-per-view on April 18 inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
5:27 PM ET The exuberant walkouts. The over-the-top post-fight celebrations. The hip gyrating at weigh-ins. Pretending to slip on the stage at media day. The histrionics that made Johnny Walker one of the most popular, up-and-coming light heavyweight fighters in the UFC aren’t going anywhere. Walker suffered a first-round TKO loss to Corey Anderson at
3:24 PM ET ESPN News Services AUBURN, Ala. — An Alabama district attorney said Monday that authorities have “good reason” to believe human remains that were found belong to the missing stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris. The remains were found on a county road in neighboring Macon County, Lee County District Attorney Brandon
11:49 AM ET The UFC and United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have made significant revisions to the promotion’s anti-doping policy, in an effort to address concerns over an alarming rate of cases involving contaminated supplements. The two major revisions, which the UFC announced on Monday, include an adoption of a “UFC prohibited list,” which sets
7:19 PM ET Alex Pattle LONDON — Michael “Venom” Page pressed on in his pursuit of a rematch with Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima on Saturday night, doing what he does best with a first-round, highlight reel knockout of Giovanni Melillo in the main event of Bellator London at Wembley Arena. The often divisive Page
4:20 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his title against Dominick Reyes on Feb. 8 in Houston, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The 205-pound championship fight will headline the UFC’s pay-per-view event, which does not yet have an official number, inside Toyota Center. In the co-main event, female flyweight champion
7:40 AM ET There’s still one month left in 2019, but the UFC is already in the process of booking its first quarter of fights for 2020. And as we head into the new year, two of the biggest names in the sport — the two names it seems, everyone has their eyes on —
4:59 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa on Jan. 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, per sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but both sides have agreed to the bout. The 170-pound contest will take place at UFC Fight Night inside PNC Arena.
9:19 AM ET UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has her next assignment. Shevchenko is scheduled to meet top contender Katlyn Chookagian on Feb. 8, sources told ESPN. The fight will be on a pay-per-view, but it’s unclear whether it will be labeled UFC 246 or 247. That decision hinges on whether Conor McGregor returns