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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 1, 2023, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Popular former UFC fighter and television analyst Paul Felder has re-enrolled in the USADA drug-testing pool, though that does not necessarily mean he will compete again. Felder was recently tested by USADA and that test was published on the agency’s website Wednesday,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2023, 08:34 PM ET UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis was arrested last Wednesday in Texas on suspicion of reckless driving, a misdemeanor charge, according to Harris County court records. According to the complaint, Lewis allegedly “unlawfully, recklessly” drove his car in “willful and wanton disregard for the safety of persons

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2023, 01:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A key lightweight contender fight will headline the UFC’s return to Texas. Veteran Beneil Dariush will face the up-and-coming Arman Tsarukyan in the UFC Austin main event Dec. 2, UFC CEO Dana White announced early Tuesday on social media. In the co-main

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2023, 09:21 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions After this past weekend, Francis Ngannou might be the most interesting athlete in the world. There is nothing like Ngannou in sports right now. He left the

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC middleweight Khamzat Chimaev suffered a torn ligament in his right hand during a victory over Kamaru Usman earlier this month in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Oct 28, 2023, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury kept his undefeated record intact, but the star of the show on Saturday night was Francis Ngannou. The MMA heavyweight,

Mike Coppinger Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Oct 28, 2023, 01:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The fight is finally here. Tyson Fury, the WBC and lineal heavyweight champion, takes on former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones apologized to Stipe Miocic in an Instagram video Thursday and said he planned to get surgery Friday for the injury that will keep him out of UFC 295. Jones was scheduled to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Miocic, the

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2023, 08:19 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS AND RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Cameras surround a ring at a gym Francis Ngannou has opened himself in Las Vegas. For years, Ngannou could be

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2023, 04:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jorge Masvidal says he will be returning to fighting relatively soon. The former UFC BMF champion and one of the biggest MMA stars of the last several years told ESPN he will fight in a boxing match “early next year.” No opponent