7:13 PM ET The Lede Remember that “Seinfeld” episode in which George tries to break up with his girlfriend, Maura, but she denies him? For you non-Seinfeld fans out there, the exchange went like this: George: Maura, I want you to know, I’ve given this a lot of thought. I’m sorry. We have to break
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9:43 PM ET The highly anticipated middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is in jeopardy. Costa underwent surgery on his left biceps in early October, his manager, Wallid Ismail, told ESPN. UFC president Dana White first revealed the surgery news on the YouTube show “The Schmo and The Pro.” According to Ismail,
3:42 PM ET One of the biggest stars in Hollywood will bestow the BMF belt on the main event winner at UFC 244 on Saturday. Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, confirmed Tuesday in an Instagram Live video with UFC president Dana White that he will be putting the mythical “baddest m—–f—–” title on
6:36 PM ET Nate Diaz is cleared and will fight Jorge Masvidal on Saturday despite an atypical drug-test finding. But the controversial UFC welterweight star is now calling into question the validity of the tests administered by USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner. Speaking for the first time since a startling announcement last week saying he
5:55 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Ben Askren arrived in the UFC earlier this year as an undefeated fighter who had been a champion in two other promotions and was determined to prove he is the best welterweight in the world. Now, after suffering his second straight loss on Saturday, the 35-year-old isn’t sure if he
Oct 26, 2019 Editor’s note: This interview was conducted in September, well before Nate Diaz vented his frustration about a drug test before UFC 244. He has been cleared to fight. The only time Nate Diaz attended an event in Madison Square Garden, on Nov. 12, 2016, he had to be snuck in. It was
1:11 AM ET Douglas Lima got his win — and his title — back. Plus, much more in one of the highest stakes bouts in Bellator history. Lima defeated Rory MacDonald by unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) in the main event of Bellator 232 on Saturday night at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun. With the victory, Lima
5:54 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim One day after announcing at a Moscow news conference that he will return to the Octagon in January, Conor McGregor had his rusty reflexes tested in the Russian capital. McGregor had to dodge a water bottle thrown in his direction during a heated verbal exchange on Friday with a man
2:04 PM ET Carlo Pamintuan The bright lights of the Octagon never appeared to be an option for Loma Lookboonmee. But the Thai fighter, born Konklak Suphisara in 1996 in the town of Buriram, knew at an early age that combat sports were nevertheless her ticket out of poverty. On Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium,
12:05 PM ET Demian Maia has still got it. He left no doubt about that Saturday. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu master beat Ben Askren by submission with a rear-naked choke at 3:54 of the third round in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Singapore. Somehow, quietly, at 41 years old, Maia has put together