10:41 AM ET The main event pitting two of the UFC’s most exciting featherweights is official, as Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens both weighed in at 145 pounds even Friday morning. The two men will meet in the UFC Mexico City feature bout Saturday night on ESPN+. Both have been training at altitude in Mexico
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Sep 17, 2019 Yair Rodriguez‘s potential has been as clear as day from the moment we first saw him — and now is the time to see where it’s going. Rodriguez (12-2) is set to meet veteran featherweight Jeremy Stephens (28-16) on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Mexico City. It
11:16 PM ET Editor’s note: You can watch the news conference in its entirety on ESPN+. Fans packed the beautiful Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York on Thursday night to see Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz on stage for a news conference. The two popular stars will fight in the main event of UFC
8:58 PM ET Greg Hardy‘s next UFC bout will take place on Oct. 18 in Boston, instead of Oct. 26 in Singapore as originally planned. Hardy (5-1) has agreed to meet promotional newcomer Ben Sosoli (7-2) at UFC Fight Night on Oct. 18, according to sources. The heavyweight prospect was supposed to face Jarjis Danho
11:25 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — The collective distance Alexa Grasso has traveled to her fights, including the trek to the biggest one of her career Saturday, doesn’t compare to how far she’s traveled in her personal life from her days growing up in Guadalajara. Grasso, 26, recalls being the victim of
9:05 PM ET Former World Wrestling Entertainment heavyweight champion Jake Hager has his next MMA assignment. Hager (2-0), who is known as “Jack Swagger” in the professional wrestling world, will meet Anthony Garrett (4-2) at Bellator 231 on Oct. 25 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight will take place
7:12 PM ET The next move for one of MMA’s all-time greats is very much up in the air. The last time Yair Rodriguez competed in the Octagon, he flattened “The Korean Zombie” with one second remaining in their fight. On Saturday, Rodriguez could be involved in another memorable clash, with hard-hitting veteran Jeremy Stephens
Sep 18, 2019 Mixed martial arts fan favorite Nick Newell has signed a multifight contract with Bellator MMA, promotion officials confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. Newell, a congenital amputee born without most of his left arm, won his Bellator debut last month against Corey Browning by first-round submission. The Bellator 225 bout against Browning was held
4:02 PM ET Mixed martial arts fan favorite Nick Newell has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA, promotion officials confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. Newell, a congenital amputee born without most of his left arm, won his Bellator debut last month against Corey Browning by first-round submission. The Bellator 225 bout against Browning was held
1:37 PM ET Gunnar Nelson has a new opponent for the UFC’s first trip to Denmark. Gilbert Burns will step in and replace an ill Thiago Alves to face Nelson in the welterweight co-main event of UFC Copenhagen on Sept. 28, UFC officials confirmed Tuesday with ESPN. Brazilian outlet Combate was the first to report