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
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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
Sep 15, 2019 Richard Mann Mexican prospect Yair Rodriguez will headline his third UFC card on Saturday night, but this weekend will mark the first time he will have the opportunity to top a card in his home country. In Mexico City, Rodriguez will face off against powerful veteran Jeremy Stephens. “Lil Heathen” is coming
9:02 PM ET A highly anticipated featherweight fight between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar has been rescheduled for UFC Fight Night on Nov. 9 in Moscow, sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 145-pound matchup, which was originally supposed to take place on Oct. 18 in Boston, but was postponed due to a
5:37 PM ET Austin Hubbard earned his first UFC win over the weekend, but had a frightening health scare afterward. The lightweight fighter is currently in a Richmond, British Columbia, hospital with an affliction called compartment syndrome, according to his teammate and UFC heavyweight Curtis Blaydes, who is with him. After Hubbard’s win over Kyle
7:25 AM ET Remember Yair Rodriguez? Feels like it’s been a while since we saw him compete, right? (Ten months, to be exact.) Remember that spectacular last-second knockout against Chan Sung Jung last November? In the words of the late Chris Farley, that was awesome. Well, I’m not sure if you heard, but he finally
2:28 PM ET ESPN.com staff After an embarrassing loss Saturday night, when his back-flips and break-dancing overshadowed his fighting during UFC Fight Night in Vancouver, Michel Pereira received some advice from a most unlikely source. The last time Yair Rodriguez competed in the Octagon, he flattened “The Korean Zombie” with one second remaining in their
Sep 13, 2019 For someone who was nowhere near Vancouver during the past week, Conor McGregor‘s presence was felt during UFC Fight Night festivities. The specter of the former lightweight champ loomed large as Justin Gaethje battled Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on Saturday night, looking to help define the path to challenge for Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s crown.
Sep 13, 2019 For someone who was nowhere near Vancouver during the past week, Conor McGregor‘s presence sure was felt during UFC Fight Night festivities. The specter of the former lightweight champ loomed large as Justin Gaethje battled Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on Saturday night, looking to help define the path to challenge for Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s
10:39 PM ET Glover Teixeira might never be UFC champion, but he has been one heck of a gatekeeper this year in the light heavyweight division, shutting the door on rising prospects. Teixeira did it again Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Vancouver. He beat Nikita Krylov by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) in