1:08 PM ET Alfonso Duro Few examples in modern sports embody the maxim “no pain, no gain” quite like a transition from Olympic-style wrestling to MMA. Jordan Burroughs knows this well. The American freestyle wrestler, fresh off winning his third Pan American Games gold in the 74 kg category earlier this month, understands the appeal
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10:50 PM ET Editor’s note: Ariel Helwani’s interview with Conor McGregor has been edited for length and clarity.The entire conversation will be re-broadcast Sunday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Ariel Helwani: Last week TMZ posted a video where you appeared to get into an altercation with another man in Ireland. Can you tell us your
5:46 PM ET A video of Conor McGregor punching an older man inside a Dublin bar surfaced online last week, and seeing the video was “like a dagger into my heart,” McGregor told Ariel Helwani in an exclusive interview with ESPN on Thursday. In the interview, McGregor expressed regret for his actions in April, when
5:25 AM ET Former England rugby international James Haskell has signed with mixed martial arts promotion Bellator. 1 Related Haskell, 34, will compete in Bellator’s heavyweight division and could make his professional debut in 2020, the promotion said in a press release on Thursday. The former flanker earned 77 England caps during a 17-year international
12:50 PM ET After defeating Anthony Pettis by unanimous decision at UFC 241, Nate Diaz stood inside the Octagon for his postfight interview with a name ready to call out for his next fight. But that name wasn’t the one most MMA fans expected — Conor McGregor. Instead, it was the man just months removed
2:27 AM ET Ask and thou shalt receive. That’s certainly the case for New Zealand lightweight Dan Hooker who has been granted exactly what he was after: A showdown with the No. 6 ranked contender Al Iaquinta at UFC 243. Hooker vs. Iaquinta is the latest piece of the 243 puzzle set down for Marvel
10:47 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Florida-based welterweight Phil Rowe spoiled Leon Shahbazyan‘s opportunity to join his younger brother in the UFC — and earned a UFC contract for himself in the process. Rowe (7-2) defeated Shahbazyan via TKO at the 16-second mark of the third round. The welterweight bout headlined Dana White’s Contender Series
6:26 PM ET Challenge accepted. That was Jorge Masvidal‘s message to Nate Diaz in a YouTube video published Tuesday after Diaz had called him out after a victory at UFC 241 on Saturday. Masvidal said he’d be down to fight Diaz in December, though he was also open to November. “I’m ready to put it
5:04 PM ET The door seems very much open for one of the most anticipated trilogy fights in MMA history. Conor McGregor took to Instagram on Tuesday to congratulate Nate Diaz for his win over Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 on Saturday night. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion waited until Tuesday to write
7:43 AM ET Mallory Martin moved into full mount. She rained down punches and elbows. All Tiffany Masters could do at first was cover up. Masters tried to turn over and give Martin her back, but the barrage continued. Then came the visceral, blood-curdling shrieks. “You’re done!” Martin yelled at Masters while punching her in