5:56 PM ET As Stipe Miocic landed the final crushing blow to Daniel Cormier‘s reign as UFC heavyweight champion on Saturday at UFC 241, former title challenger Francis Ngannou was watching intently. His eyes were fixated on the screen, and his thoughts immediately turned to his next fight. Was he ready for another chance at
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5:14 PM ET Two days after just the second official loss of his career, Daniel Cormier posted on Instagram apologizing to fans, but was non-committal on his fighting future. Stipe Miocic finished Cormier by TKO in the fourth round at UFC 241 on Saturday night in Anaheim, California. With the victory, Miocic re-gained the UFC
8:32 AM ET It’s Monday — time for another edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, which airs live starting at 1 p.m. ET on Twitter and YouTube. After it ends, you can listen to the show as a podcast. After nine consecutive weeks of events, the UFC is having a rare bye week. But have
4:59 PM ET Safe to say, UFC 241 lived up to expectations. And then some. Saturday’s event in Anaheim, California, featured two middleweight freaks of nature, Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero, battling out a contest of wills. It also saw the return of one of the biggest stars in the sport, Nate Diaz, who looked
3:22 AM ET Stipe Miocic avenged his 2018 loss to Daniel Cormier and regained the UFC heavyweight championship. Paulo Costa and Yoel Romero had a middleweight exchange on the feet for the ages. And three years removed from his last fight, against Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz made an instant splash. Our panel is here to
1:54 AM ET Things were looking rather bleak for Stipe Miocic on Saturday night. His face was badly bruised from being beaten by Daniel Cormier for three rounds during their heavyweight championship rematch at UFC 241 in Anaheim, California. But in Round 4, Miocic seemed to gain some steam, staggering Cormier with stiff shots to
1:04 AM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Stipe Miocic waited more than a year for his rematch. Then he waited four rounds to execute the best possible game plan against Daniel Cormier. In the end, Miocic’s patience paid off in a huge way, as he regained his UFC heavyweight title by TKO in Round 4 on
Aug 14, 2019 VENICE, Calif. — It’s 2 a.m. on a weekday, which means even this vibrant, hip area west of Los Angeles is nearly silent. Nate Diaz, however, is wide awake. Sitting on a couch in the living room of his Airbnb, two blocks away from Venice Beach, Diaz is engaging in one of
8:40 PM ET Cain Velasquez‘s young pro-wrestling career will continue on. Following his critically acclaimed debut match earlier this month, the former UFC heavyweight champion has signed on to wrestle on Lucha Libre AAA’s two cards coming up this fall in the United States, sources told ESPN on Friday. The first is Sept. 15 at
3:22 PM ET Bellator has parted ways with nine fighters, including several former headliners. Chidi Njokuani, Hisaki Kato and Noad Lahat are among the names no longer under a Bellator contract, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The MMA Report was first to report the news. Also gone from Bellator’s roster: Chris Honeycutt, Jarod Trice,