Aug 14, 2019 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Daniel Cormier was supposed to be retired by now. He said as much on multiple occasions. Cormier’s drop-dead date to hang up the gloves was March 29, 2019 — his 40th birthday. This September will mark the 10th anniversary of Cormier’s professional debut in mixed martial arts. He
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9:41 AM ET Video has surfaced of an April incident in which UFC star Conor McGregor appears to punch a man in a bar in Dublin, Ireland. In the video, published Thursday by TMZ Sports, McGregor is shown pouring drinks. The video cuts to a few minutes later, when McGregor pumps his fist in the
9:06 PM ET Nate Diaz is back. Finally. Diaz, one of the UFC’s most popular fighters, will be back in the Octagon for the first time in three years when he faces Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 on Saturday in Anaheim, California. But is taking a fight with the talented “Showtime” Pettis, who is coming
9:55 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nate Diaz lit up a joint Wednesday in the middle of Honda Center ahead of Saturday night’s UFC 241. Rather than a traditional open workout, the controversial UFC star took a few pulls of cannabis while shadowboxing in front of the hundreds of fans gathered. A few seconds later,
8:13 PM ET The wildly popular “Fast & Furious” franchise is adding some UFC firepower. Francis Ngannou, the heavyweight knockout artist, has been added to the cast of the upcoming “Fast & Furious 9,” ESPN confirmed with his representatives at CAA on Wednesday. Deadline.com was the first to report the news. The role has not
4:00 PM ET The UFC has parted ways with perennial women’s bantamweight contender Cat Zingano, ESPN confirmed with promotion officials on Wednesday. The release of the popular fighter comes as a surprise, since Zingano is not on a losing streak and is still a relevant name in both the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. ESPN has
3:57 PM ET Richard Mann UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will put his title on the line against Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241. Going into their first fight at UFC 226, Miocic seemed to have the advantage in a variety of statistical categories, and that’s the case once again. On that
11:29 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN There were comebacks. There were underdog victories. There was even entertaining fighter talk in the middle of a bout. And at the end of the night at Dana White’s Contender Series, there were four additions to the UFC roster. Four of five winners on Tuesday were offered UFC deals, one
6:48 PM ET A heavyweight fight between former UFC title challenger Alistair Overeem and rising prospect Walt Harris will headline UFC Fight Night on Dec. 7, sources said. Both sides have verbally agreed to the five-round bout. UFC Fight Night is scheduled to take place inside Capital One Arena in Washington and air on ESPN.
12:32 PM ET “The Machine 2.0” is coming to Bellator. Kennedy Freeman, the 22-year-old daughter of former British MMA star Ian Freeman, has signed a new multi-fight deal with Bellator, sources told ESPN. Freeman, whose promotional debut isn’t set yet, will compete in the flyweight division. After going 6-1 as an amateur, Freeman is a