5:32 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren was potentially one win away from a title shot entering his bout with Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239 in July. And in five seconds, that dream was over. Masvidal’s flying knee earned him the fastest KO in the promotion’s history and ended Askren’s 20-fight unbeaten streak and
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12:19 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing an important fight in the light heavyweight division between Corey Anderson and Johnny Walker in November, sources told ESPN. Both sides have verbally agreed to the matchup, which will take place at UFC 244 on Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden. Anderson publicly challenged Walker recently
8:41 AM ET PFL’s 2019 playoff brackets will be locked by the end of Thursday night at PFL 6, as the big boys — the heavyweights and light heavyweights — get last licks. There were some surprises back on June 6 when those divisions competed for the first time, as light heavyweight favorites Vinny Magalhaes
6:23 PM ET Colby Covington might be the biggest “heel” in professional mixed martial arts, but he’s also the UFC’s undisputed No. 1 welterweight contender. Covington (15-1) solidified the next shot at defending welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday, with a dominant, five-round performance against former champ Robbie Lawler. The 170-pound bout headlined UFC Fight
10:44 PM ET One hour after receiving a message of support on social media from the president of the United States, Colby Covington went out and dismantled Robbie Lawler for 25 minutes — proving, beyond any doubt, he is next in line to challenge defending champion Kamaru Usman. Covington set a UFC record for attempted
5:29 PM ET UFC lightweight Jim Miller joined a distinguished group on Saturday, as he became just the fifth fighter in UFC history to reach 20 wins inside the Octagon. Miller (31-13) accomplished the feat by submitting Clay Guida (35-19) via guillotine choke in just 58 seconds. The lightweight bout co-headlined UFC Fight Night: Covington
Jul 31, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cain Velasquez leans up against the ring ropes in a small pro wrestling gym wearing a maroon Arizona State workout top. It’s his third shirt of the practice. The other two were sweated through. The former UFC heavyweight champion is a month into training in lucha libre at
4:56 PM ET The relationship between the UFC and its former featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino appears to be done. In an interview released on the company’s YouTube channel on Friday, UFC president Dana White declared he is “out of the Cyborg business” and will waive any contractual matching rights he owns on one of
11:06 AM ET In typical Eddie Alvarez fashion, he found a way to battle back — in more ways than one — and make the ONE lightweight grand prix final. Alvarez, the former UFC lightweight champion, defeated former ONE champ Eduard Folayang by rear-naked choke submission at 2:16 of the first round Friday in Manila,
7:40 AM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Colby Covington sits in front of the television camera, interim title belt on his shoulder. The self-proclaimed supervillain of the UFC, who often wears a MAGA hat and sunglasses shielding his eyes, holds a sign reading “World Champion Colby Covington, Make Welterweight Great Again.” The lights and attention