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
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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
8:16 PM ET A winner at UFC Sacramento has failed a drug test, ESPN confirmed Monday. John Allan, who defeated Mike Rodriguez on the card, tested positive for the prohibited substance tamoxifen in an in-competition drug test, California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster said. UFC Sacramento took place July 13 at Golden
5:09 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday featured a dominant UFC champion, multiple top trainers and prospects as well as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters ever. Here’s what you might have missed: Cormier is only open to Jones trilogy after Miocic bout UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who
8:31 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 via the ESPN podcast center. If we’re being 100 percent honest with ourselves, this hasn’t been a banner year
9:23 PM ET Ask and you shall receive, Dan Hooker. Al Iaquinta vs. Hooker has been verbally agreed to for UFC 243 on Oct. 5 in Melbourne, Australia, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight is expected to be signed in the coming days. Hooker (18-8) knocked out James Vick last month in San Antonio. Following
6:10 PM ET Valentina Shevchenko defended her UFC flyweight title on Saturday. Consider that a sentence you might see a lot in the coming years. Shevchenko dominated Liz Carmouche in a five-round decision at UFC Fight Night in Montevideo, Uruguay. That’s two title defenses thus far, and it’s anyone’s guess where that number will ultimately
12:00 AM ET Valentina Shevchenko dominated Liz Carmouche on Saturday, cruising to a unanimous decision victory in Montevideo, Uruguay to retain her UFC flyweight belt. The win was her second defense of the title, and no end appears in sight. Is this dominance — and lack of any true competition — a good or bad