10:58 AM ET Both fighters are coming off a loss. But all losses are not alike. Chan Sung Jung was one second away from making it to the final horn when he was knocked out by a spectacular Yair Rodriguez elbow. Renato Moicano, on the other hand, was one win away from a featherweight title
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11:40 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN SAN DIEGO — Ashley Yoder was a 20-year-old undergrad at Indiana University studying criminal justice. She had an internship at the Monroe County (Indiana) prosecutor’s office. Before that, she was a cheerleader, swimmer and her high school’s homecoming queen. But at this particular moment in 2008, she stood barefoot inside
3:50 PM ET UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is undergoing left shoulder surgery after tearing his subscapularis muscle during his fight against Marlon Moraes earlier this month, Cejudo told ESPN. Cejudo said he suffered the injury in the first round of his fight at UFC 238. Despite the injury, he defeated Marlon Moraes
8:41 AM ET Richard Mann The UFC featherweight division has provided some of the most dynamic and exciting matches in the promotion as of late. On Saturday, Renato Moicano and Chan Sung Jung, referred to affectionately as “The Korean Zombie,” will look to continue that trend. Multiple statistical categories favor Moicano in the match. However,
8:03 PM ET The first round of our Best Play bracket is set. Who moves on to the Elite Eight? Vote now and decide! Make sure to tune in to the 2019 ESPYS presented by Capital One, hosted by Tracy Morgan, on July 10 at 8 pm | 7 pm central on ABC. Vote Now:
11:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It was an abbreviated season opener on Tuesday night for Dana White’s Contender Series — just four bouts — but even though there was just one finish, two fighters took advantage of their opportunity at the brand new UFC Apex center. Heavyweight Yorgan De Castro (5-0), who scored a
8:32 PM ET Less than two weeks after a dominant defense of her flyweight championship, Valentina Shevchenko already has agreed to her next bout, sources told ESPN. Shevchenko (17-3) will seek her second title defense against Liz Carmouche (13-6) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Aug. 10 at Antel Arena in Montevideo,
10:05 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Alton Meeks was two days away from basic training and set on spending time with family before heading off to join the military. The former high school wrestler and Division I football player at Iowa and Northern Illinois was going to join the U.S. Army wrestling team and had designs
7:00 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured Conor McGregor‘s head coach, two fighters recently cut by the UFC and multiple competitors battling back from key injuries. Here’s what you might have missed: John Kavanagh sees Conor McGregor fighting this year Conor McGregor’s coach is expecting a return for “The Notorious”
7:52 AM ET Jade Morris Bellator’s rising star James Gallagher says he will soon be the face of MMA ahead of his return to face Jeremiah Labiano at Bellator London on Saturday. Coming off an impressive first-round submission victory against Steven Graham at Bellator 217 in Dublin earlier this year, Gallagher says he is exactly