6:57 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Alexander Gustafsson was asked Saturday what his legacy would be in the UFC. Gustafsson, Sweden’s favorite MMA son, announced his retirement at UFC Stockholm following a fourth-round submission loss to Anthony Smith. “I just try to be what I am,” Gustafsson said. “I like to step into the Octagon and
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5:16 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Anthony Smith‘s place among the elite light heavyweights in the world is secure. “Lionheart” went into Alexander Gustafsson‘s hometown and finished him via rear-naked choke submission at 2:38 of the fourth round Saturday in the main event of UFC Stockholm. It was the biggest win of Smith’s 11-year career and
1:12 PM ET GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — To escape the life he knew, the life he once envied growing up, Aljamain Sterling had to isolate himself. Gang life dominated his town. His brother would come home with black eyes after fights, and friends were shot. Some died. Depending where you went to middle school in
6:02 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Donald Aaron, the husband of UFC fighter Andrea Lee, was apprehended recently following nine months on the run, ESPN confirmed with law enforcement officials Friday. Aaron has been wanted by police since last August on charges of domestic battery abuse and false imprisonment. According to Shreveport (Louisiana) Police Department spokesperson
12:48 PM ET It’s hard to measure what success looks like against Jon Jones. The man has been fighting professionally since 2008, and no one has legitimately beaten him. If we’re being honest, though, the most recent attempts to halt Jones’ perfection — failed title bids by Alexander Gustafsson (December) and Anthony Smith (March) —
4:55 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC main event this weekend is official. Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith both made weight Friday morning for their light heavyweight main event fight, scheduled for Saturday at UFC Stockholm. Gustafsson weighed in at 205 pounds on the dot, and Smith weighed 206. Gustafsson and Smith are each top
6:01 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Jessica Andrade, the UFC’s newest champion, was carjacked at gunpoint Wednesday in Brazil, her manager Tiago Okamura confirmed with ESPN after Andrade posted about it on social media. MMA Fighting was the first to report the news. Andrade was driving her Honda H-RV in Niteroi, Brazil with her wife Fernanda
5:55 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC has lost a top fight from its card this weekend. Ilir Latifi is out of his UFC Stockholm bout with a back injury, the promotion announced Thursday. Latifi was scheduled to fight Volkan Oezdemir in the light heavyweight co-main event on Saturday’s card from Sweden. The fight will
10:28 PM ET UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber is set to come out of retirement and fight in his hometown of Sacramento on July 13. Sounds like a sweet deal for “The California Kid.” But instead of taking on a cream puff in his first fight since 2016, Faber is being pitted against a
7:46 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a non-title featherweight bout between former champion Cris Cyborg and Felicia Spencer for UFC 240 on July 27, according to UFC president Dana White. White told ESPN the UFC has formally offered the 145-pound bout to both sides. Once signed, the bout will serve as the co-main event