8:58 AM ET In mixed martial arts, one bad night can change a fighter’s path. Jeremy Kennedy believes his worst night in the cage changed his life — but not necessarily in a bad way. The Canadian grappler was 11-0 and in the UFC last year when he faced Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 221 in
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10:57 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Conor McGregor opened up about the now-notorious brawl that broke out after his loss to lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 in October, offering his perspective in detail for the first time in a recently released interview with self-help guru Tony Robbins. In the interview, which was taped in
2:05 PM ET The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has announced its official recognition of NSF Certified for Sport dietary supplements as lower-risk products, in an effort to help curb the number of contaminated supplement cases under its jurisdiction. The announcement falls short of granting full immunity to an athlete if he or she were
8:55 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 entire show via the ESPN podcast center. The UFC has a rare weekend off coming up, which is especially strange because
10:51 PM ET Two veteran heavyweights will meet again at UFC Fight Night San Antonio in July. Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell 2 is set for the July 20 event, sources told ESPN. The rematch is 11 years in the making. Arlovski knocked out Rothwell at Affliction: Banned, the promotion’s first event, back in July
4:25 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN PFL is down another defending champion. Philipe Lins, the promotion’s heavyweight champion last year, is injured and out of the PFL 2019 season, it was announced Monday. Replacing him will be Zeke Tuinei-Wily. Lins (14-3) defeated Josh Copeland by fourth-round TKO last New Year’s Eve to win the PFL 2018
12:44 PM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Rochester, New York, saw Rafael dos Anjos pick up his first win since 2017 — at the expense of Kevin Lee in his welterweight debut. There were a number of standout performances this weekend in the Octagon, including several rising title contenders still in their 20s. What’s
5:07 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The days of Rafael dos Anjos’ reign atop the UFC’s lightweight division seem long ago. Even his initial winning streak after moving up to welterweight is far back in the rear-view mirror. But dos Anjos, the gritty veteran, is still here, winning important fights in the UFC. “RDA” defeated Kevin
9:06 PM ET Former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on July 5 during International Fight Week, the promotion announced Saturday night. Evans, 39, retired from mixed martial arts in 2018 after a 14-year professional career. He has remained involved in the sport as a UFC analyst
11:04 AM ET Former UFC champion Tyron Woodley has been forced to withdraw from a welterweight bout against Robbie Lawler on June 29 due to a hand injury, sources said. Woodley (19-4-1) was supposed to headline UFC Fight Night in Minneapolis opposite Lawler (28-13). UFC is seeking a replacement to keep Lawler on the card.