1:03 AM ET With Brock Lesnar informing UFC president Dana White that he doesn’t intend to fight again, the UFC is close to finalizing a heavyweight title matchup between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic for a pay-per-view event on Aug. 17, in Anaheim, California. Both sides have verbally agreed to the fight, though contracts are
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11:56 PM ET The UFC is targeting a strawweight matchup between Claudia Gadelha and Randa Markos for UFC 239 on July 6 in Las Vegas, according to multiple sources. Both sides have verbally agreed to the 115-pound bout, although contracts have not yet been signed. UFC 239 is scheduled to take place at T-Mobile Arena,
5:16 PM ET Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald, who caused a buzz in the MMA community with postfight comments last Saturday, reiterated in a press release his intention to continue fighting. He will face on Neiman Gracie in the semifinals of Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix on June 14 at Madison Square Garden in New
11:16 PM ET Jacare Souza isn’t done yet. Last month on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Souza (26-7, 1 NC) said that he would retire if he didn’t get a middleweight title shot after his April 27 fight. However, considering he ended up losing to Jack Hermansson Saturday night in Sunrise, Florida, a title fight appears
6:53 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured a longtime coach talking about possible retirement for his fighter, a Bellator champion coming off a successful title defense and a UFC middleweight contender describing his road to a title shot. Here’s what you might have missed: “He has a lot of fight
9:59 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. Following the show, the entirety can be heard via the ESPN podcast center. Boy, that was some kinda weekend in MMA. From UFC to Bellator to KSW to Cage
1:23 AM ET The UFC is officially headed to Abu Dhabi for the first time since 2014. A UFC 242 pay-per-view event has been scheduled for Sept. 7 in Abu Dhabi, the promotion announced Sunday. The event is part of a new five-year partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, that will
10:51 PM ET A rematch between Bellator’s and Rizin’s best will play out in June at Madison Square Garden. Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi has officially been booked for Bellator 222 on June 14 in New York City, Bellator president Scott Coker told ESPN. The rematch will be for Caldwell’s Bellator bantamweight title. The pair
4:46 PM ET It was a good weekend for Norwegian mixed martial arts. The UFC is now on ESPN and ESPN+. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get: exclusive live UFC events, weigh-ins and more; Ariel and the Bad Guy; Dana White’s Contender Series; and more exclusive MMA content. Middleweight Jack Hermansson, of Oslo, Norway, scored the
2:45 AM ET Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald sounded unsure about his future after he retained his title following a majority draw with Jon Fitch on Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the Welterweight Grand Prix tournament. Fitch (32-7-2, 1 NC), a former UFC contender and Professional Fighters League champion, mauled MacDonald, as expected, and