10:51 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC is down a co-headliner for this weekend’s card. Neil Magny is out of a scheduled co-main event fight against Vicente Luque at UFC Rochester on Saturday night, UFC officials confirmed. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news. The reason for Magny’s withdrawal was not disclosed. The
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May 12, 2019 Marc RaimondiESPN Aaron Pico now has an opponent for his return to New York. The top up-and-comer will face Adam Borics at Bellator 222 on June 14 at Madison Square Garden, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Pico (4-2) is coming off a first-round knockout loss to Henry Corrales at Bellator 214 in
11:47 AM ET UFC star Conor McGregor is no longer facing criminal charges in Florida for allegedly smashing and stealing a man’s phone in March. Miami prosecutors dropped one charge of felony robbery and one of misdemeanor criminal mischief during a hearing on Monday. Assistant State Attorney Khalil Madani wrote in a close out memo
2:30 PM ET Jessica Andrade appeared to be trailing in her fight with Rose Namajunas on Saturday at UFC 237 … and then “the slam” happened. Andrade picked Namajunas up and threw her to the mat, with her head hitting the canvas first. The move forced referee Marc Goddard to immediately step in and call
2:46 PM ET UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro was a tough night for Brazilian royalty, but there is a new Brazilian queen atop the 115-pound division. 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
2:04 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Jared Cannonier stood in the center of the Octagon, a microphone in his face, silent. The crowd, meanwhile, was anything but. Fans in attendance at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro showered Cannonier with loud boos for nearly a minute after his TKO of legend Anderson Silva at 4 minutes,
1:13 AM ET In a wild finish Saturday night, Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire defended his family’s name with a first-round stoppage of Michael Chandler, stealing his lightweight title along the way after moving up in weight. Freire dropped Chandler with a hard right hand before following it up with numerous punches before the
9:44 PM ET Nate Diaz‘s long-awaited, much-anticipated return to the UFC is on the verge of becoming a reality. The UFC is working on finalizing a fight between Diaz and former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 on Aug. 17, sources told ESPN. The fight would be at 170 pounds. Both fighters have agreed
5:53 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a lightweight bout between former interim champion Tony Ferguson and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone for UFC 238 on June 8 in Chicago, multiple sources said. The 155-pound bout is nearly official, although contracts have not yet been signed. Once official, it will take place on the pay-per-view
4:29 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Not only is Anderson Silva apparently not nearing retirement, he is working on signing a contract extension. Silva’s manager, Jorge Guimaraes, told ESPN Brazil’s Igor Resende during an exclusive interview this week in Rio de Janeiro that Silva and the UFC are already discussing a contract renewal. Silva, the former