12:52 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Sometimes the alligator jaws chew up their prey. Sometimes the gator is the prey. The latter was the case for much of Saturday night’s main event. Jack Hermansson got the better of Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the standup and even against the Brazilian’s vaunted ground game to earn a unanimous
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12:32 AM ET Tito Ortiz is back. The UFC hall of famer has signed a multi-fight deal with Combate Americas, a promotion official told ESPN. Ortiz is expected to debut in the fall, though his opponent isn’t finalized at this time. It is also unknown which weight class he’ll initially compete in. Ortiz, 44, said
10:13 AM ET Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Jack Hermansson both made weight Friday for their UFC Fight Night main event on Saturday in Sunrise, Florida. Souza (26-6, 1 NC), who has been promised a shot at the middleweight championship with a victory, hit the scale at 185.5 pounds. Hermansson (19-4) weighed 185. The UFC is
8:25 PM ET Sean O’Malley is back. The undefeated prospect will meet Marlon Vera at UFC 239 on July 6 in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN. The 24-year-old O’Malley (10-0) hasn’t fought since his March 2018 win over Andre Soukhamthath. Since then, he had surgery on his right foot and hip. He also failed two
11:36 PM ET Tony Ferguson is starting a new chapter. The former UFC interim lightweight champion has left Paradigm Sports Management to sign with Ballengee Group to manage his MMA career, Audie Attar, Paradigm CEO and president, told ESPN. “Tony Ferguson is a talented athlete, and we hope his future brings him personal happiness both
7:41 PM ET Rochester-native Desmond Green desperately wanted to fight on next month’s UFC Rochester card, and the promotion has obliged by booking him against former TKO champion Charles “Air” Jourdain (9-1), sources told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Jourdain, of Montreal, will be making his UFC debut on the May 18 card. Green (22-8) is coming
11:35 AM ET Phil MurphyESPN Video Benson Henderson is one of the most accomplished mixed martial artists of his generation, a lightweight champion with both the UFC and WEC. But one thing in recent years has evaded him: a Bellator MMA championship belt. Henderson (26-8) fought twice for that honor in 2016 and both times
9:41 AM ET When Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza lost the Strikeforce middleweight championship to Luke Rockhold in September 2011, no one would have guessed he’d go eight years without a single appearance in a title fight. And yet, here we are — likely one win away from that exact milestone. The UFC is now on ESPN
7:13 PM ET Three current UFC fighters, including a former champion, plus a former fighter, were recently suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency for testing positive for the same banned substance. Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montano, Sean O’Malley, Marvin Vettori and Augusto Mendes all failed random, out-of-competition drug tests for ostarine. After
9:06 PM ET Richard Mann The middleweight match at the top of this weekend’s UFC event is an extremely interesting stylistic clash. Even though Jack Hermansson is coming off a pair of first-round submissions, his distinctive striking style is what has really set him apart from the rest of the division. He has some clear