12:09 PM ET Retired UFC light heavyweight Anthony Johnson was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery on Monday in South Florida, according to court records. Johnson, 35, has an arraignment hearing scheduled on June 3 in Palm Beach County. A woman who describes herself as Johnson’s girlfriend told police he picked her up and
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7:59 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured a current champion calling out another champion, a Bellator titleholder disputing retirement rumors and a top nutritionist wanting to fight his top rival in the cage. Here’s what you might have missed: Cormier-Jones III? UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is interested in facing
1:46 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Kayla Harrison has a new opponent for the first PFL card of the season. The former two-time Olympic judo champion will now fight UFC veteran Larissa Pacheco in the main event of PFL 1 on Thursday in Uniondale, N.Y., the promotion announced Monday. Harrison’s previous opponent, Svetlana Khautova, had visa
1:22 PM ET I wrote this last week, ahead of the UFC Fight Night between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Al Iaquinta, and I’ll write it again now: Business might be picking up at 155 pounds. The UFC is now on ESPN and ESPN+. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get: exclusive live UFC events, weigh-ins and more;
6:18 PM ET UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov would like to defend his title three times over the next 11 months, according to his agent Ali Abdelaziz. As a devout Muslim, Nurmagomedov (27-0) is preparing to observe the one-month fasting period of Ramadan, which begins on Monday. Abdelaziz says Nurmagomedov will continue to train, however,
1:58 PM ET The Professional Fighters League made its debut last year with a format intended to feel familiar for sports fans in order to bring a new audience to combat sports. There is a season with standings, then playoffs and, to cap it all off, the biggest hook of all: a $1 million payout
11:52 PM ET Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone told everyone he was coming for the UFC’s lightweight title in 2019. He was not kidding. Cerrone (36-11) picked up a huge decision victory over Al Iaquinta (14-5-1) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Ottawa, Ontario. Cerrone, a 36-year-old veteran with nearly 50 professional fights under his belt,
10:59 PM ET The UFC officially announced on Saturday night that heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will defend his belt against Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241 on August 17 in Anaheim, California. This is a rematch from UFC 226 last July in which Cormier claimed the title after knocking Miocic out by
4:03 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The UFC has signed a decorated former world champion wrestler with a sketchy past. Amir Aliakbari, one of the top unsigned heavyweights in the world, announced the news Saturday on his Instagram page. UFC officials confirmed with ESPN that Aliakbari penned a deal, following a report from Brazilian outlet Combate.
5:43 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is continuing to adjust UFC doping cases involving the prohibited substance ostarine. On Friday, the UFC’s anti-doping partner announced it has terminated the suspension of strawweight Amanda Ribas, who tested positive for ostarine in 2017 and was given a two-year suspension in January 2018. But with