12:50 PM ET Andrew Davis UFC 236 is one of the most intriguing cards of 2019, as two interim title fights with heavy implications headline. UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will move up in weight to take on longtime lightweight contender Dustin Poirier. The winner is expected to face quite possibly the most intimidating fighter
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8:02 PM ET The UFC is targeting two important bantamweight fights for their upcoming return to Chicago. Aljamain Sterling vs. Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan are scheduled for UFC 238 on June 8, according to sources. The fights haven’t been signed just yet but have been verbally agreed. Both Sterling (16-3) and
2:39 PM ET The Professional Fighters League unveiled their first three fight cards of the 2019 regular season, which kicks off May 9 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial on Long Island, New York PFL 1, broadcast on ESPN+ for the prelims and ESPN2 for the main card, marks the return of Olympic gold medalist Kayla
1:39 PM ET In hindsight, Anthony Pettis‘ win over Stephen Thompson last month was even more impressive than perhaps originally thought. Pettis told ESPN on Thursday that he suffered a broken nose in the fight. His doctors said he did not need surgery but must rest for four-to-six weeks. The 32-year-old Pettis (22-8) knocked out
6:35 AM ET The UFC’s return to South Florida is in need of a new main event. The planned rematch between Yoel Romero vs. Jacare Souza at UFC Fight Night on April 27 has been canceled due to an illness by Romero, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Romero’s illness was first reported by Brazilian
11:30 PM ET Bellator is heading back to New York City. Sources told ESPN the promotion is set to hold its second event at Madison Square Garden on June 14. A light heavyweight fight between Chael Sonnen and Lyoto Machida has already been booked for the card, sources said. ESPN reported in February that both
Apr 4, 2019 Igor Resende Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, in an exclusive interview with ESPN, reiterated his interest in becoming a boxer once his MMA career is over, and said it could happen soon. “My plan is to fight Alexander Volkanovski on May 11,” Aldo said last week. “Then I’ll have only one
11:31 AM ET Former UFC champion Conor McGregor may have announced his retirement from the sport last week, but that hasn’t kept him from lobbing insults at a former competitor in the Octagon. On Tuesday night, McGregor took shots at the wife of his last opponent, Khabib Nurmagomedov, on Twitter, saying “Your wife is a
9:02 AM ET The UFC’s return to Russia has a new main event. Aleksei Oleinik has agreed to step in on short notice to fight Alistair Overeem in the headliner of UFC Fight Night Saint Petersburg on April 20, sources told ESPN. Oleinik is replacing fellow Russian fighter Alexander Volkov in the fight, who recently
11:43 PM ET Maycee Barber had successful surgery on her right hand Tuesday in Chicago, her father Bucky Barber told ESPN. According to her father, Barber broke her hand in the first round of her win against JJ Aldrich last month in Nashville. Barber, 20, defeated Aldrich via TKO in the second round, improving her