10:16 PM ET The UFC is targeting a flyweight title fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Eye for UFC 238 this summer, sources told ESPN. The UFC 238 pay-per-view is scheduled to take place June 8 at United Center in Chicago. According to sources, bout agreements are not yet signed, but the UFC is working
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11:54 AM ET The Professional Fighters League unveiled its roster for the women’s lightweight division on Friday. The weight class will have eight competitors squaring off in hopes of winning $1 million at the end of the season. Kayla Harrison, an undefeated MMA prospect who is also a two-time United States Olympic Judo gold medalist,
10:56 AM ET Former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (14 KOs) and contender Derrick Lewis (18 KOs) have a combined 32 knockouts entering their matchup in the main event of a UFC Fight Night at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday. It is the UFC’s first-ever live event in the state of Kansas.
10:26 AM ET Conor McGregor can put his Brooklyn bus incident behind him. The UFC star has completed his court-mandated five days of community service, a source confirmed to ESPN. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has been in talks with the UFC regarding a non-title bout against Conor McGregor since January, but Cerrone told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto
10:03 PM ET A middleweight rematch between Yoel Romero and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will headline UFC Fight Night on April 27 in Sunrise, Florida, UFC president Dana White said. The UFC finalized the 185-pound headliner on Thursday, White told ESPN. The event will take place at BB&T Center and air on ESPN+. Initially, the promotion
Mar 5, 2019 The Professional Fighters League unveiled its first set of competitors for the upcoming season on Tuesday. The mixed marital arts promotion, which last week announced every card will be broadcast on either ESPN 2 or ESPN+, begins its second year on May 9. Returning to the PFL will be featherweight champion Lance
4:17 PM ET Curtis Millender looks back at his journey and realizes how fortunate he is. Yes, he worked for this. He pushed for this. Everything he did over the past seven years had been for this. But still, the welterweight wouldn’t be where he is now — in the UFC, an actual contender —
12:18 PM ET After Kamaru Usman dominated Tyron Woodley and dethroned Woodley as UFC welterweight champion at UFC 235, it would be natural to imagine Woodley’s family wouldn’t be thrilled to run into Usman or even harbor anger towards him. The opposite was true on Saturday night, as Woodley’s mother Deborah embraced the man who
3:52 PM ET UFC legend BJ Penn will continue to seek his first win since 2010, when he meets Clay Guida at UFC 237 on May 11, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The UFC is close to finalizing the lightweight bout between the 40-year-old Penn and Guida for its May pay-per-view event, which is
5:52 PM ET Tyron Woodley‘s longtime head coach, Din Thomas, is very confident they can reclaim the UFC welterweight championship — provided they get the opportunity. Jon Jones added another light heavyweight title fight victory to his résumé, and Kamaru Usman is your new welterweight champion. What’s next for them and other fighters from UFC