1:20 AM ET LAS VEGAS — If there is such a thing as a casual UFC title defense, Jon Jones’ victory against Anthony Smith was it. Jones (24-1) defended his light heavyweight title in a tepid, five-round title fight on Saturday, outpointing Smith (31-14) on all three judges scorecards 48-44. The 205-pound title fight headlined
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10:35 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Before UFC 235’s main event between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith for the light heavyweight title and co-main event between welterweight champ Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman, a multitude of undercard fights are taking place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. Here’s how it all is going down. Pedro Munhoz defeats
9:40 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A proposed lightweight blockbuster between Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has apparently hit a snag, according to UFC president Dana White. A McGregor-Cerrone matchup has teased UFC fans since January, when Cerrone called out McGregor following his win over Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night, and McGregor quickly
4:47 PM ET One of mixed martial arts’ all-time greats has called it a career. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, at one point considered one of the most feared strikers in the sport, announced his retirement on Croatian television Friday. ESPN confirmed the news with Cro Cop. Filipovic said he suffered a stroke following his unanimous
1:48 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Both title fights at UFC 235 on Saturday are now official as Jon Jones, Anthony Smith, Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman all made weight. Jones and Smith, fighting for the UFC’s light heavyweight belt in the main event, weighed in at 205 and 204.5 pounds, respectively. The fighters could
1:18 PM ET UFC flyweight Paige VanZant announced on social media late Thursday night that she fractured her right arm. She did not elaborate on how it happened or how long she will be out. She previously broke her right arm in the first round of a fight last year with Jessica-Rose Clark. Well…. I
7:25 PM ET Colby Covington, the UFC’s interim welterweight champion, crashed Kamaru Usman‘s open workout for UFC 235 on Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas. The brash and outspoken Covington, self-proclaimed as the promotion’s “villain,” appeared in the crowd of fans with a bullhorn and yelled at Usman from a few feet away. “The real champ
12:37 PM ET Saturday’s UFC 235 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas will feature two title fights, led by ESPN’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world: Jon Jones. Jones will look to defend his light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith in the main event. In the co-feature, welterweight champ Tyron Woodley will take on Nigerian
11:06 AM ET Mike Rothstein UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was posed an interesting question Wednesday at UFC 235 media day: If he were to fight at heavyweight, would he choose Brock Lesnar or Daniel Cormier? The 31-year-old Jones said he’d take the guy he hasn’t fought before. “I’d take Brock Lesnar because he
11:29 PM ET “The Bad Guy” will meet “The Dragon” later this year. Bellator is working on finalizing a bout between Chael Sonnen and Lyoto Machida in the summer, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. A date and location for the fight haven’t been set just yet, but both fighters have verbally agreed to the light