7:57 PM ET Australia’s Robert Whittaker takes to the Octagon for his fight with Yoel Romero in Chicago, June 9, 2018 Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dana White likes what he sees Down Under. It’s with good reason, too, as Australia and New Zealand boast some of the best talent in the UFC. He’s
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12:31 AM ET Jose Aldo‘s featherweight bout against Renato Moicano on Saturday won’t be his last — but that time is apparently coming. The UFC is now on ESPN and ESPN+. Subscribe to ESPN+ to get: Exclusive live UFC events, weigh-ins and more; Ariel and the Bad Guy; Dana White’s Contender Series; and more exclusive
3:10 PM ET Jose Aldo, one of the greatest champions in mixed martial arts history, plans to retire in 2019. Aldo (27-4) is scheduled to face Renato Moicano (13-1-1) on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night in Fortaleza, Brazil. The event will air on ESPN+. Earlier this month, Aldo told multiple Brazilian
10:19 PM ET The Bellator debut of “Mr. VanZant” will take place next month. Austin Vanderford, the husband of UFC star Paige VanZant, will make his Bellator debut on Feb. 15 against Cody Jones in a 175-pound catchweight fight, sources told ESPN. The fight will happen on the main card of Bellator 215, which takes
1:59 PM ET Richard Mann TJ Dillashaw‘s quest to become a two-division champion has left the bantamweight division in a holding pattern. However, the main event of Saturday’s UFC card in Fortaleza, Brazil, could still say a lot about determining the next challenger to Dillashaw’s title. Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes met in 2017, and
4:40 PM ET Artem Lobov‘s UFC run has come to an end. Lobov told ESPN on Tuesday that he was granted his release from the promotion after recently requesting it. He said the UFC wanted to add him to a yet-to-be announced fight card in April; however, Lobov didn’t want to wait that long and
4:11 PM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is officially cleared to compete in the state of Nevada. The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously in favor of granting Jones a one-fight, conditional license on Tuesday, which will keep him eligible to compete even if he tests positive for the specific,
1:02 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Nevada State Athletic Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to suspend UFC stars Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their respective roles in a post-fight melee at UFC 229 last October. The commission suspended Nurmagomedov (27-0) for nine months and fined him $500,000 of a disclosed $2 million purse.
3:45 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum, who is under U.S. Anti-Doping Agency suspension until May 2020 because of a failed drug test, plans on visiting with UFC officials next week in an effort to appeal for his release from the promotion to he can resume his fighting career. Former UFC heavyweight
4:51 PM ET The Nevada State Athletic Commission will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday in Las Vegas, and Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are on the docket. The commission will decide what discipline the UFC stars will receive for their respective roles in a postfight brawl at UFC 229 in October. Given the names involved,