12:25 PM ET Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida will embark on a new chapter in his career this weekend. Machida (24-8) will make his Bellator MMA debut against Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 213 on Saturday in Honolulu. It will mark his first non-UFC appearance since 2006, which he says is reason alone for excitement. “When
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4:57 PM ET The United States Anti-Doping Agency has acknowledged a recent “technical glitch” led to inaccurate data on UFC athlete Brock Lesnar appearing on its public website. Per company policy, USADA updates all testing data to a public website throughout the year. This Athlete Test History database does not include results, but indicates how
4:02 PM ET The California State Athletic Commission has cleared Jon Jones to return to competition but is also encouraging him to voluntarily submit to additional drug testing ahead of an upcoming UFC title fight at the end of the month. Jones (22-1) is scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson for the light heavyweight title at
12:19 PM ET ONE Championship is coming to America. Former UFC lightweight Sage Northcutt, one of the brighter young talents in the sport, has signed an exclusive deal with One Championship. The Asian-based promotion has signed a three-year broadcast deal with Turner Sports, sources told ESPN. The deal, which goes into effect on Jan. 1,
8:12 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley could be cleared for a return as soon as Tuesday, when he will be examined by the doctor who surgically repaired his right hand, Woodley told ESPN on Monday. He also accused promotion president Dana White of singling him out for unfair criticism for not
12:00 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show returns on Monday with another big lineup. The show, aired live on Twitter and on ESPN’s YouTube page, will feature current and former champions, as well as multiple rising stars in the sport. Following the show, the entirety can be
1:18 PM ET UFC 231 brought us the return of Max Holloway and the official arrival of Valentina Shevchenko. Despite months of concern about his overall health, Holloway looked better than ever in a featherweight title defense against Brian Ortega. And Shevchenko breezed through a 125-pound title fight against one of the top female fighters
3:50 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The questions continue to flood in for Max Holloway. But they no longer are an ominous interrogation. Now the questions represent a sorting out of all the wondrous possibilities in play for the UFC featherweight champion. Holloway had all the answers on Saturday night in Toronto, beating up Brian Ortega
12:42 AM ET TORONTO — When the UFC created a 125-pound female weight class one year ago, many believed Valentina Shevchenko would be the one to rule it. Those projections are looking rather accurate. Shevchenko (16-3) claimed the UFC’s flyweight title on Saturday in a dominant decision against former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The 125-pound
9:08 AM ET TORONTO — Any lingering concerns about the well-being of UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway melted away on Saturday over the course of a brilliant, four-round title defense against Brian Ortega at UFC 231. Holloway (20-3) defended his 145-pound throne for the second time, defeating Ortega via TKO at the end of the