Aleksandar Rakic overcame early trouble and floored Devin Clark with a spinning back fist counter to get the TKO at 4:05 of Round 1 in their light heavyweight bout opening UFC 231 in Toronto. It was the 11th straight win for Rakic (11-1), who absorbed several knees that appeared to be illegal, although the referee
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5:09 PM ET Chamatkar SandhuESPN Jimi Manuwa is hoping to make the third time the charm. After a last-minute opponent change and an injury forcing him to withdraw from the original date, the British light heavyweight is raring to go as he faces Thiago Santos on Saturday night at UFC 231 in Toronto. Following back-to-back
3:31 PM ET Olivier Aubin-Mercier might be coming off a rare loss in his last performance, but he has never felt better about the direction of his career. That’s because Aubin-Mercier (11-3) believes he’s figuring things out — in and out of the cage. The 29-year-old lightweight has been in the UFC for a while
2:47 PM ET Saturday’s UFC 231 pay-per-view in Toronto will feature a pair of title fights that have been a long time coming. Featherweight champion Max Holloway will finally meet undefeated Brian Ortega in a championship bout that was supposed to take place this summer but was canceled over concerns around Holloway’s health. And in
4:50 PM ET UFC president Dana White says the promotion consulted female flyweight Rachael Ostovich, the victim of a recent domestic violence assault, prior to booking heavyweight Greg Hardy to fight on the same event as her next month. “Having her support was a key factor in making that decision,” White told TSN on Thursday.
2:08 PM ET Saturday’s UFC 231 pay-per-view in Toronto will feature a pair of title fights that have been a long time coming. In the main event, Hawaii’s featherweight champion Max Holloway will finally meet the undefeated Brian Ortega, in a championship bout that was supposed to take place this summer, only to be canceled
9:56 PM ET The UFC’s return to Brooklyn finally has its main event. Henry Cejudo (13-2) versus TJ Dillashaw (16-3) for the UFC flyweight title will headline the event on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, New York, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight was originally supposed to headline UFC 233 on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, California.
12:57 AM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will return from a two-year absence to face John Lineker at UFC 233 on Jan. 26 in Anaheim. The UFC confirmed the 135-pound matchup, following an initial report by The Orange County Register. UFC 233 is slated to take place at Honda Center. Cruz (22-2) is
12:24 AM ET Bellator will give Roy Nelson versus Mirko Cro Cop another go. The heavyweight fight, which was originally scheduled for Bellator 200, has been rebooked for Bellator 217 on Feb. 16 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, sources told ESPN. That event will be headlined by Paul Daley vs. Michael “Venom” Page. The
10:28 PM ET Sijara Eubanks is moving up to bantamweight. Eubanks (4-2), who missed weight by 1.2 pounds prior to her UFC 230 fight against Roxanne Modafferi, has decided to compete at 135 pounds in her next fight, her manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN. A fight between Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw for the UFC