6:54 PM ET A flyweight bout between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich is back on for UFC Fight Night on Jan. 19, after it was initially canceled due to injuries Ostovich had suffered. Ostovich, 27, suffered a fractured orbital bone during an alleged attack by her husband, professional MMA fighter Arnold Berdon, earlier this month
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2:27 PM ET UFC president Dana White on Tuesday blasted Oscar De La Hoya, Golden Boy Promotions and the California State Athletic Commission for their roles in last weekend’s trilogy bout between formerly retired UFC legends Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Liddell, 48, came out of a nearly eight-year retirement to face his old rival
9:46 AM ET Everyone knows it has been a forgettable year for UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. After claiming the 145-pound title and defending it once in 2017, Holloway (19-3) has failed to even make it to competition this year. He was pulled from a short-notice lightweight title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov in April, due
3:48 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Tito Ortiz is a former UFC light heavyweight champion whose 21-year career as an MMA icon saw many high points. Prior to this past weekend, however, there was one mountain he had not climbed: He had fought Chuck Liddell twice and been knocked out both times. On Saturday, Ortiz finally
Monday marks another star-studded edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. The show, aired live on Twitter, will feature current and former champions, as well as multiple rising stars in the sport. Following the show, the entirety can be viewed on ESPN’s YouTube page and listened to via the ESPN podcast center. Here’s the lineup: •
1:41 PM ET Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones reiterated his stance that he “never cheated the sport” during an appearance on ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday. “I’ve been able to do great things in this sport,” Jones said. “Unfortunately I had a hiccup with this steroid situation. I’m grateful [the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency]
9:50 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he can imagine a reconciliation with Conor McGregor after the bitter feud around last month’s title fight. The two fighters traded verbal blows before the Oct. 6 fight and Nurmagomedov sparked a brawl with McGregor’s team after winning by submission. During a news
12:59 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It took him 12 years, but Tito Ortiz finally got the revenge he was looking for Saturday night. In an unexpected trilogy bout between two of MMA’s greatest rivals, Ortiz (20-12-1) knocked out Chuck Liddell at 4 minutes, 24 seconds of the opening round at The Forum. The 205-pound
9:20 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will return to the Octagon in 2019, against one of the hottest contenders in the sport. The UFC has booked Silva against undefeated Nigerian Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 on Feb. 9 (Feb. 10 local) in Melbourne, Australia, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Saturday.
10:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The Predator is back. Francis Ngannou had embodied that nickname for several years by winning his first six UFC fights, all stoppages inside of two rounds. His 2018 performances, however, had not lived up to the moniker. After being battered in a heavyweight title fight in January, the big Cameroonian