9:30 AM ET The UFC makes its third-ever trip to Madison Square Garden this weekend, with a heavyweight title fight between two-weight champion Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis. This fight came together quickly, on the heels of Lewis’ come-from-behind knockout win against Alexander Volkov at UFC 229 on Oct. 6. It will mark Cormier’s first
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7:49 AM ET The UFC announced Friday it would return to London for a show at the O2 Arena on Saturday Mar. 17. It will be the organisation’s 11th event to be held in London and the first since Alexander Volkov knocked out Farbrico Werdum earlier in 2018. “Ever since our first event in London
9:19 PM ET The UFC announced Friday it would return to London for a show at the O2 Arena on Saturday, March 17. It will be the organisation’s 11th event to be held in London and the first since Alexander Volkov knocked out Farbrico Werdum earlier in 2018. “Ever since our first event in London
11:29 AM ET UFC president Dana White does not believe a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and retired boxer Floyd Mayweather will happen, but says he has been in contact with Mayweather’s team this week. White told ESPN’s Get Up! on Thursday that he met with Mayweather’s associates on Wednesday in Los Angeles to discuss the
10:01 AM ET Madison Square Garden hosts the UFC on Saturday for third time, but this event has seen an unusual shuffle of headliners given the high-profile venue. With the dust finally settling, we’re left with an improbable heavyweight title fight featuring Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis, two guys who were nowhere near the heavyweight
10:26 AM ET NEW YORK — Derrick Lewis probably shouldn’t be here. Lewis is a 265-pound brawler, with a sense of humor that can teeter between morbid and borderline offensive. He’s a 33-year-old Texan, who claims he has only trained 30 minutes per day the majority of his career, and is quick to admit he’s
12:12 PM ET Madison Square Garden is known as “The World’s Most Famous Arena.” When it plays host to UFC 230 on Saturday, an event headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis, it will be one of thousands of events the Manhattan building has held since its creation in 1968.
9:35 AM ET Richard Mann In the main event of UFC 230, two-division champion Daniel Cormier will put his heavyweight title on the line against Derrick Lewis. While Cormier is a sizable betting favorite, an element of chaos surrounds the matchup. The fight was scheduled on only a few weeks’ notice, as Lewis last fought
6:59 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Authorities say former UFC fighter Stephan Bonnar has been arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly driving recklessly on a Las Vegas freeway. Nevada Highway Patrol officials say Bonnar was booked Sunday into the Clark County Detention Center on a DUI charge (third offense), resisting an officer
7:29 PM ET When Ben Askren retired from MMA last year as the ONE welterweight champion, he didn’t completely rule out an eventual return to the mat. The UFC was on his mind, especially for the right opponent, but he wasn’t optimistic it was in the cards. That changed in the past week as the