2:15 PM ET As you may have heard, last weekend’s UFC title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor didn’t end at the final bell. After submitting McGregor (21-4) in the fourth round, Nurmagomedov (27-0) left the Octagon to confront McGregor’s corner. McGregor also headed in that direction, and ended up in an altercation with
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11:25 PM ET The UFC has opened discussions regarding a heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis to headline UFC 230 on Nov. 3 in New York, according to multiple sources. If the championship bout is finalized, it would be a significant addition to the UFC’s next pay-per-view. Lewis (21-5), of Houston, is
4:37 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Nevada State Athletic Commission will file formal complaints against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their postfight actions at UFC 229 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. NSAC chairman Anthony Marnell told ESPN on Monday the commission is conducting a full investigation into the melee that took place after
1:43 PM ET UFC president Dana White says Conor McGregor has already called him, asking for an immediate rematch against Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor (21-4) suffered a fourth-round submission loss to Nurmagomedov (27-0) at UFC 229 last weekend in Las Vegas. A brawl between the two camps immediately ensued, as Nurmagomedov leapt over the Octagon to
12:00 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Let’s get one thing straight. What happened in the aftermath of UFC 229’s main event isn’t going to hurt mixed martial arts or even tarnish it in the eyes of most. Yeah, there probably were some new UFC viewers on Saturday, who don’t normally pay $64.99 for a pay-per-view.
10:51 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print With a rivalry going back to April with a steel dolly thrown at a bus, the most anticipated UFC fight of the year ended with Khabib Nurmagomedov tapping out Conor McGregor Saturday night at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. However that was just the start of
3:51 AM ET LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White says Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s 155-pound championship could be stripped depending on if he is suspended and for how long after the Russian jumped out of the Octagon and went after Conor McGregor‘s jiu-jitsu coach Saturday night. Before their UFC 229 fight, McGregor and Nurmagomedov said their
12:20 AM ET Call it an unofficial knockout for Dominick Reyes. Reyes (10-0) defeated Ovince St. Preux (23-12) by unanimous decision, even though he dropped him with a walk-off left hand in the final second of the bout. Referee Dan Miragliotta did not immediately step in as St. Preux went down, and the fight was
10:14 AM ET Here we go. Khabib Nurmagomedov versus Conor McGregor. The UFC’s undefeated lightweight champion, versus the sport’s biggest star, returning from a two-year hiatus. It’s everything you want in a main event: Divisional supremacy, bad blood, dueling fanbases, clashing styles. McGregor is a great salesman and he’ll never want for a crowd, but
2:08 AM ET As anticipation builds for his return to the Octagon, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has pumped the brakes on a potential trilogy bout with archnemesis Daniel Cormier. Jones, in an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, said he doesn’t care to set up a third fight with Cormier, the current lightweight