2:36 PM ET Bellator MMA has raised the stakes of its upcoming welterweight grand prix, to the tune of a $1 million prize to the last man standing. Bellator announced on Thursday it has partnered with entertainer 50 Cent, birth name Curtis Jackson, on an apparel and champagne sponsorship, which includes a $1 million cash
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12:16 AM ET The UFC is looking to book one of the most anticipated rematches in mixed martial arts history at the end of the year, according to UFC president Dana White. In a text message to ESPN on Wednesday, White said the promotion would like to book a light heavyweight fight between Jon Jones
2:19 PM ET According to co-founder Donn Davis, the Professional Fighters League was born on July 11, 2016 — the day the UFC sold for more than $4 billion. Less than six months after that deal was made public, the venture capitalist and several other Washington investors purchased the mixed martial arts promotion World Series
2:05 AM ET With the UFC still in need of a headliner for its UFC 230 pay-per-view event on Nov. 3 at Madison Square Garden, Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier attempted to take matters into their own hands on Tuesday — completely unknown to the UFC. Diaz, of Stockton, California, announced via Twitter he and
11:17 PM ET Another heavyweight fight is headed to Adelaide, Australia. Carlos Condit and Michael Chiesa will square off in a welterweight bout on Dec. 29 at UFC 232, multiple sources tell ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. The UFC has booked Mark Hunt vs. Justin Willis for the Dec. 2 event, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight
9:13 PM ET A Bellator MMA lightweight championship rematch between titleholder Brent Primus and Michael Chandler is being targeted for a Dec. 14 event, according to multiple sources. Bellator has not announced an event on that date or any potential venue. The Dec. 14 date is just one day before another Bellator card at Neil
7:11 PM ET An intriguing welterweight fight has been added to UFC 232. The promotion has booked Carlos Condit (30-12) vs. Michael Chiesa (14-4) for the Dec. 29 fight card in Las Vegas, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight will mark Chiesa’s UFC debut at 170 pounds. Prior to his most recent lightweight fight in
10:47 AM ET By the end of next month, Jon Jones will be eligible to move forward with his mixed martial arts career — and I have to say, I consider that great news. That might sound like an obvious sentiment, but the MMA community actually has had a pretty mixed reaction to last week’s
5:42 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Alexander Gustafsson, who five years ago gave former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones his toughest challenge in one of the greatest bouts in UFC history, wants to fight a rematch in New York on Nov. 3 — at an event that still does not have a main event. UFC president
1:44 AM ET A light heavyweight fight between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders was not what Brazilian fans expected to see on Saturday, but it turned into a pretty entertaining affair. Santos (18-6), of Rio de Janeiro, defeated Eryk Anders (11-2) via TKO at 5:00 of the third round, after Anders collapsed multiple times trying