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Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNSep 5, 2023, 09:21 AM ET UFC 293 is Saturday in Sydney, and Israel Adesanya is the star of the show. This will be his first fight Down Under for the flamboyant New Zealander since he became UFC middleweight champion four years ago. Adesanya is more than just the weekend’s top attraction. He

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun It’s amazing how much better Ciryl Gane looks in the Octagon when he’s not fighting Jon Jones. Gane (12-2) breezed to a second-round TKO over Serghei Spivac (16-4) in the

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 08:21 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A common belief in mixed martial arts is that once a fighter has one foot out the door into retirement, it’s probably time for them to hang it up. One

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 03:25 PM ET Chris Weidman suffered a small fracture in his left leg during his fight at UFC 292 earlier this month, the former UFC middleweight champion said on his “Won’t Back Down Radio” show this week. Weidman released a video excerpt of the show on social media

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 12:46 PM ET SRJ Sports Investments, a company launched earlier this month by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has acquired a minority stake in mixed martial arts promotion Professional Fighters League, it was announced Wednesday. As part of the agreement, SRJ will also be an investor in a

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 30, 2023, 08:46 AM ET Share Open Extended Reactions Kurt Angle got on a plane in 2006 bound for Las Vegas. The former Olympic wrestling gold medalist was potentially about to embark on a new career path. He was finishing up after an excellent run with WWE that made him

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 29, 2023, 01:18 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC has booked a middleweight main event between Brendan Allen and Paul Craig on Nov. 18, promotion officials announced on Tuesday. The 185-pound bout will headline UFC Fight Night

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNAug 28, 2023, 08:07 AM ET If you’re a mixed martial arts promotion and your name doesn’t begin with “U” and end with “FC,” the fight business can rough you up. How does your second-fiddle company attract athletes the MMA fan base has heard of and cares about? How do your fights even

Brianna Williams, ESPNAug 27, 2023, 10:22 PM ET Sean O’Malley hasn’t taken long to get accustomed to his new title as UFC bantamweight champion. Editor’s Picks 1 Related O’Malley (17-1, 1 NC), nicknamed “Suga Sean,” dethroned Aljamain Sterling (23-4) via a second round TKO in UFC 292’s main event to earn the title. In his

Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Aug 26, 2023, 10:52 AM ET What were the biggest moments from UFC Fight Night in Singapore? Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto react to Saturday morning’s fights at Singapore Indoor Stadium.