5:33 PM ET UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley says he will fight Darren Till at UFC 228, even if his opponent does not make weight ahead of the title bout on Sept. 8. “I’m chasing greatness,” Woodley told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday. “If he doesn’t make weight, he takes away for me the opportunity
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12:20 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Monday marks another star-studded edition of ESPN’s newest podcast — 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
2:41 AM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje went into Saturday’s matchup against James Vick in need of a win. Ideally, one in which he didn’t sustain much damage. He ended up accomplishing both. Gaethje (19-2) snapped a two-fight skid in emphatic fashion at UFC Fight Night in Lincoln, Nebraska, as he knocked out Vick with
11:53 AM ET It has been one year since Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor met inside a boxing ring in Las Vegas — and to this day, the whole thing still feels a little surreal. Just think: Perhaps the most anticipated fight in combat sports history began with a referee essentially reminding one of the
1:07 PM ET UFC fighter Desmond Green was involved in a five-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, according to authorities in Davie, Florida. Green suffered minor injuries, but two people — Emelina Morfa, 67, and Emma Suarez Hernandez, 76 — were killed. Alvaro Feola, a spokesman for the Florida Highway Patrol, told reporters that Green lost
12:15 AM ET Another big fight is close to being added to UFC 229 on Oct. 6. Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis is in the works for the card, multiple sources told ESPN, confirming an earlier report by MMAJunkie.com. The lightweight fight, which is not yet signed, would take place on the main UFC 229
6:31 PM ET Top UFC welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio will headline a card in his home country of Argentina as he takes on Neil Magny as the main event of UFC Fight Night: Buenos Aires on Nov. 17, a source confirmed to ESPN. Ponzinibbio (26-3), the No. 10-ranked fighter in the division, has won six bouts
5:53 PM ET Yair Rodriguez will no longer compete in a highly anticipated UFC 228 matchup with Zabit Magomedsharipov due to an undisclosed injury, sources confirmed to ESPN following a report by MMA Brasil. The UFC is actively looking for a replacement opponent to fight Magomedsharipov on that Sept. 8 card. The initial featherweight matchup
11:36 AM ET Chamatkar SandhuESPN At a Los Angeles news conference a few weeks ago, the UFC announced several fights scheduled in the coming months. Amongst them was Glover Teixeira (27-7) vs. Jimi Manuwa (17-4), which was the original main event for UFC Fight Night 137 in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 22. However, a
7:05 PM ET The UFC has finalized a female super fight between featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes for UFC 232 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White informed ESPN of the booking on Wednesday. Additional sources confirmed both champions have agreed to the fight, which will be