12:08 AM ET Prosecutors still intend to pursue domestic violence charges against Nick Diaz after a grand jury declined to indict the UFC fighter. Diaz was arrested in May and charged with domestic battery and felony domestic battery by strangulation. He was released from the Clark County Detention Center on an $18,000 bond. Diaz’s attorney,
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12:00 PM ET Richard Mann In the main event of UFC 227, TJ Dillashaw will defend his UFC bantamweight championship against former champion and chief rival Cody Garbrandt. Dillashaw defeated Garbrandt for the title via second-round knockout in the co-main event of UFC 217. At a glance, the two fighters appear to be similar from
4:11 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN There’s nothing quite like the edgy anticipation of that first collision. Maybe it’s an invulnerable champion defending the belt against an unbeaten up-and-comer, or a pair of top-rung contenders who’ve been eyeing each other as each ascended the ladder meeting at the summit. Whatever confrontational crossroads gets the juices flowing,
5:41 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing an intriguing middleweight fight between Derek Brunson and Israel Adesanya for UFC 230 on Nov. 3 in New York, according to sources. Mark Henry, coach of UFC lightweight contender Eddie Alvarez, said he deserves the blame for his fighter losing on Saturday to Dustin Poirier. Max
4:43 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Eddie Alvarez was in the most dominant position in MMA when Saturday’s fight with Dustin Poirier took an instantaneous turn for the worse. While on top of Poirier and pinning him against the cage in the second round, Alvarez threw an illegal elbow that resulted in the fight being stood
4:09 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani he is feeling much better after a health scare earlier this month and wants to defend the belt before the end of 2018. Holloway was forced to pull out of UFC 226’s co-main event with Brian Ortega just two days before the July
11:52 AM 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. Dustin Poirier seized the opportunity, earning a TKO victory over Eddie Alvarez after Alvarez was called for an illegal strike. The show, aired live on Twitter, will feature current and
11:24 PM ET Fourteen months after their initial meeting ended in controversy due to illegal strikes, Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez delivered another instant classic at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. And for the second time, an illegal strike by Alvarez shaped the course of the bout. This time, however, Poirier
5:47 PM ET One of the UFC’s brightest young stars will return to action in September, and he’ll be doing so in his home country of Russia. The promotion has booked Petr Yan vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade for UFC Fight Night Moscow on Sept. 15, sources told ESPN. The 25-year-old Yan (9-1), who fights
12:42 PM ET ESPN staff Nick Newell, a congenital amputee with a left arm that extends just below his elbow, fought Tuesday night in Las Vegas for a chance at a UFC contract. The MMA fighter, 14-1 heading into the bout with Alex Munoz, had dominated the regional circuit over the years and finally had