3:10 PM ET Amanda Nunes says a right foot injury is what is delaying the biggest fight in women’s MMA. The UFC bantamweight champion appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday and spoke of a pending showdown with featherweight champ Cris “Cyborg” Justino, saying, “This is definitely the fight that makes sense — for
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2:10 PM ET Former UFC champion Stipe Miocic has demanded an immediate rematch against Daniel Cormier and criticized Brock Lesnar for his postfight cage appearance earlier this month, calling the WWE star’s antics “disrespectful.” Miocic (18-3) was knocked out by Cormier in the first round of their heavyweight title fight on July 7 in Las
6:25 AM ET Conor McGregor attended France’s 4-2 win over Croatia in Sunday’s World Cup final in Moscow as a guest of “great leader” Vladimir Putin. The former UFC champion posted a picture of himself with the Russian President on social media saying he was “honored” to be his guest. Following a 14-month doping suspension,
4:08 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim If Junior Dos Santos was in front of a television a week ago watching UFC fights, you have to wonder what was going through his mind. The heavyweight championship was being contested in front of a big-event crowd in Las Vegas. And if the brawny Brazilian scanned the faces on
3:11 PM ET Jose Torres will meet Alex Perez in a flyweight fight at UFC 227 on Aug. 4 in Los Angeles, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Torres (8-0) is a former Titan FC flyweight and bantamweight champion who made his UFC debut last month in Utica, New York, when he defeated Jarred
Jul 12, 2018 Chad Mendes has not entered an Octagon since December 2015. The former UFC featherweight title challenger was suspended by the USADA for two years after testing positive for a growth hormone releaser. Now, just two days before fighting Myles Jury at UFC Fight Night in Boise, Idaho, he explains his emotions of
1:21 PM ET The highly anticipated Cris “Cyborg” Justino vs. Amanda Nunes fight is closer to becoming a reality. The UFC is hoping to book the women’s featherweight title fight for UFC 232 on Dec. 29 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed with ESPN. Nunes posted a signed bout agreement for that event on social media
3:04 PM ET It didn’t take long for the UFC to find Glover Teixeira a new opponent for July 22. A day after Texeira’s original opponent, Ilir Latifi, withdrew from their fight last week due to an injury, the promotion immediately booked Teixeira versus Corey Anderson for UFC Fight Night in Hamburg, Germany, ESPN confirmed
Jul 10, 2018 Who is the best fighter regardless of weight class? See ESPN’s P4P rankings. Click here Check out my rankings within each division by clicking on the links below. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. Note: Results through June 10. All Divisional Rankings HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (UP
2:53 PM ET Which MMA fighter is the best, regardless of division? ESPN reporters Brett Okamoto, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their picks, and the average resulted in our consensus list. You can read Okamoto’s divisional rankings here. Note: Rankings were updated July 11. Fighters who are currently suspended will not be eligible. ESPN