1:11 AM ET LAS VEGAS — In arguably one of the strangest fights in UFC history, heavyweight Derrick Lewis claimed a unanimous decision win over Francis Ngannou in the co-main event of UFC 226 on Saturday inside T-Mobile Arena. The bout was promoted as a grudge match, and Lewis (20-5) actually shoved Ngannou (11-3) during
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11:35 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Daniel Cormier is a two-weight UFC champion. Brock Lesnar is apparently back in the mixed martial arts business. And Dana White has never smiled so big. Cormier (21-1) claimed UFC’s heavyweight championship belt at UFC 226 on Saturday, as he knocked out Stipe Miocic with a short right hand
2:30 AM ET LAS VEGAS — When the UFC first announced middleweight prospect Israel Adesanya would face Brad Tavares at The Ultimate Fighter Finale, the question on everyone’s mind was, “Is it too much, too soon?” The answer? It was not. Adesanya (14-0) improved his UFC record to 3-0 on Friday, dominating his way to
7:48 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker’s next fight could be set very soon. According to multiple sources, the UFC is in serious talks to book Whittaker versus top contender Kelvin Gastelum later this year. An exact date isn’t set, however, but sources say the targeted time frame would be the end of 2018.
10:07 AM ET UFC 226 features a real, bonafide superfight, as heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic looks to defend his title against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Miocic (18-2), of Cleveland, is already the longest-reigning heavyweight champion in UFC history. Cormier (20-1) is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, his only professional loss
Jul 2, 2018 Editor’s Note: This story initially ran ahead of UFC 220 in January. In the heavyweight division, it only takes one punch to become champion. Stipe Miocic proved that in 2016 when his right hook knocked out Fabricio Werdum in front of more than 45,000 people in Curitiba, Brazil. The scene was magical.
2:36 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Ronda Rousey was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on Thursday, becoming the first female inductee in the company’s history. Rousey was the UFC’s first women’s champion, holding the bantamweight belt from 2012 to 2015 and defending it six different times. She won her first 12 professional mixed
10:30 PM ET The UFC’s return to Germany has taken another hit. Ilir Latifi, who was scheduled to fight Glover Teixeira in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Hamburg, is injured and out of the July 22 event, multiple sources told ESPN. The promotion is currently looking for a replacement to fight Teixeira. Latifi
10:01 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Less than 24 hours after UFC 226 lost its co-headliner, UFC officials breathed a sigh of relief after seemingly avoiding another crisis. At the end of Thursday’s UFC 226 pre-fight news conference, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier tripped over a speaker and fell to the ground. He laid
12:01 PM ET Saturday’s UFC 226 pay-per-view at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will feature a rare “superfight” between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and light heavyweight titleholder Daniel Cormier. This is, annually, one of the biggest weeks of the year for the UFC. ESPN’s Cheat Sheets are here to tell you everything you need to