12:07 PM ET Michael Chiesa, one of two UFC fighters to suffer injuries when Conor McGregor threw a hand truck into a bus in April, believes he lost a UFC title shot as a direct result of the incident. Chiesa (14-3) was scheduled to face Anthony Pettis at UFC 223 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
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12:30 PM ET At least for now, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is sticking with the early weigh-ins. Jeff Novitzky, UFC’s vice president of athlete health and performance, informed all fighters competing on next week’s TUF Finale and UFC 226 cards in Las Vegas that the promotion will hold morning weigh-ins and not move them to
Jun 29, 2018 A week after parting ways with the UFC, Josh Barnett is apparently a wanted man. Leland Lebarre, Barnett’s manager, told ESPN he already has received five offers from different promotions looking to sign Barnett. Lebarre wouldn’t disclose which organizations have reached out. “I was confident there would be some interest, but we
Jun 29, 2018 Chamatkar Sandhu LONDON — Already a holder of the welterweight title, England’s Terry Brazier has now added a second BAMMA world title to his collection. Brazier [10-1] defeated Rhys McKee [7-2] via unanimous decision [30-27, 30-25, 30-25] to become the new lightweight champion in the main event bout Thursday night at York
7:14 PM ET Ariel Helwani All’s well that ends well for Paul Felder. Twenty-four hours ago, Felder was preparing to fight James Vick in Boise, Idaho, on July 14. However, late Wednesday night Vick was moved to the main event of the Aug. 25 card in Lincoln, Nebraska, against Justin Gaethje after Al Iaquinta withdrew
5:18 PM ET Ariel Helwani The UFC’s debut card in Russia is slowly coming together. A middleweight bout between Omari Akhmedov and CB Dollaway has been signed for the Sept. 15 card in Moscow, sources told ESPN. Akhmedov (17-4-1), who fights out of Dagestan, Russia, is unbeaten in his last three fights. He is coming
12:54 PM ET UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith is willing to do just about anything to reserve a spot in the UFC Fight Night event that takes place on Aug. 25 in his home state of Nebraska. He’ll even fight a heavyweight if he must. Smith (29-13) grew up just outside Lincoln and fought there
8:20 AM ET UFC lightweight James Vick has replaced Al Iaquinta in a UFC Fight Night main event against Justin Gaethje on Aug. 25 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Vick (13-1) publicly called for the bout on Wednesday, after ESPN reported Iaquinta (13-4-1) withdrew for undisclosed reasons. The UFC Fight Night event is scheduled to take place
10:48 PM ET Ariel Helwani Hold the phone on the upcoming Justin Gaethje vs. Al Iaquinta lightweight fight. Iaquinta told ESPN Wednesday night that he is not fighting Gaethje on Aug. 25 in Lincoln, Nebraska, after all. He said he informed the UFC of his decision to withdraw from the fight, and according to sources,
Jun 29, 2018 Jeff Wagenheim “Jiu-jitsu is created where the small man can beat the big man,” BJ Penn said one January day back in 2009 as he prepared to put his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt to a sizeable test. He spoke as though he was trying to convince someone of the improbable, and maybe