4:34 PM ET Former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks announced his retirement from mixed martial arts Wednesday, effectively ending a 12-year professional career. Hendricks, 34, broke the news on MMAJunkie Radio. He finishes his storied career with an 18-8 mark, which includes a 13-8 record in the UFC. Johny Hendricks, left, beat Robbie Lawler for
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2:10 PM ET LAS VEGAS — At first glance, one might assume Brad Tavares was thrilled to book a fight against 28-year-old middleweight prospect Israel Adesanya. A former pro kickboxer, Adesanya (13-0) has garnered a lot of interest in just two UFC fights. He scored a knockout victory in his promotional debut in February, and
11:06 AM ET Chamatkar Sandhu Following the biggest win of his career, Leon Edwards is now poised to get a top-10 opponent and has his eyes set on Jorge Masvidal. Edwards (16-3) defeated Donald Cerrone (33-11) via unanimous decision in the UFC’s return to Singapore this past weekend. That made it six wins in a
9:01 PM ET The UFC is targeting a highly ranked strawweight bout between former title challengers Jessica Andrade and Karolina Kowalkiewicz for UFC 228 on Sept. 8, according to sources. Rashad Evans, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, has decided to retire at the age of 38. The promotion has not yet announced a venue
1:00 PM ET Bellator MMA has announced a new partnership with Perform Group’s streaming service DAZN, which will offer a new platform for the promotion’s content as well as an influx of cash to pursue free agents. The new deal, which was announced in New York and is described as a multiyear, nine-figure agreement, will
1:19 AM ET Bellator MMA will launch another grand prix tournament later this year, according to company president Scott Coker. An eight-man welterweight tournament will kick off at an event on Sept. 29 in San Jose, California, Coker told ESPN. The Los Angeles Times first reported the news. “Bellator has the best welterweight fighters in
6:01 PM ET Chamatkar Sandhu Rose Namajunas received an apology from Conor McGregor for his infamous “bus attack” during UFC 223 media day in Brooklyn this past spring, but she said it wasn’t up to scratch. On April 5, McGregor hurled a dolly through the window of a bus transporting fighters following the media day
5:41 PM ET Chamatkar Sandhu Daniel Cormier may just be weeks away from attempting to become a two-weight champion in the UFC, but once again it’s hard for him to completely remove himself from his ongoing rivalry with Jon Jones. Cormier (20-1, 1NC), who challenges Stipe Miocic (18-2) for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC
11:28 AM ET A new name is pushing his way into UFC welterweight title contention. Leon Edwards (16-3) recorded his sixth consecutive victory on Saturday, as he defeated Donald Cerrone via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night in Singapore. The scores were close — unanimously 48-47 after five rounds — but it was a relatively
3:42 PM ET Ariel Helwani A yet-to-be announced Bellator card will feature two of the promotion’s brightest young stars swapping roles. The Aug. 17 event will be headlined by Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell (12-1) moving up to featherweight to face former UFC fighter Noad Lahat (12-3), multiple sources told ESPN. The main card will