9:03 AM ET Steve KimESPN It was an early morning at the beginning of 2019, and Michael Seals had just completed his customary run. The hard-hitting light heavyweight hadn’t fought since September 2018 and had no fights scheduled. Yet he was still dutifully hitting the pavement each day, hoping that a call would come with
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Jan 12, 2020 Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday features a preview of UFC 246, including a taped interview with the biggest name in MMA: Conor McGregor. The former two-division UFC champion will make his first appearance in the Octagon since October 2018 in the main event against Donald Cerrone on Saturday night. Two of
10:32 AM ET As Conor McGregor nears his return to the Octagon, the thought of having another high-profile boxing match — whether it’s a rematch against Floyd Mayweather or a bout against Manny Pacquiao — is something he believes will become reality. “I’d like to rematch Floyd,” McGregor said in a wide-ranging interview that aired
1:01 PM ET Yuriorkis Gamboa has been diagnosed with a complete tear of his right Achilles tendon and will undergo surgery to repair the injury. Gamboa, a former unified featherweight world titleholder, got knocked down three times in a 12th-round knockout loss to Gervonta “Tank” Davis fighting for a vacant secondary lightweight world title on
1:27 AM ET Steve KimESPN Former WBO junior middleweight titlist Jaime Munguia made a successful debut at middleweight by stopping the plucky Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan with an 11th-round TKO at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday night. While he was able to dominate the late stage of the contest, there were certainly some
12:22 AM ET ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Light heavyweight contender Joe Smith Jr., best known for ending the career of legend Bernard Hopkins, put a serious dent in the career of Hopkins’ protégé Jesse Hart on Saturday night. Smith, a heavy puncher, rocked, rattled and dropped Hart and won a split decision in an exciting
12:08 AM ET ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Claressa Shields, who has already unified two women’s world titles at super middleweight and then collected all four major belts to become the undisputed middleweight champion, made history on Friday night at the Ocean Casino Resort. Shields, moving down in weight yet again, thoroughly dominated Ivana Habazin en
8:58 AM ET Andrew FeldmanESPN.com Close Andrew Feldman is ESPN.com’s Poker Editor. He is the host of the Poker Edge Podcast and co-host of ESPN Inside Deal. Andrew has covered the poker industry for ESPN since 2004. Teofimo Lopez has shed the title of prospect for a different title – that being the one wrapped
9:08 AM ET Lightweight Felix Verdejo’s first bout under the tutelage of new trainer Ismael Salas on Jan. 18 will air on ESPN, Top Rank announced on Friday. Verdejo, a 2012 Puerto Rican Olympian and the 2014 ESPN prospect of the year, will face Manuel Rey Rojas in a 10-round bout. It will be the