11:34 PM ET Curtis Blaydes made no apologies about his strategy coming into a huge heavyweight fight with Derrick Lewis. Blaydes was going to use his dominant wrestling early and often. He told anyone who would listen. Maybe it was a decoy. But Blaydes should have stuck to his original game plan, as Lewis crushed

5:30 PM ET Travis Fulton, a record-holding mixed martial arts veteran, is facing federal child pornography charges. Fulton was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday on three counts: sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and receipt of child pornography, per the indictment obtained by ESPN. The federal case is being tried

8:29 AM ET It was not surprising that Derrick Lewis relied on his powerful right hand in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, but what was surprising was Curtis Blaydes wasn’t able to neutralize it with his superior wrestling. Blaydes was a heavy -450 favorite at Caesars by William Hill, but the underdog

12:14 AM ET Ariel Helwani: It’s time to focus the attention on Derrick Lewis One of the big storylines heading into Saturday night’s main event was what should Curtis Blaydes do if he beats Derrick Lewis? Ordinarily, a victory like that — which would have been his fifth in a row — over a quality

2:20 PM ET The UFC has elected not to release Ottman Azaitar after all following a bizarre set of circumstances involving the undefeated lightweight last month on Fight Island. UFC president Dana White told ESPN he has decided to give Azaitar a “second chance” in the promotion. This development comes less than one month after

Feb 20, 2021 A fight has fallen off this weekend’s UFC card just hours before the first bell. Luis Peña and Drakkar Klose were scheduled to meet in a lightweight bout Saturday in Las Vegas. But the bout has been pulled from the event due to COVID-19 protocols, the UFC confirmed with ESPN. Promotion officials

6:47 PM ET Chas Skelly stood in the Octagon and waited for his opponent, Jamall Emmers, to make his entrance. But Emmers never came out. The UFC Fight Night bout between Skelly and Emmers was canceled Saturday when Emmers was unable to compete after suffering back spasms backstage, according to the UFC broadcast. Skelly was

4:39 PM ET Two of the best heavyweights in the world will clash with title implications on the line. Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis meet Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. The bout was initially scheduled for back on Nov. 28, but Blaydes tested positive for COVID-19 and the

8:59 PM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm will seek her third consecutive win when she faces Julianna Pena in a non-title bout in May, UFC officials said Friday. The 135-pound contest will take place on a UFC Fight Night event on May 8. The UFC has not yet announced an official location for

2:48 PM ET A UFC fighter missed weight Friday by a record amount. Rafael Alves weighed in at 157.5 pounds for a scheduled featherweight bout against Patrick Sabatini. The limit for a non-title featherweight fight in MMA is 146 pounds, so Alves weighed 11.5 pounds over the contracted mark. It was the biggest weight miss