12:21 AM ET The UFC is finalizing a bantamweight bout between Brazilian legend Jose Aldo and Marlon “Chito” Vera for a UFC Fight Night on Dec. 19, sources confirmed to ESPN. The 135-pound bout will take place on the main card of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, which is the final event on the

9:58 PM ET A.J. McKee is creating quite a highlight reel early in his career. And this latest addition happened against his toughest opponent to date. McKee, one of the top up-and-coming fighters in MMA, finished Darrion Caldwell with a rare submission, performing a neck crank from bottom position to get the tap at 1

5:29 PM ET One of the greatest fighters in mixed-martial-arts history is no longer under contract with the UFC. The UFC has released former middleweight champion Anderson Silva, the promotion and Silva’s team confirmed Thursday. Silva’s loss to Uriah Hall last month at Fight Night was billed as his UFC swan song, but Silva has

10:22 PM ET Two prominent mixed martial arts coaches are being disciplined for violation of “bubble” COVID-19 protocols. The Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation is suspending Sanford MMA coaches Henri Hooft and Greg Jones for three months and fining both $500 for breaking quarantine Tuesday during Bellator 253 fight week, Mohegan director Mike Mazzulli

11:36 AM ET Conor McGregor‘s long-awaited return to the Octagon is a done deal. McGregor has signed his bout agreement to fight Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 257 on Jan. 23, McGregor told ESPN on Thursday. Poirier signed his bout agreement last week, ESPN previously reported. The fight will be contested at

1:19 PM ET Editor’s note: This has been updated with Thursday’s news that Conor McGregor has signed his bout agreement to face Dustin Poirier on Jan. 23. UFC superstar Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon and face Dustin Poirier as the main event of UFC 257 on Jan. 23. The site has not yet

5:12 PM ET Canadian fighter Jesse Ronson, who returned to UFC in July after six years and picked up his first victory in the promotion, has been suspended for 20 months due to a failed drug test, USADA announced Wednesday. The UFC anti-doping partner said Ronson tested positive for a metabolite of the banned substance

Nov 17, 2020 Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall are going to run it back more than 10 years after their first meeting. Weidman vs. Hall 2 has been verbally agreed to for UFC 258 on Feb. 13, 2021, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight hasn’t been signed yet, sources said. The duo first met in

7:24 AM ET Will Valentina Shevchenko fight Amanda Nunes in 2021? Will Deiveson Figueiredo breathe new life into the flyweight division? Can Joaquin Buckley sustain the momentum he created with his viral knockout? These are some of the questions surrounding UFC 255 on Saturday in Las Vegas, where Shevchenko defends her flyweight belt against Jennifer

5:18 PM ET Another chapter of Dana White’s Contender Series is officially in the books, as the fourth season of the show wrapped up on Tuesday in Las Vegas. And for the second consecutive season, the series set a record for the number of contracts offered. Thirty-seven athletes were signed to the UFC’s roster based