Aug 13, 2019 Editor’s note: This story was originally posted ahead of UFC 241 where Stipe Miocic defeated Daniel Cormier by TKO to reclaim the UFC heavyweight title. He faces Cormier at third time at UFC 252 on Aug. 15. VALLEY VIEW, OHIO — Stipe Miocic gets out of his Dodge Rebel pickup, opens the
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8:18 AM ET It was Sept. 11, 2017, a beautiful day in the Cleveland suburb of Valley View, and fire chief Ken Papesh was anxiously awaiting a visitor. UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was headed to the firehouse to interview heavyweight champ — and part-time firefighter/paramedic — Stipe Miocic for the FS1 show “In
7:37 PM ET A UFC prospect is out of the rematch of a controversial bout from earlier this year. Ion Cutelaba, a light heavyweight up-and-comer, tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from a scheduled bout against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 252 on Saturday, Cutelaba’s manager, Tiago Okamura, confirmed Tuesday to ESPN. Russia’s TASS was
3:47 PM ET Paige VanZant has found a new home. The former UFC fighter says she has signed a new four-fight, exclusive contract with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Her debut for BKFC isn’t set yet, but the current plan is for her to compete in November. “It was an amazing contract, an amazing opportunity,” VanZant
Aug 10, 2020 The main event of UFC 252 is considered one of the most critical fights in the promotion’s history, with heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defending against former two-division champ Daniel Cormier on Saturday in Las Vegas. Cormier ended Miocic’s record run of three straight heavyweight title defenses in their first meeting in 2018,
10:57 PM ET All future contestants on Dana White’s Contender Series probably will be hoping for one thing moving forward: Please, please let White have just returned from vacation. The UFC president was admittedly in a “good mood” on Tuesday at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, as he handed out contracts to all five
3:57 PM ET Uriah Hall‘s string of bad luck has continued. The surging UFC middleweight is once again without a high-profile opponent. Yoel Romero has withdrawn from the scheduled co-main event bout with Hall at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Munhoz on Aug. 22, sources confirmed to ESPN. Romero has an undisclosed injury, sources said.
8:14 AM ET Even with the added challenge of a global health pandemic, Season 4 of Dana White’s Contender Series got off to a prolific start last week in Las Vegas. The show’s first three seasons saw 80 new fighters sign with the UFC, including budding stars such as Sean O’Malley, Dan Ige and Maycee
2:18 PM ET UFC welterweight Geoff Neal is resting at his home in Dallas, following a recent health scare that forced him into an intensive care unit for seven days. Neal (13-2) was scheduled to face Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night on Aug. 29, but he announced his sudden withdrawal on social media on
10:50 AM ET Luke Rockhold has decided against calling it a career. The former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion told ESPN on Sunday he has decided to resume his MMA fighting career. This comes after he said in October that it was “very” possible he’d never fight again. “Because I felt like it,” Rockhold replied