2:14 PM ET A UFC fighter says a heart issue is the main cause of a fainting spell prior to his scheduled fight over the weekend. Trevin Giles said Monday in an Instagram video that doctors informed him he had “irregularities” in his heart and said he is seeking an appointment with a cardiologist. Giles

Aug 1, 2020 The UFC is finalizing a middleweight contest between former champion Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier for its UFC 254 pay-per-view event, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Friday. UFC 254 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 24 at a location to be determined. Whittaker (21-5) is fresh off a unanimous

12:47 AM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card was a cold dose of reality for a pair of fighters who appeared to be on the precipice of major breakthroughs. Edmen Shahbazyan ran into the stiff offense of Derek Brunson and suffered the first loss of his career, and Joanne Calderwood saw her immediate title hopes

5:55 PM ET There is plenty of talk about what Edmen Shahbazyan can do in the future. At 22 years old, the surging middleweight still has one year to become the youngest champion in UFC history, surpassing Jon Jones‘ record. Many think that could be within his reach. But Shahbazyan knows it would not be

7:55 AM ET The long-awaited UFC debut of Timur Valiev will have to wait as the Dagestani featherweight was pulled from his fight against Jamall Emmers on Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. The news was first reported by MMA Junkie, which also reported that Vincent Cachero is being targeted as Valiev’s replacement. Valiev,

6:15 PM ET Another fight on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card has been canceled. The Ed Herman vs. Gerald Meerschaert fight was a late scratch Saturday afternoon after Meerschaert tested positive for COVID-19, UFC announced. The card will now proceed with nine fights. Herman was originally supposed to fight Da Un Jung, however, Jung withdrew

3:11 PM ET A Brazilian jiu-jitsu legend now has his first home in mixed martial arts. Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida, a 13-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, has signed a multiyear contract with Asia’s ONE Championship, manager Ali Abdelaziz told ESPN on Thursday. The 6-foot-3 Almeida, 30, will compete in the heavyweight division. Per Abdelaziz, Almeida will

8:33 PM ET The UFC has added a heavyweight matchup between Alexander Volkov and Walt Harris to its UFC 254 pay-per-view lineup in October, sources confirmed to ESPN. UFC 254 is scheduled to take place on Oct. 24 at a location to be determined. UFC president Dana White revealed this week it will feature a

5:46 PM ET UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic acknowledges the smaller Octagon in which he will fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 252 on Aug. 15 in Las Vegas probably benefits his opponent, if anyone. But he does not see it having an impact on the result. Miocic (19-3) will face Cormier (22-2) for the third

9:07 PM ET The UFC is targeting a 125-pound bout between former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade and Jessica Eye for a UFC Fight Night event on Oct. 17, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The promotion has not announced the flyweight contest but is close to finalizing it, sources said. The UFC Fight Night event will