12:43 AM ET The next UFC heavyweight title fight could be headed to the Big Apple. The UFC wants heavyweight champion Jon Jones to defend his title against former champ Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden in New York, UFC president Dana White said Saturday at the UFC Kansas City postfight news conference. The UFC’s

11:52 PM ET Carlos Contreras Legaspi The lightweight co-main event between former champion Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush, scheduled for UFC 288 on May 6, has been postponed after Oliveira suffered an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. According to a source, Oliveira has been forced to limit his training for the past few weeks due

9:50 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Defending PFL lightweight champion Olivier Aubin-Mercier spoiled the PFL debut of 2022 free agent signee Shane Burgos to earn three regular-season points late Friday night. Aubin-Mercier (18-5) defeated Burgos (15-4) via unanimous decision inside The Theater at Virgin Hotel. The 2022 finalist used a well-rounded plan to keep Burgos

Apr 13, 2023 The UFC has lost a five-round lightweight main event between Arman Tsarukyan and Renato Moicano after Moicano was forced to withdraw from the event due to an undisclosed injury, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The UFC has not announced the withdrawal or commented on Tsarukyan’s status on the card. The UFC

7:40 AM ET Max Holloway still believes he’s a better mixed martial artist than Alexander Volkanovski. That’s a pretty simple, straightforward statement, but it answers the potentially difficult question facing Holloway. He is only 31 years old and undoubtedly one of the top featherweights in the world. But he’s also 0-3 in UFC title fights

7:57 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN “This is going to be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.” That’s a sentiment one might expect from a fighter who has worked his way up from lower-tier MMA promotions and is about to debut among the sport’s elite in the UFC. But the career journey of Shane Burgos is

11:07 AM ET Former UFC middleweight champion and multidivision kickboxing champion Alex Pereira is moving up in weight after his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya last weekend. Pereira, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, formally announced the news Thursday on his YouTube channel. Pereira won the UFC’s 185-pound championship by knocking out Adesanya in the fifth round

12:45 PM ET Two of the biggest personalities in combat sports will clash this summer. YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul and ex-UFC bad boy Nate Diaz will compete in a boxing match Aug. 5 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. The bout will be contested at 185 pounds and is contracted for

11:15 AM ET Later this year, Brandon Moreno will look to avenge two previous losses. The two-time, reigning UFC flyweight champion will defend his title against old rival Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 290 on July 8 in Las Vegas, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell confirmed Wednesday to ESPN. It is expected to be the

7:51 AM ET MIAMI – Israel Adesanya tweeted a pro wrestling promo from 2001 on April 1, one week before his UFC middleweight title main event against Alex Pereira. The promo, one of the most famous in WWE (then WWF) history, featured The Rock and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin ahead of their WrestleMania 17 match