8:28 PM ET The UFC says it is “troubled” by the actions of fighter Mike Perry, who was involved in a physical altercation at a bar this week that was caught on video in which he also yelled racial slurs. In a statement Thursday, the UFC said Perry has apologized and “committed to immediately seek
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12:08 AM ET UFC fighter Mike Perry was caught on video Tuesday night punching a man at a Texas bar and using racial slurs in the video that surfaced on social media. Perry, a welterweight, appeared to strike an older man during a dispute that included at least one employee of the establishment asking Perry
7:00 AM ET ACCORDING TO THE handbook of the Federal Correctional Institution in Seagoville, Texas, there are six televisions for the approximately 175 inmates housed in its satellite camp. Televisions are made available from 6 a.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and correctional officers can terminate viewing at any time if appropriate noise levels
8:33 AM ET Jorge Masvidal said in an interview Sunday night with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he has signed a new multifight contract with the UFC ahead of his bout against Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. Masvidal said the UFC didn’t give him every single thing he asked for, but the deal came “very, very
6:39 PM ET The UFC is in the process of finalizing a fight between Glover Teixeira and Thiago Santos that will headline a Sept. 12 card, sources told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The matchup of the Brazilians would pit two of the promotion’s top light heavyweights against each other. Santos is ranked fifth in the division
7:20 AM ET THE MANAGER AND coaches of UFC featherweight Max Holloway trickled into the conference room, where walls were covered with screens showing the stats of NBA players. At the front of the room, leading the discussion, was Toronto Raptors general manager Bobby Webster. Webster brought in the Raptors’ department heads in health, nutrition,
9:08 PM ET Henry Cejudo has no problem staying retired. But if he were to return to competition, a fight with up-and-coming boxer Ryan Garcia would be at the top of his wishlist. The former UFC double champion told ESPN’s Now or Never on Tuesday that if any bout would get him to come back,
7:42 AM ET JEREMY STEPHENS LANDED his first kick to Gilbert Melendez‘s left leg 22 seconds into their fight on Sept. 9, 2017. By the two-minute mark, Stephens had smashed Melendez’s leg with four kicks, and the limb was beginning to swell. Melendez started hopping around and limping after the sixth leg kick at 3:19
9:37 PM ET After already having completed eight events in the coronavirus era, the UFC is promising even tighter protocols on what has been dubbed “Fight Island.” In addition to undergoing significantly more testing than the UFC has done so far, those involved in the four events this month on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island will
7:57 PM ET Next week’s Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz fight has been canceled. Munhoz was forced to withdraw from the July 15 bout on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said. The UFC is trying to convince Edgar to take a replacement fight, and the talks