11:34 PM ET It wasn’t a surprise that the Josh Emmett vs. Shane Burgos co-main event Saturday was an entertaining slugfest, but even with high expections, the bout managed to put fellow UFC fighters in awe. Francis Ngannou called it the fight of the night, but Cody Garbrandt and Henry Cejudo went even further, calling

12:00 PM ET A UFC fighter is out of this weekend’s event in Las Vegas after one of his cornermen tested positive for the coronavirus. Matt Frevola, who was scheduled to fight Frank Camacho on Saturday, was removed from the event after it was revealed that his cornerman Billy Quarantillo, who is also a UFC

3:48 PM ET LAS VEGAS — From the beginning of 2018 until today — a span that encompasses 30 months — the UFC has promoted exactly four heavyweight title fights. In other words, not even two per year. That kind of inactivity at the top of a weight class produced a logjam — a bottleneck

9:38 PM ET Next weekend’s UFC event has suffered a blow. Aspen Ladd, who was scheduled to fight Sara McMann on the June 27 card, has been forced to withdraw after suffering a torn ACL and MCL in training, her manager, Dave Hirschbein, said Friday. According to Hirschbein, Ladd will find out Tuesday whether she’ll

10:03 PM ET Former UFC title contender Anthony Smith will look to get back on track in August. Smith is slated to meet Aleksandar Rakic on Aug. 29, sources confirmed to ESPN following a report by MMAPlay365. The event, which has yet to be officially announced by the promotion, doesn’t have a finalized location. Smith

1:55 PM ET UFC heavyweight contenders Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov each made weight on Friday for their main-event clash at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. Blaydes (13-2) weighed in at 261 pounds, while Volkov (31-7) tipped the scales at 247. The two were originally scheduled to meet on this June 20

7:41 AM ET Officially, the UFC has five title fights on its upcoming schedule — four of them featuring a fighter coming off a loss in his most recent fight. Now, the four matchups are easy to explain. Heavyweight Daniel Cormier lost to Stipe Miocic last year, and the two need to finish their rivalry.

7:11 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Curtis Blaydes has won three fights in a row, the past two by knockout, and has just one loss in his past 10 trips inside the Octagon. Alexander Volkov has been a winner in five of his six bouts since he joined the UFC roster in 2016. Runs of success

2:16 PM ET UFC’s schedule for its four events on Fight Island next month is just about full. UFC president Dana White on Thursday revealed the company’s main card lineups, as well as the majority of prelims, for events scheduled on July 11, July 15, July 18 and July 25. The events will be held