7:40 AM ET Dana White doesn’t believe that the smaller cage the UFC is using at its Apex facility has factored into more stoppages, but the numbers might disagree. During three events at the Apex — with the 25-foot Octagon, as opposed to a 30-footer — the finish rate is 54.5% (18 finishes in 33

6:10 PM ET It appears as though Yoel Romero will be sticking around at middleweight. According to multiple sources, a fight between Romero and Uriah Hall is in the works for August. The UFC has yet to issue bout agreements for the fight, nor have they finalized a specific date, sources say, but the current

4:18 PM ET An important heavyweight fight is scheduled to headline the UFC’s Aug. 8 show. Derrick Lewis vs. Alexey Oleinik has been verbally agreed to, sources told ESPN. Lewis (23-7, 1 NC) has won his last two fights. He most recently defeated Ilir Latifi via unanimous decision in February. 1 Related Following the victory,

8:06 AM ET UFC president Dana White began touting a welterweight title bout between champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal as far back as January, when a heated exchange between the fighters during Super Bowl week lit a marketing fuse that was expected to detonate a blockbuster main event on July 11. But a lot

Jun 9, 2020 The UFC’s Fight Island is real, and it’s located in the Middle East. UFC president Dana White revealed to ESPN’s First Take on Tuesday that his mysterious Fight Island is located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The island will help the company promote some of its international athletes

11:51 PM ET A highly ranked featherweight bout between Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige will headline UFC Fight Night on July 15 at Fight Island, multiple sources told ESPN. Both sides have agreed to the 145-pound main event, per sources. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at the UFC’s Fight Island at Yas

12:37 AM ET New Zealand’s Dan Hooker says the camp for his fight with Dustin Poirier has tested him like no other, but that he will head into their lightweight showdown full of confidence and ready to emerge from another five-round slugfest if necessary. Hooker (20-8) will face the American at UFC Fight Night Las

7:54 AM ET UFC president Dana White began touting a welterweight title bout between champion Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal as far back as January, when a heated exchange between the fighters during Super Bowl week lit a marketing fuse that was expected to detonate a blockbuster main event on July 11. But a lot

1:22 AM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card started with three first-minute flash knockouts and ended with Cynthia Calvillo making an emphatic statement in her UFC women’s flyweight debut. Calvillo soundly defeated Jessica Eye and instantly put herself in the conversation among the best in the division. Merab Dvalishvili made an impression of his own,

12:31 AM ET Cynthia Calvillo is a UFC women’s flyweight contender after just one fight in the division. Calvillo rolled in a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) win over Jessica Eye on Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Calvillo took Eye down in four out of five rounds