1:09 PM ET The PFL announced a new class of signees, including several UFC and Bellator MMA veterans, for its 2020 regular season on Tuesday. Some of the more established names amongst the announcement included former UFC lightweight Johnny Case (27-7-1), former Bellator lightweight title challenger Marcin Held (26-7) and NCAA Division I national champion

7:58 PM ET The two largest mixed martial arts promotions in the United States, UFC and Bellator, are moving ahead with planned events for now, representatives told ESPN, even as Combate Americas on Monday became the first U.S.-based MMA promotion to cancel an event because of the coronavirus outbreak. UFC vice president of communications Lenee

8:24 AM ET Just in case the chatter about Justin Gaethje being considered the front-runner to fight Conor McGregor next wasn’t sinking in, Ali Abdelaziz — the manager of Gaethje and Khabib Nurmagomedov — emphasized over the weekend that there would be no McGregor-Nurmagomedov rematch unless McGregor fights someone like Gaethje first. UFC president Dana

6:24 PM ET UFC strawweight champ Zhang Weili said Monday that she’s going to rest before deciding on her next opponent, which isn’t surprising considering the battle she endured Saturday night. Zhang made her first defense a memorable one as she captured a split-decision win over Joanna Jedrzejczyk in what’s being described as the greatest

Mar 9, 2020 It might be a while before fans see Mark O. Madsen back in the Octagon. The intriguing lightweight prospect wrote Sunday on social media that he broke his jaw in a fight with Austin Hubbard on Saturday night at UFC 248 in Las Vegas. Madsen wrote that it was a “double fracture”

Mar 8, 2020 LAS VEGAS — The crowd knew exactly what it was witnessing: one of the greatest fights in UFC history. Before the start of the fifth round between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk on Saturday night, the fans at T-Mobile Arena gave the two women a standing ovation. Even fighters in the crowd

4:31 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya is still the UFC middleweight champion, escaping a bizarre battle with Yoel Romero by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 248 on Saturday night. Zhang Weili, meanwhile, held onto her strawweight title in an instant classic war with Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event. The

4:20 AM ET On a night when the UFC announced a fight was being inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2020, fans at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas were treated to an epic bout that probably will have its own HOF induction announcement someday. Zhang Weili defended her strawweight crown with a violent

1:13 AM ET During the lead-up to UFC 248, Joanna Jedrzejczyk said that her fight with strawweight champion Zhang Weili was going to be the greatest title fight in the division’s history. Boy, was she right. In fact, their performance on Saturday night in Las Vegas may be considered the greatest fight ever in women’s

1:35 AM ET Israel Adesanya defeated Yoel Romero by unanimous decision to retain his middleweight championship in Saturday night’s main event at UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The judges scored the bout 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46. The first two rounds featured very few exchanges between the fighters, though Romero connected with an