8:19 AM ET It’s been over a month since Conor McGregor‘s 40-second destruction of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. And while McGregor wanted to stay active in 2020, it’s possible he may wait out the winner of the Khabib Nurmagomedov–Tony Ferguson lightweight title fight on April 18 before booking his next bout. UFC president Dana White said

12:39 PM ET A potential No. 1 contender fight involving “The Korean Zombie” will have to wait a few months. Chan Sung Jung, the popular UFC featherweight, has opted for eye surgery and is planning a return to the Octagon in the summer, his manager Jason House confirmed with ESPN on Monday. Jung suffered an

9:28 AM ET Watch a replay of Monday’s Ariel Helwani MMA show on ESPN+. When Tyson Fury weighed in on Friday night in Las Vegas for the biggest fight of his career — his rematch against Deontay Wilder — the boxing world collectively gasped when Fury tipped the scales at 273 pounds. Fury insisted that

10:50 PM ET Dan Hooker kissed his daughter, hugged his wife Isabella and went down the front row embracing his teammates. As he walked toward backstage, he let out two loud roars. With a badly swollen jaw late in a pivotal career fight, Hooker was able to stave off an incredibly game Paul Felder with

10:46 PM ET Dan Hooker got a signature win in New Zealand this weekend, his first headlining slot in his home country. It was a hard-fought, back-and-forth split-decision win over Paul Felder in the main event of UFC Auckland on Sunday. With three consecutive wins, Hooker is in prime position to get another big fight

10:47 PM ET UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker delivered on the promise of an action-packed card, especially the main event, which featured Dan Hooker pulling out a split-decision victory over Paul Felder. The animosity between the fighters was so intense during fight week that Hooker wouldn’t touch gloves with his opponent before the fight.

11:50 PM ET Chinese UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili has made her way to the United States and is good to go for her scheduled title defense against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 on March 7 in Las Vegas. Zhang’s manager, Brian Butler, told ESPN that she was scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas on

10:24 PM ET AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has hit out at Yoel Romero‘s failure to travel to New Zealand to promote UFC 248 and promised to make the Cuban cry when the duo face off inside the Octagon in Las Vegas on March 7. Appearing on stage Saturday at Auckland’s Spark

2:31 PM ET The UFC has added an accomplished name to its heavyweight division. Philipe Lins, the former PFL champion, has signed a deal with the promotion and he will fight former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski at UFC Oklahoma City on May 2, sources confirmed with ESPN. The Oklahoman was first to report the

9:34 PM ET Jimmy Crute had a plan, he stuck with it and it served him well. Eight seconds into the co-main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday night in Auckland, New Zealand, Crute shot for the legs of Michal Oleksiejczuk and took him to the canvas. And when the Polish lightweight climbed back