10:12 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim NEW YORK — IT is minutes before midnight on Christmas, and David Michaud is standing in the middle of 42nd Street, taking pictures of the bustling neon cathedral that is Times Square. The “walk/don’t walk” sign is telling him he has another 12, 11, 10 seconds to remain planted there
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9:04 PM ET As the year and the decade come to a close, the UFC is in the midst of perhaps its most successful run ever. And that momentum looks like it will continue in 2020 with Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone headlining UFC 246 on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas. UFC president Dana White
1:28 AM ET Fedor Emelianenko‘s farewell tour is off to an outstanding start. Emelianenko landed a big right hand to knock out Quinton Jackson at 2:40 of the first round Saturday night in the main event of Bellator Japan at Saitama Super Arena. It was the first time Jackson had been stopped since 2005 and
6:26 PM ET After a busy first year in the UFC, Greg Hardy will step back in the Octagon in early 2020. Hardy will meet Yorgan De Castro in a key heavyweight bout at UFC Columbus on March 28 in Ohio, the promotion announced Friday. The former NFL standout fought five times in 2019, making
8:14 AM ET Kayla Harrison left the cage, her head sank and tears welled up in her eyes. She stopped to hug one of her coaches, and then her manager, Ali Abdelaziz, escorted her backstage with his arm slung over her shoulder. For those who watched the 20-second clip on social media, it looked like
8:14 AM ET Quinton Jackson thought it was his last chance to fight in Japan. So, in 2012, the fighter known as “Rampage” went against doctor’s orders and didn’t pull out of his fight against Ryan Bader at UFC 144 despite a torn meniscus. Bader, now the Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, won via
8:28 AM ET Mulitple Contributors The evolution of women’s mixed martial arts started right at the end of the previous decade, with Cris Cyborg vs. Gina Carano headlining a Strikeforce show on Showtime in front of almost 14,000 fans in San Jose, California. And it exploded in 2013 when Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche faced
Dec 23, 2019 Over the past decade, mixed martial arts grew more than it had in all of the previous ones combined. The UFC purchased some of its biggest competitors, expanded internationally, signed multimillion-dollar broadcast deals with major outlets, and then, as the decade was winding down, the promotion was purchased by Hollywood superpower Endeavor.
Dec 22, 2019 Multiple Contributors There are fighters who found success in the Octagon, and there are fighters whose success transcended the Octagon. The latter group featured superstars whose contributions weren’t necessarily defined by their records. They didn’t just excel in the sport, they changed it. Over the past decade, three such athletes stood out
2:24 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Ronaldo Souza will drop back down to middleweight with a compelling matchup waiting for him. “Jacare” and Uriah Hall have verbally agreed to a 185-pound fight at UFC 249 on