8:00 AM ET Danny Roberts will take on Nicolas Dalby in a welterweight bout on March 21, 2020 at the O2 Arena, it has been announced. It is the first fight to be announced at one of the most eagerly anticipated UFC events next year. Roberts (17-5) responded from back-to-back defeats with victory over Zelim
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1:51 AM ET Two fights in her hometown of Honolulu. Two impressive title defenses for Ilima-Lei Macfarlane. Macfarlane beat Kate Jackson by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) to retain her Bellator women’s flyweight title Saturday night in the main event of Bellator 236 at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena. The native Hawai’ian was dominant in every
9:17 AM ET BUSAN, South Korea — The UFC’s last card of the decade showcased an exciting South Korean in his native country against one of the sport’s legends in Frankie Edgar. When it was all said and done, it was Chan Sung Jung who took advantage of the opportunity. Jung, known by the nickname
8:18 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN Chan Sung Jung had not competed on South Korean soil in over 11 years. He made a triumphant homecoming on Saturday. The featherweight from Seoul known as “The Korean Zombie” put Frankie Edgar in trouble right from the get-go, dropping him with a left hand in one of their first
3:51 AM ET Liz Carmouche did not spend too long on the free-agent market. The women’s mixed martial arts pioneer has signed a multi-year, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA, the promotion announced Saturday. Carmouche was informed of her release from the UFC on Dec. 6 after more than six years with the promotion. Carmouche competed
2:53 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Josh Barnett was scheduled to make his Bellator debut in Friday’s main event in Honolulu, but the former UFC heavyweight champion fell ill and the athletic commission in Hawai’i would not clear the 42-year-old to compete. His bout with Ronny Markes was canceled. “Today was a travesty, and you won’t
4:33 PM ET A highly significant middleweight bout has been booked for the first quarter of 2020. Former champion Robert Whittaker will meet contender Jared Cannonier at UFC 248 on March 8 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced Friday. In his last fight, Whittaker lost the title to Israel Adesanya. ESPN has him ranked No.
2:42 PM ET Dillon Danis has his second fight set since his infamous outside-the-cage brawl with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Danis, the teammate of Conor McGregor, will meet Kegan Gennrich at Bellator 238 on Jan. 25 in Inglewood, California, Bellator president Scott Coker announced Friday on Twitter. Danis is a well-known Brazilian jiu-jitsu standout attempting to crossover
1:57 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Aleksandar Rakic‘s march is over. It’s hard to march — or even walk or stand — on a grotesquely swollen leg. The Austrian light heavyweight had won 12 fights in a row going into Saturday’s co-main event of UFC Fight Night in Busan, South Korea. But Volkan Oezdemir put a
3:59 PM ET New Year’s Eve is drawing near and the second PFL finals will take center stage at the Hulu Theater in New York City where 12 fighters will vie for six $1 million prizes. Jeff Wagenheim, Brett Okamoto and Marc Raimondi break down each of the six matchups, including a major last-minute change.