11:10 AM ET One of the many questions following UFC 245 included the future of Hall of Famer Urijah Faber. He looked competitive against bantamweight title contender Petr Yan, but the 40-year-old also took a pounding. The cut and nasty lump near his left eye were proof. Faber is scheduled to join Ariel Helwani’s MMA

8:08 PM ET LAS VEGAS — One of the hottest topics going into the UFC 245 main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington was the potential that if Covington won he might fight Jorge Masvidal next. Covington and Masvidal, who has become one of the UFC’s biggest stars, are former best friends and roommates

LAS VEGAS — Kamaru Usman is one of the most physical, skilled wrestlers on the UFC roster. His usual path to victory is a grinding one, filled with clinches, pushing up along the fence, takedowns and top position. At UFC 245, there was none of that. Usman, the welterweight champion, wanted to make a statement

3:02 AM ET UFC 245 featured new champions, former champs and perhaps future champions. The main event featured a proud champion in Kamaru Usman, who held off a challenge by Colby Covington. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim break down Saturday’s event. As the final UFC pay-per-view of the decade was

2:09 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi A welterweight champion retained his title against a heated rival. A featherweight king surrendered his crown. And a bantamweight lioness continued her dominant reign over the 135-pound division. The UFC’s

2:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Colby Covington dominated the war of words. Kamaru Usman got the victory where it counted most. Usman finished the trash-talking Covington via TKO at 4:10 of the fifth round in the main event of UFC 245 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. With the win, Usman retained his UFC

Dec 9, 2019 The UFC’s 2019 pay-per-view schedule ends with a bang on Saturday, as UFC 245 features three championship fights — only the fifth time in the promotion’s history that that’s happened. One title bout centers around a personal rivalry. Another is built around a female GOAT. And the third features a dominant champion

7:42 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones‘ jump to the heavyweight division could happen sooner rather than later, and possibly as early as after his next title defense. Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, said at a news conference Friday that it was a “very strong possibility” he will move divisions after fighting Dominick

3:09 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a bantamweight fight between Cody Garbrandt and Raphael Assuncao on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to the 135-pound matchup. The UFC Fight Night event is set to take place at Nationwide Arena

1:33 PM ET LAS VEGAS – It’s a title fight and a grudge match. And now it’s official. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington both successfully made weight Friday morning here at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa for their UFC 245 headlining fight. Usman weighed in right on the mark at 170 pounds and Covington