8:30 AM ET Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza both know what it feels like to be one win away from a UFC title shot only to come up short in a crucial moment. And both are hoping to avoid another career-altering disappointment when they meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night on

8:18 PM ET It’ll be prospect vs. pioneer at the UFC’s first big show of 2020. Maycee Barber, a 21-year-old blue-chipper, and Roxanne Modafferi have verbally agreed to fight each other in a women’s flyweight matchup at UFC 246 on Jan. 18, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, confirming news first reported by MMA Junkie. The

5:53 PM ET Aaron Pico‘s comeback trail will begin early next year. A bout between Pico, the once-vaunted mixed martial arts prospect, and Daniel Carey has been verbally agreed for Bellator 238 on Jan. 25 in Inglewood, California, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Pico (4-3) came into Bellator in 2017 regarded as the greatest prospect

5:04 PM ET Former UFC lightweight champion and featherweight title challenger Frankie Edgar will make his bantamweight debut against Cory Sandhagen early next year, multiple sources told ESPN. Edgar’s first fight at 135 pounds will serve as the co-main event at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 25. The card will take place at PNC Arena

3:33 PM ET A heavyweight matchup between former champion Junior dos Santos and Curtis Blaydes will headline UFC Fight Night on Jan. 25, multiple sources told ESPN. The five-round bout is not yet officially signed, but both sides have agreed. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina,

8:08 PM ET The day after UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said he is interested in a boxing match with lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, the “Gypsy King” said bring it on. “Stipe says he wants to box me, that would be a good fight for sure,” Fury said through management company MTK Global on

7:40 PM ET You know what’s interesting? There are three title fights booked for UFC 245 on Dec. 14, and then there isn’t a single champion booked for any of the cards that follow. That means there are seven other champions without a dance partner at the moment. Amanda Nunes, who fights on Dec. 14,

7:30 AM ET UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya likes to study things. From fighting styles to showmanship to fashion and even social media skills, Adesanya is quick with analysis and quips. His ongoing Twitter feud with Jon Jones is one of the more entertaining spats in the UFC and has lit a fuse for a

6:09 PM ET The UFC has released former lightweight title challenger Gilbert Melendez from his exclusive contract, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Melendez (22-8), who was once in consideration as the best 155-pound fighter on the planet, exits the promotion on a five-fight skid. FightBookMMA first reported his release. Melendez, 37, was not immediately available

4:50 PM ET UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic is not that intrigued by a third fight with Daniel Cormier, who said that’s the one fight he wants before he retires. Miocic and Cormier split their first two fights with Miocic scoring a fourth-round KO on Aug. 17. Miocic said eye pokes and punches in that