8:42 AM ET The UFC makes its third trip to Russian soil this weekend and everything is lined up for another breakout performance by featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov. But Calvin Kattar isn’t really in favor of that plan. Ever since Magomedsharipov (17-1) signed with the UFC in 2017, he’s been on a rocket ship to stardom.

8:42 AM ET The UFC makes its third trip to Russian soil this weekend and everything is lined up for another breakout performance by featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov. But Calvin Kattar isn’t really in favor of that plan. Ever since Magomedsharipov (17-1) signed with the UFC in 2017, he’s been on a rocket ship to stardom.

1:35 AM ET MOSCOW — UFC featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar each successfully made weight Friday as they prepare for their main event bout at UFC Fight Night this weekend. Magomedsharipov (17-1) and Kattar (20-3) each hit the maximum featherweight limit of 146 pounds. The bout is now official to headline UFC Fight Night

4:13 PM ET An arrest warrant has been issued in the case involving the disappearance of the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris. The Auburn (Alabama) Police Division has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Ibraheem Yazeed on a charge of first-degree kidnapping, it was announced Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, along

4:53 PM ET We asked UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya to name the most underrated fighters in the UFC. Not surprisingly, the first one he mentioned was Dan Hooker, who is a teammate of Adesanya’s at City Kickboxing in New Zealand. Adesanya said it was not a biased choice, and it’s easy to believe him,

Aug 23, 2019 Jorge Masvidal took home the BMF belt at UFC 244. Douglas Lima walked away with a big check after winning the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix, at the same time recapturing his 170-pound championship. And for those recent achievements, these two welterweights make the biggest moves in the latest ESPN divisional rankings.

3:04 PM ET A mixed martial arts champion has had to give up his title due to a serious injury, and his career could be in jeopardy. Rudson Caliocane suffered a brain stem ischemia last month following a fight in Brazil, his manager Alex Davis confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Caliocane was the Titan FC

7:20 AM ET When I spoke to Conor McGregor on Dec. 12, 2015, after he knocked out Jose Aldo, he said something that has always stuck with me: “Questions are good, like options are good. In the fight business, questions and options, I’m happy that there’s both.” I’d never heard someone break down the best

7:02 PM ET Jairzinho Rozenstruik will step in to face Alistair Overeem in the scheduled UFC Washington headliner Dec. 7, replacing heavyweight Walt Harris, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. Harris’ manager, Jason House, told ESPN Friday that Harris was pulling out as the search continues for his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard, 19, who has been