1:11 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Khabib Nurmagomedov seems primed for an early 2020 return. Ali Abdelaziz, the manager for the UFC lightweight champion, told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto in an interview Tuesday that Nurmagomedov would be willing to invite Tony Ferguson to fight him for the title next spring. “Bring your ass March or April,”

1:52 PM ET The UFC has found Brok Weaver‘s replacement for the UFC Fight Night Tampa card on Saturday. Mike Davis has agreed to step in on short notice to fight Thomas Gifford, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The fight will be contested at 155 pounds, and the card will proceed with 14 fights. Weaver’s

5:06 PM ET RIchard Mann A former strawweight champion and a popular veteran will both aim to get into title contention in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event, when Joanna Jedrzejczyk faces Michelle Waterson. Jedrzejczyk will be competing in the UFC for the 13th time, but only for the fourth time without a title on

1:35 PM ET Monday’s edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured two UFC champions, one of them crowned on Saturday night. Israel Adesanya became middleweight champ with a second-round knockout of Robert Whittaker, which was even more sensational than his inventive walkout. And men’s featherweight titlist Max Holloway was on with Helwani to talk about

4:55 PM ET Mike Tyson offered advice to Conor McGregor on Monday on how the former UFC champion can change the behavior that’s led to legal issues outside of the Octagon. “Conor has to look inside himself and (say this): What happened? Why am I the way I am? And how do I stop this

12:29 AM ET Did you miss me last week? (Don’t answer. I know.) I missed you, too. A lot. And what a time to be back. We have a great Helwani Show lined up for Monday, there’s a new middleweight king in the UFC, and this week’s slate of MMA action is immense. In fact,

Oct 4, 2019 Editor’s note: This story was originally published when Ronda Rousey announced her move to WWE. The worlds of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts have drawn their rosters from all walks of life, including professional football and collegiate wrestling. For any number of reasons, including similar techniques and skill sets, some of

2:35 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — The sheer noise reverberating around Marvel Stadium as Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya bumped fists inside the Octagon and readied themselves for battle told you everything about Australia’s love affair with the UFC. Here were 57,127 fight fans crammed into an Aussie rules football stadium to watch two of

7:24 PM ET ESPN’s MMA contributors break down the biggest takeaways from UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya. Ariel Helwani welcomes the Israel Adesanya era Israel Adesanya made his UFC debut on Feb. 11, 2018. That isn’t a typo. He debuted against Rob Wilkinson on the undercard of UFC 221 a year-and-a-half ago. On Saturday night,

12:48 AM ET The UFC has a new undisputed champion. And maybe a new superstar on its hands, too. Israel Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker with a right-hook-left-hook combination at 3:33 of the second round Saturday in the main event of UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia. Adesanya unified the middleweight title with the stoppage victory.