11:29 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN There were comebacks. There were underdog victories. There was even entertaining fighter talk in the middle of a bout. And at the end of the night at Dana White’s Contender Series, there were four additions to the UFC roster. Four of five winners on Tuesday were offered UFC deals, one

12:40 PM ET Associated Press BELTON, Texas — Prosecutors in Texas say they will seek the death penalty for a professional MMA fighter accused in the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a shallow grave in Oklahoma. Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza said Monday that his office has filed formal notice

8:16 PM ET A winner at UFC Sacramento has failed a drug test, ESPN confirmed Monday. John Allan, who defeated Mike Rodriguez on the card, tested positive for the prohibited substance tamoxifen in an in-competition drug test, California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster said. UFC Sacramento took place July 13 at Golden

5:09 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday featured a dominant UFC champion, multiple top trainers and prospects as well as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters ever. Here’s what you might have missed: Cormier is only open to Jones trilogy after Miocic bout UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who

8:31 AM ET It’s Monday — time for another edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, which airs live starting at 1 p.m. ET on Twitter and YouTube. After it ends, you can listen to the show via the ESPN podcast center. If we’re being 100 percent honest with ourselves, this hasn’t been a banner year

9:23 PM ET Ask and you shall receive, Dan Hooker. Al Iaquinta vs. Hooker has been verbally agreed to for UFC 243 on Oct. 5 in Melbourne, Australia, multiple sources told ESPN. The fight is expected to be signed in the coming days. Hooker (18-8) knocked out James Vick last month in San Antonio. Following

Aug 5, 2019 All six PFL playoff brackets are set, with the heavyweights and light heavyweights whittled down to their respective top eights on Thursday. PFL 6 provided clarity in the postseason picture. Denis Goltsov, in his first PFL season, is the top seed at heavyweight and the clear favorite. Emiliano Sordi stepped up and

12:00 AM ET Valentina Shevchenko dominated Liz Carmouche on Saturday, cruising to a unanimous decision victory in Montevideo, Uruguay, to retain her UFC flyweight belt. The win was her second defense of the title, and no end for her appears to be in sight. Is this dominance — and lack of any true competition —

11:54 PM ET “The Bullet” is No. 1. And no one seems close to catching up any time soon. Valentina Shevchenko retained her UFC women’s flyweight title via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) over Liz Carmouche in the main event of UFC Montevideo on Saturday night in Uruguay. The result was never in doubt. Shevchenko

7:07 PM ET Aspen Ladd will need to do some work before fighting at bantamweight in her next bout. The California State Athletic Commission has suspended Ladd’s license to compete at bantamweight, pending documentation from physicians, CSAC executive officer Andy Foster confirmed Friday with ESPN. Ladd looked ill weighing in the day before UFC Sacramento