9:17 PM ET A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar will co-headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 18, according to UFC president Dana White. White broke the news of the 145-pound bout to ESPN on Tuesday. The UFC Fight Event is scheduled to take place at TD Garden in Boston, and air on
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Aug 6, 2019 A featherweight bout between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar will co-headline UFC Fight Night on Oct. 18, according to UFC president Dana White. White broke the news of the 145-pound bout to ESPN on Tuesday. The UFC Fight Event is scheduled to take place at TD Garden in Boston, and air on
6:58 PM ET Herbert Burns thought he had his chance with the UFC locked up back in April. He was on the main card in a prominent fight at Titan FC in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sitting cageside was UFC president Dana White, with the cameras rolling for White’s “Lookin’ For A Fight” show. With an
5:32 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren was potentially one win away from a title shot entering his bout with Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239 in July. And in five seconds, that dream was over. Masvidal’s flying knee earned him the fastest KO in the promotion’s history and ended Askren’s 20-fight unbeaten streak and
12:19 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing an important fight in the light heavyweight division between Corey Anderson and Johnny Walker in November, sources told ESPN. Both sides have verbally agreed to the matchup, which will take place at UFC 244 on Nov. 2 at Madison Square Garden. Anderson publicly challenged Walker recently
8:41 AM ET PFL’s 2019 playoff brackets will be locked by the end of Thursday night at PFL 6, as the big boys — the heavyweights and light heavyweights — get last licks. There were some surprises back on June 6 when those divisions competed for the first time, as light heavyweight favorites Vinny Magalhaes
5:29 PM ET UFC lightweight Jim Miller joined a distinguished group on Saturday, as he became just the fifth fighter in UFC history to reach 20 wins inside the Octagon. Miller (31-13) accomplished the feat by submitting Clay Guida (35-19) via guillotine choke in just 58 seconds. The lightweight bout co-headlined UFC Fight Night: Covington
10:44 PM ET One hour after receiving a message of support on social media from the president of the United States, Colby Covington went out and dismantled Robbie Lawler for 25 minutes — proving, beyond any doubt, he is next in line to challenge defending champion Kamaru Usman. Covington set a UFC record for attempted
6:23 PM ET Colby Covington might be the biggest “heel” in professional mixed martial arts, but he’s also the UFC’s undisputed No. 1 welterweight contender. Covington (15-1) solidified the next shot at defending welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday, with a dominant, five-round performance against former champ Robbie Lawler. The 170-pound bout headlined UFC Fight
11:57 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Staff Writer Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The UFC Fight Night main event features a battle of former teammates, with one on the verge of landing a welterweight title shot. Colby Covington, the former interim welterweight champion, will likely get the next crack at the belt if he