11:22 AM ET UFC light heavyweight Thiago Santos revealed on Resenha PVT — a show from the Brazilian channel Portal Vale Tudo — that he will be having surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles on both knees. Santos, who fought longtime UFC champion Jon Jones to a split decision loss on July 6, tore the

10:55 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The UFC signed four more prospects from Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday, just one week after handing out a record five contracts on the show. The new signees are heavyweight Don’Tale Mayes (7-2), middleweights Antonio Arroyo (9-2) and Brendan Allen (12-3) and bantamweight Ode Osbourne (8-2). White likely

7:45 AM ET Richard Mann Rafael dos Anjos avoided the first three-fight losing streak of his career with a gritty fourth round submission over Kevin Lee in May. In the process, he held on to his place as the UFC’s No. 4-ranked contender in the UFC welterweight division. In order to remain in the conversation

7:34 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured a UFC Hall of Famer, a fighter competing for the first time as a mother and an MMA legend still competing at 44. Here’s what you might have missed: Faber would rather fight Dillashaw over Cejudo Urijah Faber said he would welcome a

2:50 PM ET Bellator MMA announced in April the creation of a 16-fighter featherweight grand prix tournament, and on Monday the promotion explained the first-round matchups. Division champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who also holds Bellator’s lightweight belt, will defend his title against rising star Juan Archuleta (23-1) on September 28 in Los Angeles. Freire has

6:32 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Growing up in Brazil, Ricardo Prasel always had dreams of stardom. He wasn’t sure how he would accomplish that, but he ruled out a few things right away. “I was not born with the gift to sing and I never had the opportunity to be an actor,” Prasel said with

8:57 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. Four of the world’s top MMA promotions (UFC, Bellator, ONE, PFL) held events this weekend.

1:29 PM ET UFC Fight Night in Sacramento, California, on Saturday featured the return of the ageless “California Kid” in Urijah Faber, as well as the reemergence of former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie and several first-round finishes from the city’s own Team Alpha Male. What’s next for Faber, de Randamie, Aspen Ladd and the

1:00 AM ET UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber returned to the Octagon on Saturday in his hometown of Sacramento as a heavy underdog against rising prospect Ricky Simon. He left the victor following an impressive first-round TKO finish. The 40-year-old Faber was asked following the win for his next step, and he wasn’t shy

5:08 PM ET Marc RaimondiESPN “The Kid” has still got it. In his return from a 2½-year sabbatical, Urijah Faber continues to add to his UFC Hall of Fame legacy. Faber picked up the fastest finish of his MMA career, knocking out prospect Ricky Simon in 46 seconds in the co-main event of UFC Sacramento