3:50 PM ET UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is undergoing left shoulder surgery after tearing his subscapularis muscle during his fight against Marlon Moraes earlier this month, Cejudo told ESPN. Cejudo said he suffered the injury in the first round of his fight at UFC 238. Despite the injury, he defeated Marlon Moraes
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8:41 AM ET Richard Mann The UFC featherweight division has provided some of the most dynamic and exciting matches in the promotion as of late. On Saturday, Renato Moicano and Chan Sung Jung, referred to affectionately as “The Korean Zombie,” will look to continue that trend. Multiple statistical categories favor Moicano in the match. However,
2:41 PM ET Welcome to the 2019 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where the awards are handed out by you, the fans, by letting your voice be heard in our polls! Make sure to tune in to The ESPYS, hosted by Tracy Morgan, on July 10 at 8 pm | 7 pm central on ABC.
11:03 PM ET LAS VEGAS — It was an abbreviated season opener on Tuesday night for Dana White’s Contender Series — just four bouts — but even though there was just one finish, two fighters took advantage of their opportunity at the brand new UFC Apex center. Heavyweight Yorgan De Castro (5-0), who scored a
10:05 AM ET Marc RaimondiESPN Alton Meeks was two days away from basic training and set on spending time with family before heading off to join the military. The former high school wrestler and Division I football player at Iowa and Northern Illinois was going to join the U.S. Army wrestling team and had designs
7:00 PM ET The latest episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show featured Conor McGregor‘s head coach, two fighters recently cut by the UFC and multiple competitors battling back from key injuries. Here’s what you might have missed: John Kavanagh sees Conor McGregor fighting this year Conor McGregor’s coach is expecting a return for “The Notorious”
7:52 AM ET Jade Morris Bellator’s rising star James Gallagher says he will soon be the face of MMA ahead of his return to face Jeremiah Labiano at Bellator London on Saturday. Coming off an impressive first-round submission victory against Steven Graham at Bellator 217 in Dublin earlier this year, Gallagher says he is exactly
8:51 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 entire show via the ESPN podcast center. Another week, another retirement. And another emotional one, too. (Though I suppose retirements are
2:44 AM ET Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Bellator light heavyweight and former UFC middleweight title challenger made his decision in the cage after his second-round TKO loss to Lyoto Machida at Bellator 222. After the result was shared,