12:28 AM ET Dana White isn’t going anywhere any time soon. The president of the UFC announced Monday that he has agreed to a new seven-year deal to remain running the world’s leading mixed martial arts circuit. “Ari Emanuel and I just signed a new seven-year deal, too,” White said in an interview with Megan
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7:33 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards is disputing Jorge Masvidal‘s account of a postfight scuffle between the two backstage on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Masvidal, while doing a live interview with ESPN, left midway through to confront Edwards. Masvidal then threw a few punches toward Edwards’ face, leaving a cut
8:22 AM ET Jorge Masvidal picked up one of the biggest wins of his 16-year professional career at UFC Fight Night in London on Saturday — and went straight into a backstage altercation with another welterweight. And believe it or not, that welterweight wasn’t even Ben Askren, who flew to London for the sole purpose
11:19 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Raise your hand if, on Saturday morning, you were excited for a fight between Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards. Most of us probably hadn’t even given that potential matchup any thought, with the merry go round of UFC welterweights revolving around studs Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, Tyron Woodley, Darren Till
12:45 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Conor McGregor fired up the Bruins with a pregame speech. Brad Marchand paid him tribute by doing a rendition of the MMA fighter’s walk after he scored his winner. Marchand scored 3:30 into overtime, lifting Boston to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. “Yeah,
9:56 PM ET LONDON — A postfight melee broke out backstage between UFC welterweights Jorge Masvidal and Leon Edwards on Saturday, shortly after Masvidal’s stunning victory over Darren Till in the main event of UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena. Masvidal (33-13) knocked out Till in the second round of their fight. Minutes later, while
8:02 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim It’s been a dizzying fall for Darren Till, who just last September was undefeated going into a challenge for the UFC welterweight championship. Till lost on that night, and on Saturday he suffered a second straight defeat, knocked out by a devastating left hook from Jorge Masvidal in the main
1:46 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Before the UFC Fight Night main event between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal in London, a full slate of undercard fights with implications in a number of different divisions is underway. Follow along live. Mike Grundy defeats Nad Narimani by second-round TKO Mike
8:13 PM ET LONDON — Ben Askren flew to England for the first time in his life this week, and everybody knows exactly why he did it — but it’s still fun to hear him say it matter-of-factly. “I am here, in London, because I’m trying to pick a fight,” Askren beams. Askren (19-0) came
6:26 PM ET The UFC has signed a Brazilian welterweight who became a viral sensation last month. Michel Pereira (22-9) has signed a new multifight deal with the promotion, sources told ESPN. MMAFighting.com first reported the news. Pereira gained notoriety last month for all the flashy moves he displayed en route to defeating Dae Sung