4:50 PM ET Former NBA player Royce White says his basketball days are over as he prepares for a career in mixed martial arts. White, a first-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets in 2012, said he believes he could one day compete for the UFC’s heavyweight belt. “I’m one of the best athletes in

11:01 AM ET It was about three years ago when UFC featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov first started training in New Jersey under striking coach Mark Henry and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert Ricardo Almeida. And within five minutes of Magomedsharipov’s arrival, he already had a nickname. “The first time I come to the gym, coach Ricardo showed me

12:34 PM ET The wife and brother of UFC legend Matt Hughes have each filed a restraining order against him alleging physical violence and threats. ESPN confirmed via court records that Audra Hughes, Matt’s wife, and Mark Hughes, his twin brother, filed for protective orders against Hughes late last year. Audra Hughes’ request, which was

12:10 PM ET Vitor Belfort is close to finding his next promotion. “The Phenom” is currently in serious negotiations with ONE Championship to sign a multifight deal, sources told ESPN. ONE has extended an offer and, according to sources, the final details are being worked out, though the deal isn’t finalized just yet. An announcement

10:01 PM ET Believe the hype. That’s the message from Israel Adesanya to Robert Whittaker after the injured middleweight title holder declared his trans-Tasman rival to be “not as good as he thinks he is”. The verbal exchange has added to a bubbling UFC narrative that will explode later this year, providing Adesanya defeats American

5:55 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, who was scheduled to face Kelvin Gastelum two weeks ago but was pulled from the title defense on fight day and rushed to a hospital in Melbourne, Australia, said Monday that upon being examined he was told, “You need emergency surgery or you’re gonna die.” Whittaker, 28,

1:35 PM ET Dillon Danis, a Bellator welterweight and training partner of Conor McGregor, received a seven-month suspension and $7,500 fine from the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday for his actions at UFC 229. The suspension, retroactive to October 6, will end on May 6, 2019. Following Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s fourth-round TKO win against McGregor,

12:26 PM ET UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Instagram late Saturday night to voice his displeasure with lightweight contender Tony Ferguson’s decision to turn down an interim title fight. “Tony, you had your chance and you missed it, and that’s your fault only,” Nurmagomedov wrote. “You know that I’m disqualified and can’t fight,

5:27 PM ET Thiago Santos continued his sprint up the light heavyweight rankings on Saturday, with a crushing third-round TKO against Jan Blachowicz. A former middleweight, Santos (21-6) dropped Blachowicz with a counter left hook and pummeled him with hammer fists until referee Herb Dean stepped in at the 39-second mark. The 205-pound bout headlined

4:40 PM ET Russian bantamweight prospect Petr Yan passed a big test during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena in Prague on Saturday, as he cruised to a decision win against talented veteran John Dodson. “My game plan was to use my kicks and then counter with punches,” Yan (12-1) said afterward. “He’s a tough