3:37 PM ET NEW YORK — Henry Cejudo might have just saved the UFC’s flyweight division. Cejudo (14-2) defended his flyweight championship for the first time at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in a stunning 32-second finish of bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, who agreed to move down in weight in pursuit of a second title.
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Watch the fights live on ESPN+ on the ESPN app. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — When TJ Dillashaw agreed to fight Henry Cejudo for the UFC’s 125-pound title, he weighed 154 pounds with 8 percent body fat. So, how in the world did Dillashaw, the UFC’s 135-pound bantamweight champion, safely cut 29 pounds in the past 12
10:03 AM ET NEW YORK — TJ Dillashaw has successfully made weight ahead of his title bout with UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo on Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Dillashaw, the UFC’s bantamweight champion, needed to be 125 pounds on Friday morning and weighed in at 124.6 pounds. He typically weighs in at
11:55 AM ET EDGEWOOD, New Mexico — Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone has no idea what will happen to the BMF Ranch when his career is over. He’s not opposed to the idea of eventually selling it — except, who in the world would buy it? Cerrone’s grandfather purchased the land the ranch occupies early in his
3:07 PM ET English welterweight Darren Till will meet Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC Fight Night on March 16, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Wednesday. The UFC Fight Night event will take place at O2 Arena in London and air on ESPN+. Darren Till suffered the first loss of his
11:12 AM ET Truth be told, Justin Gaethje is pretty unhappy going into 2019. He feels like the system played him, and there’s nothing he can do about it now. Rewind five months, Gaethje was supposed to fight Al Iaquinta in a UFC Fight Night main event — but Iaquinta withdrew from the bout, because
8:38 PM ET The UFC is actively looking for two replacement fighters to step in on short notice for next weekend’s card in Brooklyn, N.Y. Both John Lineker and Ion Cutelaba (14-3, 1 NC) have been forced to withdraw from their respective fights next weekend, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN. Lineker, who is dealing with
2:36 PM ET Rising bantamweight star Petr Yan has his next assignment, and it’s undoubtedly the toughest test of his UFC career. Yan (11-1) will meet John Dodson (20-10) on Feb. 23 in Prague, Czech Republic, multiple sources told ESPN. Yan has won his last six fights in a row. He most recently defeated Douglas
1:29 PM ET UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones passed multiple fight night drug tests on Dec. 29, after defeating Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 in Los Angeles. UFC president Dana White told ESPN that the promotion wants Jon Jones to defend his light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on March 2