11:36 AM ET If there was one complication in Michael Chandler‘s latest round of negotiations with Bellator MMA, it was that the promotion agreed to everything he wanted. Chandler (18-4) fought out his previous contract earlier this year and could have tested free agency. He chose to sign an exclusive extension with Bellator instead, and

11:49 PM ET Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is headed back to lightweight. Cerrone (34-11) will drop to 155 pounds for the first time in three years next month, when he faces Alexander Hernandez (10-1) at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn. Multiple sources confirmed the matchup to ESPN, following an initial report by MMAJunkie.

5:10 PM ET Valentina Shevchenko is No. 1 in ESPN’s inaugural women’s flyweight rankings, claiming the top spot after winning the UFC’s 125-pound belt on Dec. 8. Which MMA fighter is the best, regardless of weight division or fight promotion? ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Ariel Helwani and Jeff Wagenheim provide their picks, and their votes produce

2:22 PM ET The UFC has elected to delay a UFC 233 pay-per-view event scheduled on Jan. 26 in Anaheim, California, due to to a combination of factors, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The PPV event will be rebooked to a later date, meaning 2019 will still feature 12 PPVs as planned. It has not

8:23 AM ET Chamatkar SandhuESPN England’s Aaron Chalmers (4-0) has got off to an impeccable start in his professional fighting career having finished all four opponents in the first round with style points to boot. Not bad for a 31-year-old who only took up MMA little over 18 months ago. A contract dispute between Chalmers

4:57 PM ET The United States Anti-Doping Agency has acknowledged a recent “technical glitch” led to inaccurate data on UFC athlete Brock Lesnar appearing on its public website. Per company policy, USADA updates all testing data to a public website throughout the year. This Athlete Test History database does not include results, but indicates how

4:02 PM ET The California State Athletic Commission has cleared Jon Jones to return to competition but is also encouraging him to voluntarily submit to additional drug testing ahead of an upcoming UFC title fight at the end of the month. Jones (22-1) is scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson for the light heavyweight title at

8:12 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley could be cleared for a return as soon as Tuesday, when he will be examined by the doctor who surgically repaired his right hand, Woodley told ESPN on Monday. He also accused promotion president Dana White of singling him out for unfair criticism for not

12:00 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show returns on Monday with another big lineup. The show, aired live on Twitter and on ESPN’s YouTube page, will feature current and former champions, as well as multiple rising stars in the sport. Following the show, the entirety can be

1:18 PM ET UFC 231 brought us the return of Max Holloway and the official arrival of Valentina Shevchenko. Despite months of concern about his overall health, Holloway looked better than ever in a featherweight title defense against Brian Ortega. And Shevchenko breezed through a 125-pound title fight against one of the top female fighters