12:57 AM ET Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will return from a two-year absence to face John Lineker at UFC 233 on Jan. 26 in Anaheim. The UFC confirmed the 135-pound matchup, following an initial report by The Orange County Register. UFC 233 is slated to take place at Honda Center. Cruz (22-2) is

12:24 AM ET Bellator will give Roy Nelson versus Mirko Cro Cop another go. The heavyweight fight, which was originally scheduled for Bellator 200, has been rebooked for Bellator 217 on Feb. 16 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, sources told ESPN. That event will be headlined by Paul Daley vs. Michael “Venom” Page. The

10:28 PM ET Sijara Eubanks is moving up to bantamweight. Eubanks (4-2), who missed weight by 1.2 pounds prior to her UFC 230 fight against Roxanne Modafferi, has decided to compete at 135 pounds in her next fight, her manager, Ali Abdelaziz, told ESPN. A fight between Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw for the UFC

11:22 AM ET HARBOR CITY, California — On Aug. 8, 2008, Brian Ortega held one of his dearest friends on the side of the street as he bled to death from a gunshot wound. A local report said the incident happened shortly after 9 p.m., when a silver vehicle rolled up on a group of

Dec 6, 2018 Chamatkar SandhuESPN In a volatile and uncertain industry, it’s not every day that a mixed martial arts promotion reaches its 100th event — let alone one based out of Europe. “Now we’re at Cage Warriors 100 and I’m like s—, I’ve been doing this since 2010,” says Graham Boylan, president of Europe’s

1:26 AM ET Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy will make his UFC debut in January, according to UFC president Dana White. Hardy (3-0) will face Allen Crowder (9-3) at UFC Fight Night on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn. Contracts have not yet been signed, but White told ESPN the heavyweight bout is close to being

1:00 PM ET Sodiq Yusuff is used to fighting for his family — they are the reason he does it — but this last one was different. Yusuff (8-1) scored a first-round knockout against Suman Moktahrian in his UFC debut last weekend in Australia. The Nigerian featherweight immediately dedicated the performance to his older brother,

11:41 AM ET The UFC 231 main event is one of the most anticipated fights of the year for fight aficionados — perhaps even more so after what happened in July. Ahead of his first fight of 2018, UFC champ Max Holloway reveals he has battled depression this year. Max Holloway was supposed to defend

7:15 PM ET UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway opened up about his battle with depression over the past year, calling 2018 “a tough one.” “It’s been a rough year, but it’s not how you start the race it’s definitely how you finish,” he told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Monday. “I’m glad we get to finish

12:20 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Monday marks another star-studded edition of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. Bellator’s Scott Coker believes a cross-promotional card with Rizin could become a reality in 2019. The show, aired live on Twitter, will feature current and former champions, as well as multiple rising stars in