9:50 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW — UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he can imagine a reconciliation with Conor McGregor after the bitter feud around last month’s title fight. The two fighters traded verbal blows before the Oct. 6 fight and Nurmagomedov sparked a brawl with McGregor’s team after winning by submission. During a news

12:59 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It took him 12 years, but Tito Ortiz finally got the revenge he was looking for Saturday night. In an unexpected trilogy bout between two of MMA’s greatest rivals, Ortiz (20-12-1) knocked out Chuck Liddell at 4 minutes, 24 seconds of the opening round at The Forum. The 205-pound

9:20 PM ET Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will return to the Octagon in 2019, against one of the hottest contenders in the sport. The UFC has booked Silva against undefeated Nigerian Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 on Feb. 9 (Feb. 10 local) in Melbourne, Australia, UFC president Dana White told ESPN on Saturday.

10:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The Predator is back. Francis Ngannou had embodied that nickname for several years by winning his first six UFC fights, all stoppages inside of two rounds. His 2018 performances, however, had not lived up to the moniker. After being battered in a heavyweight title fight in January, the big Cameroonian

2:23 PM ET UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou will admit he felt a lot of pressure over the last year. Ngannou (11-3) came into 2018 looking like the sport’s next big thing. He was undefeated in the UFC and was scheduled to challenge Stipe Miocic for the title in January — fresh off a frightening one-punch

8:06 AM ET UFC President Dana White was recently in Australia to present middleweight champion Robert Whittaker with a GQ Man of the Year Award. White sat down with ESPN to discuss the UFC’s growth in Australia, Fight Night Adelaide, a Conor McGregor–Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch, his favourite fights of 2018 and plans for the UFC

6:51 PM ET Arnold Berdon, the husband of UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder, a Honolulu Police Department spokesperson confirmed to USA Today. Berdon, who was arrested Tuesday, has not been formally charged with a crime but remains in police custody, spokesperson Sarah Yono told the newspaper. Ostovich, 27,

5:14 PM ET Rising star Kayla Harrison will look to improve to 3-0 before the end of the year. Harrison will meet Moriel Charneski (3-4) at PFL 11 on Dec. 31 in New York City, sources told ESPN. The fight will take place at 155 pounds. Harrison, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in Judo, won

10:42 AM ET In three days, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will square off for the third time at The Forum in Los Angeles. Their unexpected trilogy has drawn a mixed reaction from the MMA community. Golden Boy Promotions’ Oscar De La Hoya would have you believe fans have waited years for this, which is

6:48 PM ET UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich was granted a temporary restraining order against her husband, Arnold Berdon, following a recent alleged altercation in Hawaii. Ostovich, 27, was hospitalized with a broken orbital bone following an attack last weekend, her manager, Brian Butler-Au, told ESPN earlier this week. According to court records, Ostovich filed for