1:43 PM ET UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, coming off a dominant win against Conor McGregor earlier this month at UFC 229, may now be following in McGregor’s footsteps. At an event in Russia this weekend, Nurmagomedov called out boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, speaking on camera next to Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe. “Let’s go

12:36 AM ET Iconic Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will vie for the Bellator MMA title following a dominant, first-round finish over Chael Sonnen on Saturday. Ryan Bader continuously took Matt Mitrione to the mat and dominated on the ground to win by unanimous decision. A women’s flyweight fight between Jessica Eye and Katlyn Chookagian has

12:08 AM ET UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Matt Mitrione said he put himself through a “miserable” training camp filled with wrestling to prepare for Ryan Bader. It wasn’t enough on Friday night as Bader continuously took his opponent to the mat and dominated on the ground to win by unanimous decision. Bader (26-5), a former two-time

6:44 PM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN A decade ago, when Chael Sonnen was just starting his ascent toward championship contention in the UFC, he developed a routine for his fight camps. Three nights a week, after a long day of training in the gym, he would go out for a run. It would wind him down,

3:12 PM ET After a tumultuous few weeks, the dust is starting to settle in the UFC’s women’s flyweight division. A fight between Jessica Eye and Katlyn Chookagian has been added to UFC 231 on Dec. 8 in Toronto, sources told ESPN on Friday. Eye was originally scheduled to fight Sijara Eubanks at UFC 232

6:43 PM ET Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will be temporarily suspended beginning Monday, according to Nevada Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett. A hearing will take place Oct. 24, when the NAC chairman and commissioners will vote on whether McGregor and Nurmagomedov will be indefinitely suspended pending the results of their investigations. Following their

4:40 PM ET When push came to shove, the UFC made Daniel Cormier an offer he couldn’t refuse. Daniel Cormier will defend his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC 230 on Nov. 3 in New York, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. Cormier (21-1) will defend his heavyweight title against

2:31 PM ET Matt Mitrione hated his training camp for Friday’s matchup with Ryan Bader. Hated it. He actually called the last couple months “miserable.” But when you’re one win away from a spot in the finals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament, you have to be willing to do whatever it takes. “It was

10:42 AM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov has threatened to leave the UFC, if the promotion cuts ties with his teammate and rostered featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Nurmagomedov (27-0), who defended his lightweight championship against Conor McGregor in a deeply personal fight at UFC 229 last weekend, told the UFC to “send

11:10 PM ET Dillon Danis, Conor McGregor‘s teammate and one of his cornermen for his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov last Saturday at UFC 229, has been accused of calling Nurmagomedov an anti-Muslim slur following Nurmagomedov’s victory over McGregor in Las Vegas. A brawl broke out immediately after the fight, when Nurmagomedov jumped over the cage