7:37 PM ET Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta will square off in the main event of UFC on FOX 31: Milwaukee on Dec. 15 in a battle of top UFC lightweight contenders. The news, first reported by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, was made official by the UFC on Wednesday night. The matchup is a rematch from
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11:46 AM ET In the weeks before his final semester as a college student, Chase Winovich found himself in the back seat of a nice car chatting with one of the most famous professional fighters in the world. Conor McGregor, and his rise from a Dublin plumber to internationally known UFC antihero, served as inspiration
9:50 PM ET Dustin Poirier had to pull out of his scheduled lightweight bout with Nate Diaz at UFC 230 because of an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN. 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
9:45 PM ET Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic says he spoke to the promotion about stepping in to bolster a UFC 230 event on Nov. 3 in New York, but was never offered a rematch against Daniel Cormier. Daniel Cormier will defend his heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC
5:12 PM ET The UFC has booked a heavyweight title fight between champion Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis to headline its UFC 230 pay-per-view event on Nov. 3 in New York. UFC president Dana White broke the news to ESPN on Tuesday, and Cormier confirmed directly to ESPN. The heavyweight fight will take place on
7:00 AM ET KweséESPN staff Saturday night saw undisputed EFC featherweight champion Igeu Kabesa defend his title for a third time in a five round war against Calum Murrie. However, unbeknown to any but Murrie himself, he had broken his arm in the fourth round and continued fighting until the final bell. Murrie was noticeably
11:25 PM ET The UFC has opened discussions regarding a heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis to headline UFC 230 on Nov. 3 in New York, according to multiple sources. If the championship bout is finalized, it would be a significant addition to the UFC’s next pay-per-view. Lewis (21-5), of Houston, is
4:37 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The Nevada State Athletic Commission will file formal complaints against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their postfight actions at UFC 229 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. NSAC chairman Anthony Marnell told ESPN on Monday the commission is conducting a full investigation into the melee that took place after
11:48 AM ET A Saturday night that saw heavily-backed underdog Conor McGregor lose to Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC 229 was followed by an upset-filled NFL Sunday that some bookmakers called their best of the season. MGM, which operates sportsbooks in Nevada, New Jersey and Mississippi, said the betting handle on McGregor and Nurmagomedov on Saturday
12:00 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Let’s get one thing straight. What happened in the aftermath of UFC 229’s main event isn’t going to hurt mixed martial arts or even tarnish it in the eyes of most. Yeah, there probably were some new UFC viewers on Saturday, who don’t normally pay $64.99 for a pay-per-view.