Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 19, 2023, 05:50 PM ET The UFC is looking for a new main event for its first card of August. Umar Nurmagomedov is out of his scheduled headliner against Cory Sandhagen, sources confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. The UFC is seeking a new opponent for Sandhagen, a top bantamweight contender, for

Andres Waters Jul 18, 2023, 05:12 PM ET It took until the final week of the quarterfinals, but, in the last fight of the first round, coach Conor McGregor got his first win on “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31. Team McGregor’s Rico DiSciullo ended Team Chandler’s seven-fight win streak with a knockout win over Hunter

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 01:40 PM ET ONE Championship has one of its most original cards yet coming this fall, headlined by four women’s fights in four different disciplines. Stamp Fairtex will face UFC veteran Seo Hee Ham for the interim ONE women’s 115-pound title in the main event of ONE Fight

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 17, 2023, 07:58 PM ET Michael “Venom” Page has been one of the most popular and recognizable fighters in Bellator MMA for nearly a decade. Now, he’s hitting the open market. Page announced Monday on “The MMA Hour” that he is a free agent and will be exploring his options

Jul 17, 2023, 09:40 AM ET The first half of the MMA year came and went, leaving us with some special moments and memories, including the UFC 290 and International Fight Week, the event that marks the midway point on the MMA calendar. Now it’s time to look ahead to the biggest questions that need

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC women’s bantamweight division is in need of new blood following the recent retirement of dominant champion Amanda Nunes — and it seems to have found it in Mayra

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 14, 2023, 02:30 AM ET The UFC light heavyweight title is vacant — again. Jamahal Hill, who has been champion for six months, announced Thursday night on his YouTube page that he ruptured an Achilles tendon and will be relinquishing the belt. Hill said in the video that he will

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 13, 2023, 02:34 PM ET Social media influencers have been all the rage in boxing over the past several years. Now, one is going into MMA. Jawy Mendez, a Mexican reality show star and recording artist, has signed with Combate Global to compete as a pro mixed martial arts fighter,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 07:40 PM ET Former UFC star Chael Sonnen took a plea deal Wednesday in a criminal case stemming from an incident that happened in December 2021 at the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, according to his attorney Dayvid Figler. Sonnen pleaded no contest to a charge of misdemeanor

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 08:10 PM ET UFC heavyweight Walt Harris is out of his scheduled UFC Fight Night bout Saturday against Josh Parisian after testing positive for a banned substance, he posted Wednesday on Twitter. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) confirmed to ESPN that Harris has been notified of the