Jul 13, 2023, 09:23 AM ET The UFC has put on 23 events featuring 11 title fights this year, plus one in which an interim belt was at stake. We’ve seen five new champions crowned. There have been a couple of high-profile retirements: Amanda Nunes, the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA, vacated

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 12, 2023, 11:00 AM ET The Professional Fighters League is coming back to New York for its final two semifinal dates, with matchups now set for the entire cards, officials told ESPN. Knockout artist Renan Ferreira will take on Maurice Greene in the Aug. 18 main event, a heavyweight semifinal.

Jul 12, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Jon Jones will face Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 on Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Their matchup is set to be one of the biggest MMA fights of the year and one of the biggest heavyweight MMA fights in some time. Jones is the longtime

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 09:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Former UFC interim title challenger Kevin Lee announced his retirement from mixed martial arts via social media on Tuesday. Lee, 30, leaves the sport with an overall professional record of

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 05:56 PM ET After 10 fighters failed drug tests this year, PFL is taking action. The MMA promotion has partnered with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to run its new drug-testing and anti-doping program, according to an email from PFL president of fighter operations Ray Sefo to

Mike Coppinger Marc Raimondi Jul 11, 2023, 10:50 AM ET Two of the biggest stars in combat sports will clash when boxing’s Tyson Fury meets MMA’s Francis Ngannou in a crossover event Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fans have been clamoring for a boxing match between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 11, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Tyson Fury, boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion, and Francis Ngannou, the former UFC heavyweight champion, will fight Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman didn’t respond to a text message asking whether Fury’s WBC heavyweight title will be on the line. The

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 12:23 AM ET Jack Della Maddalena has an opponent. Again. The top UFC welterweight prospect will fight UFC newcomer Bassil Hafez on Saturday at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. Hafez is Della Maddalena’s third

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2023, 07:14 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Will Conor McGregor actually fight Michael Chandler? Will it be in 2023? Only McGregor seems to know … and frankly, even he might not know at the moment. McGregor (22-6)

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2023, 01:10 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Yair Rodriguez had his best moment of the fight, landing a grazing kick that snapped Alexander Volkanovski‘s head back then following with a combination, including a left that landed flush to Volkanovski’s jaw. Volkanovski nodded his head in acknowledgment of the blows.