Israel Adesanya’s coach admits he ‘wanted to wait longer’ between TKO defeat by Alex Pereira and huge UFC 287 rematch with powerful Brazilian for middleweight title Israel Adesanya was dethroned by Alex Pereira, who claimed middleweight title Kiwi’s coach says Adesanya is adamant he had to rematch Brazilian immediately They will lock horns in main event of UFC 287 in […]

Ex-UFC star slammed by fans for posting hateful homophobic rant after seeing TV commercial featuring two men kissing: ‘Imagine if either of your kids has to come out to you one day’  MMA fighter posted homophobic rant on social media  Nate Marquardt disgusted by seeing men kissing  Fight fans have slammed Marquardt for remarks MMA star Nate Marquardt has been slammed […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun LAS VEGAS — Erin Blanchfield might just be one of the best young title prospects the UFC has seen in years. Blanchfield, 23, picked up the biggest win of her career on Saturday, submitting former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade via rear-naked choke at the 1:37 mark […]

UFC women’s flyweight contenders Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield will go head to head in the UFC Fight Night main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, with prelims at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+). Andrade, ranked No. 2 in ESPN’s divisional rankings, has won three fights in a row between two […]

Charles Oliveira congratulates former opponent Islam Makhachev after the Russian kept his lightweight title by edging out Alexander Volkanovski in a thriller at UFC 284 in Perth Charles Oliveira reached out to Islam Makhachev after he beat Alex Volkanovski  The Russian retained his lightweight title in a five-round epic at UFC 284 in Perth And the No 1-ranked star in […]

Rankings are opinions. Opinions are debatable. Except for this one: Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski is the No. 1 fight to watch at this weekend’s UFC 284. There’s simply no other way to stack up the event in Perth, Australia. Makhachev, 23-1 and a winner of his past 21 fights, will make his first defense of the lightweight championship he […]

It will be a rare champion-vs.-champion superfight when Islam Makhachev defends his UFC lightweight title against featherweight titlist Alexander Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 284 this weekend in Perth, Australia. The fights at RAC Arena will take place on Sunday morning local time, Saturday night in North America. The main card will be on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at […]

Jon Jones ‘being the smaller guy’ is far bigger factor than any ‘ring rust from three years out’ in fight with Ciryl Gane for vacant UFC heavyweight title, claims Tom Aspinall Tom Aspinall is working his way back from a serious knee injury from last year He will be among the top heavyweight contenders again when he returns British star […]

New UFC champion Jamahal Hill targets ‘dream fight’ with Jon Jones and gives ‘Bones’ the edge in huge showdown for heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane Jon Jones makes his long-awaited comeback at UFC 285 against Ciryl Gane Winner will claim the vacant heavyweight title in showdown on March 5 New light-heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill says Jones is his ‘dream fight’ […]

‘I’d f***ing beat the brakes off him and it would be bad for his brand’: Jorge Masvidal claims Conor McGregor ‘shot down’ UFC proposal for fight out of fear he could be embarrassed by losing striking battle Jorge Masvidal has claimed Conor McGregor is avoiding a fight with him  ‘Gamebred’ says it would be bad for Irishman’s brand if he […]