Conor McGregor ‘has ACCEPTED offer to coach on The Ultimate Fighter and face Tony Ferguson in comeback’, with Irishman gearing up to return after long recovery from broken leg Conor McGregor coached on The Ultimate Fighter against Uriah Faber in 2015 Irishman ‘has accepted the role again’, this time taking on Tony Ferguson The pair would fight at the end […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Conor McGregor appeared to avoid injury after being struck by a car while riding his bike in Ireland. McGregor, 34, posted multiple videos of the aftermath of the accident to his social media on Friday. A breathless McGregor can be heard saying, “I could have been […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The first tetralogy in UFC history came to a close on Saturday, as Brandon Moreno finished Deiveson Figueiredo in their fourth meeting in a span of 25 months. A cageside physician waved off the flyweight title fight before the start of the fourth round, after Figueiredo’s […]

The UFC finally returns to Brazil, which is the promotion host for its first PPV of the year, UFC 283 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET, with prelims on ESPNEWS/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET). In the main event, Jamahal Hill will make his first title challenge against former division champion Glover Teixeira. Teixeira […]

Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman trilogy official for UFC 286 in London on March 18… 31-year-old will make the first defense of his UFC Welterweight Championship on home soil after capturing the belt with a head kick KO last year Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman III will headline the UFC’s UK return in March Edwards became second-ever British UFC champion […]

The 2023 MMA calendar gets underway this weekend, and it intensifies next week when UFC 283 is headlined by a pair of championship fights. But a truly game-changing moment for the sport arrives next month in a collision of ESPN’s No. 1 and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighters. When UFC men’s featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski challenges Islam Makhachev for the lightweight […]

EXCLUSIVE: Gegard Mousasi will face Fabian Edwards at Bellator Paris, with former middleweight champion taking on British rising star in May 12 main event Bellator are returning to Paris for a third time with event on Friday, May 12 Fabian Edwards, brother of UFC champion Leon, will face Gegard Mousasi Former middleweight champion takes on No 2-ranked Brit in the […]

‘You should never put your hands on a woman’: MMA star Dustin Poirier condemns his boss Dana White after footage emerged of the UFC President slapping his wife during New Year’s Eve party Dustin Poirier has condemned Dana White for slapping wife on New Year’s Eve The former UFC interim Lightweight Champion added that ‘It’s not a good look’ White said […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The televised debut of Dana White’s Power Slap League has been delayed by one week, less than four days after White admitted to a physical altercation with his wife on New Year’s Eve. A UFC official told ESPN that the Power Slap League will now debut […]

Alexander Volkanovski vows 2023 will be ‘defining year’, with Australian star chasing greatness and double champ status in UFC 284 clash with Islam Makhachev as he claims he will be ‘stronger than ever’ Alexander Volkanovski’s domination at featherweight has led to huge fight He will attempt to become a two-weight champion against Islam Makhachev Fearsome Russian became lightweight champion by […]