Three years ago, Thiago Santos was challenging for the UFC light heavyweight championship, giving Jon Jones all he could handle in a fight that went the champ’s way by split decision. At the time, Jamahal Hill was just five fights into his pro career and had not yet reached the UFC. On Saturday night, the onetime title challenging and the […]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez pleaded not guilty Friday in an attempted murder case in Santa Clara (California) County, his attorney Mark Geragos told ESPN. Velasquez, 40, is being charged with attempted murder and 10 other gun-related charges stemming from an incident where he allegedly chased down a man, Harry Goularte – who is being charged with molesting a […]

UFC star Conor McGregor will make his first foray into feature films with a role in a remake of “Road House,” McGregor’s spokesperson Karen J. Kessler confirmed to ESPN. Jake Gyllenhaal will star in the movie, which is a new take on the classic 1980s cult hit, which starred Patrick Swayze. Amazon Prime Video is the movie studio. Deadline was […]

SUNRISE, FLA. — AMANDA NUNES SAT in a chair inside her new gym, running down all of its features like an excited real-estate agent trying to woo her first buyer. The Lioness Studio has a generous stretch of mat space for training, a full-sized cage, workout equipment and a small sauna. Upstairs is a lounge with a television for film […]

The women’s bantamweight title will be on the line when Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña meet inside the Octagon for a second time, in the main event of UFC 277 at American Airlines Center in Dallas this Saturday (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET., with prelims on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET). Peña (12-4) is the reigning champ after pulling off […]

Sometimes you can’t change the channel. It could be the two-way greatness of Shohei Ohtani in baseball, the long-range excellence of Stephen Curry in basketball or the overwhelming power and quickness of Aaron Donald in football. It becomes hard to look away if they’re on your television screen. But who are those people in MMA? We’re past the midway point […]

UFC prodigy Paddy Pimblett ate ELEVEN THOUSAND calories a day after his last win and ballooned to a whopping 205lbs… but the Liverpudlian has lost 50lbs ahead of UFC London tonight and is in prime shape after a radical body transformation Paddy Pimblett has made weight for his UFC London fight with Jordan Leavitt  ‘Paddy the Baddy’ will take on […]

‘Everyone who tried to fat-shame me or said I’ll pull out – kiss my a**’: Paddy Pimblett makes weight for UFC London showdown with Jordan Leavitt before showing his backside to the camera to spite his critics Paddy Pimblett has been criticised for putting on weight between fight camps  The Liverpudlian made weight for his UFC London fight with Jordan […]

Two of the top women’s strawweight fighters in the world have been added to one of the UFC’s deepest cards of the year. Marina Rodriguez will take on Amanda Lemos at UFC 280 on Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. The winner of the bout could have the inside track on a […]

UFC star Paddy Pimblett threatens to perform a sex act on his opponent after he knocks him out in outrageous press conference outburst: ‘My nan is dead and she’d finish him’ Pimblett unleased a series of bizarre sledges at Jordan Leavitt prior to their fight  He said he’d ‘tea bag’ his opponent and insinuating even his dead nan could win […]