MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Sean O’Malley is taking a major step up in his next fight, announcing to ESPN’s Ryan Clark on Wednesday that he’ll be facing former bantamweight champion Petr Yan at UFC 280 on Oct. 22 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. O’Malley (15-1 1 NC), one of […]

Henry Cejudo’s ultimate goal — and one of the main reasons he is coming out of retirement — is to challenge for the UFC featherweight title. But it’s more likely Cejudo returns initially at bantamweight. Cejudo told ESPN in an interview published Tuesday that he wants to fight Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title in an effort to do something […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC is finalizing a welterweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz to headline UFC 279 on Sept. 10, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed, but both fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup and date […]

Michael Chandler calls out Conor McGregor AGAIN and claims the pair would put on the ‘biggest fight in MMA’ right now with the UFC lightweight predicting ‘fireworks’ if they ever share the octagon Michael Chandler has again talked up prospect of a fight with Conor McGregor After defeating Tony Ferguson at UFC 274, Chandler clearly called McGregor out Now, in […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Frankie Edgar, one of the best mixed martial artists of the past decade, says he intends to retire after making one final appearance in the UFC this year. Edgar told ESPN he has asked the UFC to book him one more bantamweight fight in November, on […]

What were the biggest moments at UFC Fight Night in Long Island? Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim offer up their takeaways from a fun-filled event in Elmont, New York. There is plenty to unpack from a disappointing UFC Long Island main event. How does Yair Rodriguez’s victory following a Brian Ortega injury affect the UFC featherweight title picture? We’ll get […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC is amid a busy summer schedule, coming off International Fight Week two weeks ago. Next up is UFC on ABC this weekend (Saturday, main card on ABC/ESPN+ at 2 p.m. ET, prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ at 11 a.m.), with a big-time main event between Brian […]

Aussie UFC champ Alex Volkanovski reveals the HUGE blow a drug test dealt to his preparation for second Max Holloway bout: ‘It’s why I wanted the rematch straight away’ Alex Volkanovski has lifted the lid on a ridiculous late-night USADA visit  The drugs testers demanded a sample while he was sleeping before Holloway II  The Aussie explained that the disturbance […]

LAS VEGAS — In a clinical, albeit unspectacular, performance, Israel Adesanya outpointed Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision to retain his middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 276 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. The judges scored the bout 49-46, 49-46 and 50-45 for Adesanya. Adesanya’s superiority in striking was evident throughout the bout. Cannonier landed nothing of real […]

After 11 years in the UFC, and following a second-round submission loss to Jim Miller, his sixth defeat in a row, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone announced his retirement in front of a sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at UFC 276. Cerrone leaves the sport with the second-most finishes in the UFC (16) and is tied for the second-most […]