Ditching the ‘bottle of Hennessey on weekends’, a strict diet, ice baths and teaching an old dog new tricks… how Glover Teixeira blossomed into his prime aged 42 ahead of UFC 275 title defence against Jiri Prochazka Glover Teixeira became the second oldest UFC champion in history last year  His first title defence is at UFC 275 in Singapore against […]

Beneil Dariush ‘is the biggest threat to Charles Oliveira’s particular style’ at lightweight ahead of Islam Makhachev’s dominant wrestling, claims Paul Felder Charles Oliveira has been sensational as champion of UFC lightweight division  Brazilian swatted aside Justin Gaethje in his latest title defence but was stripped He is on an 11-fight winning streak and 10 of those have been finishes  […]

UFC president Dana White brands boxing ‘a broken business’ and makes U-turn over move into the sport, claiming it ‘would be an absolute nightmare to fix’ Dana White has previously claimed he would move into boxing promotion But the UFC president is now distancing himself from the ‘broken business’ ‘Why would I even want to dive into this nightmare? the […]

‘I’ve missed you, brother!’: Khabib Nurmagomedov teases Luke Rockhold as retired UFC star shows he still has dominant wrestling during intense training session Khabib has retired from MMA but still trains ferociously hard in the gym  Luke Rockhold shared a clip of former UFC lightweight champion wrestling him  Russian clearly still has his incredible top pressure even against bigger foes  […]

LOS ANGELES — Canelo Álvarez and Gennady Golovkin will complete their memorable fight trilogy in September. Álvarez and Golovkin will resume their rivalry Sept. 17 after a four-year break, promoters Matchroom Boxing announced Tuesday. Álvarez already said he intended to take the fight while speaking at his invitational golf tournament in Naucalpan, Mexico, on Monday. The fighters met in 2017 […]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was denied bail again Monday in his attempted murder case at a motion hearing in Santa Clara (California) County, per the court. Judge Shelyna Brown decided against allowing Velasquez bail for a second time, citing Velasquez’s “reckless disregard for human life.” Brown first denied Velasquez bail March 7, when she referred to Velasquez’s actions […]

Logan Storley finds the antidote to Michael ‘Venom’ Page as British star falls painfully short of interim title after being out-wrestled at Bellator 281 Michael ‘Venom’ Page lost a decision 48-47, 47-48, 49-46 against Logan Storley There were boos from the home fans but the American’s gameplan worked  He was able to avoid the heavy artillery and control enough of a […]

That’s how it’s done Conor! Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann hit the mark with ceremonial first pitch at San Diego Padres game… after McGregor’s infamously wild attempt last year Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann have been spending time in the United States  Liverpool-based fighters are fan favourites and went to a San Diego Padres game They were both given the […]

‘Sorry to everyone, I f***ed up’: Rose Namajunas apologises for bizarre performance in ‘snoozefest’ title defeat by Carla Esparza at UFC 274 following fan backlash Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza put on a forgettable 25 minutes of inaction  Esparza claimed the UFC strawweight title by decision and fight was panned Namajunas in the immediate aftermath was defensive about her performance  […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun PHOENIX — Rose Namajunas lost her UFC strawweight championship on Saturday. Carla Esparza didn’t exactly take it, though. In one of the most bizarre title fights in UFC history, Esparza (19-6) upset Namajunas (11-5) via split decision in the co-main event of UFC 274 inside Footprint […]