HOUSTON — The bout to crown the next UFC lightweight champion is official. Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler both made weight successfully Friday morning, coming in exactly at the 155-pound limit. The two men will compete for the vacant lightweight title Saturday night in the main event of UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Former longtime champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired earlier […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun ON MAY 11, 2019, Michael Chandler was warming up in a locker room inside Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, when he suddenly had a vision of his wife, Brie, sitting by herself on the edge of the bed in their Chicago hotel room. And for reasons […]

Michael Chandler brands Charles Oliveira his ‘most dangerous opponent’ but backs ‘pressure, presence and power’ to be perfect antidote for submission genius at UFC 262 Michael Chandler takes on Charles Oliveira for lightweight title at UFC 262  American made stunning debut in January with KO of Dan Hooker in Abu Dhabi  He believes he has been the best lightweight on […]

‘Kid, I’m going to hit you so f***ing hard… I’m going to slam you’: Tony Ferguson comes out firing at Beneil Dariush ahead of UFC 262 co-main event Tony Ferguson is in desperate need of a victory over Beneil Dariush at UFC 262  El Cucuy has lost his last two fights and risks sliding out of the picture altogether  He […]

Conor McGregor has joined an exclusive club with tennis legend Roger Federer and golf icon Tiger Woods after being named the world's richest athlete. The UFC star only fought one time in the last year – but he managed to make history with his earnings outside the octagon, which eclipsed £112million. Only two other athletes have ever gone over $70m […]

Conor McGregor told Cristiano Ronaldo he would overtake him as the world's richest athlete five years ago – and has now fulfilled his promise. McGregor, 32 and Ronaldo met in Las Vegas during the build-up to his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 while Real Madrid, who Ronaldo was with at the time, were playing a friendly in America. […]

Celtic caretaker manager John Kennedy has given rumours of a Conor McGregor takeover short shrift after claims emerged he could buy shares in the Scottish giants. The Notorious has recently discussed how he plans to invest in a sports team, with both Celtic and Manchester United touted as beneficiaries. McGregor has previously been pictured in a Celtic shirt in the […]

Marina Rodriguez did not arrive in Las Vegas until Thursday, two days later than every other fighter on the card. The Brazil native had struggles getting a visa into the United States due to COVID-19 and spent 20 hours in travel over Wednesday and Thursday morning. None of that ended up mattering Saturday. Rodriguez defeated Michelle Waterson, using her Muay […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event will see a pair of strawweight contenders compete at flyweight in a five-round bout that came together on short notice. As announced Tuesday, Marina Rodriguez (13-1-2) and Michelle Waterson (18-8) will take center stage at the Apex facility in Las […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun It’s a disclaimer that goes along with every single MMA event: Card is subject to change. And to be frank, Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas was hit hard by change. This card was supposed to feature the return of TJ Dillashaw, a former bantamweight […]