Jon Jones’ days in MMA might be numbered. The all-time great told Fox Sports Australia in an interview published Tuesday that his plan is to defend the UFC heavyweight title against former champion Stipe Miocic in November at New York’s Madison Square Garden and then walk away from the sport. Jones had previously mentioned retiring after that fight on Twitter. […]

Excruciating moment UFC champ Israel Adesanya cries out in agony as his knee is seriously injured just a WEEK before his stunning knockout win over Alex Pereira NZ-based fighter fought hurt at UFC 287  Picked up injury during sparring session  Refused to even think about pulling out of bout  Israel Adesanya’s stunning knockout win over long-time rival Alex Pereira has […]

Brazilian knockout specialist Edson Barboza lands BRUTAL knee to the jaw of Billy Quarantillo as he returns to winning ways in the UFC with spectacular first-round finish Edson Barboza had lost his previous two fights ahead of Saturday’s bout He got back to winning ways after landing a huge knee in the first round REPORT: Max Holloway beat Arnold Allen […]

Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Mike Coppinger react to the biggest moments at UFC 287 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in Miami. Raimondi: Masvidal’s ultimate rags-to-riches story is bigger than that MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal put his fists on top of his head as he walked back to his corner and then […]

Middleweight champion Alex Pereira goes for his first UFC title defense as he takes on former division champ Israel Adesanya at UFC 287. The event takes place at Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+ and early prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN+). Pereira, tied for No. […]

‘Who p***** in your acai?’: Conor McGregor mocks Jose Aldo’s X-rated response telling him to shut his ‘f***ing mouth’… after the Irishman challenged his longtime rival to a rematch of their UFC 194 clash inside the boxing ring Conor McGregor mocked Jose Aldo after challenging him to a rematch in boxing Aldo returned to the squared circle on Saturday and […]

‘The potential of a fight against Khamzat Chimaev is GIGANTIC’: Paulo Costa’s manager talks up chances of clash with undefeated star being Brazilian’s first contest in bumper new £3.2m UFC deal Paulo Costa recently signed a huge new deal to extend stay with the UFC Brazilian is in line for some big fights, with Khamzat Chimaev one possibility  Robert Whittaker […]

‘I’m fighting Gilbert, then I’m fighting Leon’: Jorge Masvidal insists he WILL fight Leon Edwards for the UFC welterweight title ahead of Colby Covington, as he claims to have ‘insider information’ Leon Edwards defended his UFC welterweight title against Kamaru Usman Dana White announced Colby Covington was next in line to fight ‘Rocky’ Jorge Masvidal claims he has ‘insider information’ that […]

MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Holly Holm’s fight career is showing no signs of slowing down, as the former MMA and boxing champion has signed a new six-fight deal with UFC, her manager, Lenny Fresquez, told the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday. Holm, 41, is scheduled to face Yana Santos at UFC […]

Colby Covington would BEAT Leon Edwards, claims former two-weight UFC champ Henry Cejudo… as he insists American can ‘grind him out over five rounds’ for welterweight title Colby Covington is next in line to fight Leon Edwards for UFC welterweight title Controversial American would be able to grind out decision, says Henry Cejudo He claims: ‘I can see Colby Covington […]