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Apr 8, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC 100 was a remarkable night for the leading promotion in MMA. In addition to celebrating a milestone represented by a big, round number, the July 2009 event in Las Vegas put on display the greatest fighter in the sport’s history. That is not a reference

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC middleweight Brendan Allen got his revenge over Chris Curtis on Saturday, but it took literally everything he had over the course of a 25-minute fight. Allen

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 04:14 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A testing agent for the UFC’s anti-doping program has filed a police report in Albuquerque, New Mexico, alleging heavyweight champion Jon Jones assaulted and threatened her life

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 5, 2024, 12:25 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — The PFL’s 2024 regular season got off to a blistering start on Thursday, as four heavyweights earned bonus points via knockout. Russian heavyweight Valentin

Apr 3, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matheus Nicolau will be looking to get back on track April 27 in the men’s flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night, but he will have to do it against a new opponent. The UFC announced Tuesday that Manel Kape has withdrawn from the fight and

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNApr 3, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When the PFL presented its first fight card of 2024 in February, just a couple of months had passed since the company bought rival Bellator MMA. So the event unveiling a new era took on a crossover theme in its first pay-per-view event this

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 2, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Savannah Marshall, the women’s super middleweight boxing champion, will make her MMA debut June 8 at PFL Europe Newcastle in England, the promotion announced Tuesday. Marshall, 32, of England, won all four belts at 168 pounds with a majority-decision victory over Franchon Crews Dezurn

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 31, 2024, 01:59 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Manon Fiorot might not be the UFC’s next flyweight title challenger, but she’s definitely on deck. Fiorot (12-1) solidified her status as the next No. 1 contender

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 29, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Igor Severino, who was released from the UFC after biting his opponent last weekend, said there is “nothing that could justify” his actions that night. Severino, of

Megan Anderson Mar 29, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The women’s flyweight division will have a new No. 1 contender this weekend. MMA’s best young prospect, Erin Blanchfield, will face fellow title contender Manon Fiorot in the main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+). Blanchfield, No. 1

Open Extended Reactions UFC, together with the Western Australian Government, today announced a multiyear partnership in which UFC will return to Perth with two blockbuster events starting with UFC 305 at RAC Arena on Sunday, August 18. UFC 305 marks the third time Perth has hosted a UFC Pay-Per-View event following the success of UFC

Mar 28, 2024, 01:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC will put on its first event in Saudi Arabia on June 22 with a card headlined by a middleweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker, Dana White, the promotion’s president, announced Wednesday night. The UFC Fight Night card will air for free on

Mar 27, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NCAA tournament has taken over the sports world, as it tends to do every spring. It’s hard to open an internet browser or social media app without immediately getting hit by an image of a bracket. You can’t fight it, so just embrace it. Historically,

Jeff Wagenheim Mar 26, 2024, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bruno Cappelozza, the 2021 PFL heavyweight champion, no longer will compete on the season-opening fight card April 4, the promotion announced on social media Tuesday. Cappelozza was scheduled to fight Sergey Bilostenniy on the main card in San Antonio, but the PFL posted on

Ian Parker, ESPNMar 25, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Following a busy year for the promotion, the PFL returns for its 2024 regular season next week (April 4, 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+/ESPN2). After acquiring Bellator MMA just days before the 2023 Championship finals, PFL got to work making big changes across both

Jeff Wagenheim Mar 24, 2024, 01:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rose Namajunas took her first step in a quest to reach the top of the flyweight division, outpointing Amanda Ribas (13-5) by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. Namajunas (12-6), a two-time UFC champion at strawweight, ended

Jeff Wagenheim Mar 23, 2024, 09:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Igor Severino‘s UFC career lasted barely a round and a half on Saturday night before he was disqualified for biting his opponent and subsequently released from the fight promotion. The 20-year-old Brazilian fighter, making his Octagon debut at a UFC Fight Night event in

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMar 22, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions At long last, Corey Anderson can officially call himself a champion. Anderson (18-6) claimed the vacant Bellator MMA light heavyweight title on Friday, defeating Irish challenger Karl