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Associated Press Nov 14, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones is widely considered the greatest fighter ever to strap on gloves in the UFC — and he’ll have a familiar pair for his heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic. The UFC decided ahead of Saturday’s card at Madison Square Garden to ditch

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 14, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UFC CEO Dana White says that, if heavyweight champion Jon Jones has plans to continue fighting after facing Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on Saturday, there is only one option and that is against current interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. White appeared on the

ESPN News Services Nov 13, 2024, 12:38 PM ET Conor McGregor denied in a Dublin court on Wednesday that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2018, saying a civil case brought against him and another man was “full of lies.” The woman alleges that McGregor sexually assaulted her on Dec. 9, 2018, and that another

Dotun Akintoye, ESPN.comNov 13, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Whether Jon Jones is using the leverage of retirement to up his price for future bouts, or has run out of opponents that excite him, or is seriously contemplating the end of his career, it’s clear his heavyweight title fight against longtime former champion

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 12, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Alexa Grasso has suffered a broken leg in training, the former UFC flyweight champion revealed on Tuesday. Grasso (16-4-1) announced the injury via Instagram. She posted a

Nov 12, 2024, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tom Aspinall headlined the last UFC event in London. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC will return to London in 2025, with The O2 Arena hosting an event on March 22, the promotion confirmed on Tuesday. Manchester hosted the only UFC event in England in

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 12, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Believe it or not, Michael Chandler would probably still be waiting for Conor McGregor if it weren’t for the appeal of Charles Oliveira. Chandler (23-8) is set

Nov 11, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When it comes to breaking down Saturday’s heavyweight title fight that headlines UFC 309 — one of the most anticipated matchups in the division’s history — nobody has a deeper understanding of what it’s like to be locked inside the Octagon with Jon Jones or Stipe

Nov 11, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones makes the first defense of his heavyweight championship when he faces former champ Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 309 on Saturday in New York. The main card at Madison Square Garden is on ESPN+ pay-per-view starting at 10 p.m. ET, with

Dre Waters Nov 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC will host its second to last pay-per-view event of the year next week, as the promotion takes its show on the road to New York’s Madison Square Garden for UFC 309. In the main event, UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones puts his

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 7, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones decides to continue fighting after he faces Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, it likely won’t be in a title unification bout with interim champion Tom Aspinall. Jones, 37, has teased retirement after his Nov. 16 bout against Miocic.

Nov 6, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Neil Magny meets Carlos Prates in the welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. All of the fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Magny (29-12)

Associated Press Nov 5, 2024, 07:18 PM ET DUBLIN — A woman accusing Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her in a Dublin hotel in 2018 testified in an Irish court on Tuesday at the start of a civil case seeking financial damages against the mixed martial arts star. McGregor was at the High Court in

Nov 4, 2024, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On hip hop artists Future and Metro Boomin’s 2024 song “Like That,” Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar made an appearance referencing what many believe is the present day’s Hip Hop Big 3 of rappers: himself, Drake and J. Cole, before shaking up the industry and proclaiming himself

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 3, 2024, 12:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno handed Amir Albazi his first loss with a high-volume striking clinic to earn a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Moreno (22-8-2) returned after a self-imposed hiatus following a

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 2, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s heavyweight fight between Derrick Lewis and Jhonata Diniz at UFC Edmonton at Rogers Place has been cancelled. UFC officials said the last-minute cancellation was due to Lewis suffering from a “non-weight cut related medical issue” that rendered him unable to compete. Lewis (28-12)

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 1, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC will end the calendar year with a bang as welterweights Ian Machado Garry and Joaquin Buckley will headline UFC Fight Night on Dec. 14th at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The announcement for a fight between surging welterweights comes a day

Nov 1, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Don’t look now, but the UFC’s 2024 calendar is nearly complete. November brings multiple Fight Night cards, a pay-per-view event in UFC 308 and some new rules going into effect. In December, fight fans get one additional Fight Night and pay-per-view (UFC 309) until the holidays