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Jon Jones may or may not continue fighting beyond UFC 309, but if he does, the reigning heavyweight champion has declared he would be willing to return for one more fight against light heavyweight king Alex Pereira over Tom Aspinall. Complicating Jones'

Robelis Despaigne already has a new home for his fighting career. The Olympic medalist in taekwondo has signed with Karate Combat following his recent and, to some, surprising release from the UFC. Karate Combat announced the signing of Despaigne on Monday evening. Despaigne…

The UFC 312 fight card ball is officially rolling as the UFC on Monday announced the first three bouts for its pay-per-view return to Sydney, Australia on Feb. 8. Australia's Jimmy Crute returns to the octagon for the first time since July 2023 to take…

Mike Perry claims there was no drug testing for his boxing match vs. Jake Paul. Perry (0-2) wound up being stopped by Paul (10-1) in a Round 6 TKO loss in their cruiserweight boxing match July at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Paul's next assignment comes against 58-y

LAS VEGAS – Da'Mon Blackshear beat Cody Stamann with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Blackshear, who snapped a two-fight skid and picked up his…

According to T.J. Dillashaw, the UFC heavily invested in Cody Garbrandt. Dillashaw ended up fighting former training partner Garbrandt twice after he fell out with Team Alpha Male. The pair coached Season 27 of "The Ultimate Fighter," and tensions reached a boiling point…

Jon Jones' UFC career has been marred by long layoffs caused by suspensions due to a number of legal run-ins and positive tests for performance-enhancing drugs, but that hasn't stopped many from calling him the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. Since making…

LAS VEGAS – Melissa Mullins beat Klaudia Sygula with a second-round TKO Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Mullins, who was ineligible for a post-fight bonus for her…

Chael Sonnen expects Tom Aspinall to have to defend his interim heavyweight title again after UFC 309. Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defends his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 309 main event at Madison Square Garden…

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Tom Aspinall enjoys watching Michael Chandler fight, but can't imagine how his corner feels. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) runs things back with Charles Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) co-main event at Madison Square…

Jon Jones wasn't fully satisfied when he claimed the UFC heavyweight title. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) returned from an over three-year long layoff to submit Ciryl Gane in the first round to capture the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 285 in March 2023. Gane was…

The UFC is back in New York for UFC 309, and the popular "Embedded" fight week video series is here to document what's happening behind the scenes. UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the head

LAS VEGAS – Tresean Gore beat Antonio Trocoli with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 247 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Gore, who returned from a layoff of more than two years to…

Michael Bisping thinks there should be consequences for Jon Jones refusing to fight Tom Aspinall with a win at UFC 309. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defends his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 309 headliner at Madison…