Category: UFC / MMA

NEW YORK – Jon Jones did not hesitate when praising a former foe. Heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) makes his first title defense against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) main event at Ma

NEW YORK – Michael Chandler won't set sights on a potential rematch with Dustin Poirier. Chandler's most recent outing came in a submission loss to Poirier in at UFC 281 in November 2022. Poirier was unhappy with Chandler's antics during the fight and

NEW YORK – Karine Silva has a theory about her fight Saturday, provided the outcome is the one she's expecting. Once Silva (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has her hand raised against fellow Brazilian Viviane Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), she surmises, she'll be installed as…

UFC CEO Dana White is pushing back on Jon Jones' proposed legacy fight idea. Should Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defeat Stipe Miocic and decide against retirement after UFC 309, White told "The Jim Rome Show" on Thursday

When Jon Jones steps into the cage Saturday at UFC 309, it'll mark more than 16 years that he's competed as a professional fighter. The UFC snagged him within his first year of competition. He fought six times regionally before the promotion came calling. All…

UFC CEO Dana White has been good friends with Mike Tyson for a long time and is concerned for his health ahead of his return to the boxing ring. Friday, Tyson (50-6) will step through the ropes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to take on YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in

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 Yo

Boxing legend Mike Tyson is looking in great shape for his boxing fight against Jake Paul. At 58, Tyson stepped on the scale Thursday morning in Irving, Texas, to record his official weight for his boxing bout against Paul, which takes place Friday at AT&T Stadium in…

UFC 309 fight week is upon us and while most of the attention has been on the fights atop the bill, circumstances have required the promotion to tinker with the undercard. Thursday, the promotion made two changes to Saturday's card at Madison Square Garden in New…

NEW YORK – James Llontop has seen the hype surrounding his Saturday opponent. In some ways, how could he not? Brazil's Mauricio Ruffy is part of the upstart Fighting Nerds gym that quickly has taken the MMA world by storm. Not only has the team found a way to use…

Aljamain Sterling believes Umar Nurmagomedov needs to earn his stripes. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), cousin of former undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, was declared No. 1 contender after defeating Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ABC 7…

NEW YORK – It's not like the UFC's women's flyweight division is just overflowing with fighters, so a Viviane Araujo stat this week might be an anomaly. Still, the fact remains: For the fourth straight fight, Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), from Brazil, will step into…

Cris Cyborg has collected a championship in just about every major promotion – except ONE. Cyborg (28-2), a former UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, and Invicta FC champion, claimed the PFL superfights women's featherweight title when she defeated Larissa Pacheco in Oc

The UFC returns to New York on Saturday to settle a debate. At 309, the presumed greatest fighter of all time takes on the presumed greatest heavyweight in UFC history. Both return after lengthy layoffs, but there are key storylines at stake this week, too. The UFC has release

NEW YORK – The UFC 309 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the event in the video above. The press conference takes place at The Theatre at MSG, attached to Madison Square Garden, which hosts Saturday's fight card