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Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Jon Jones (red gloves) celebrates defeating Stipe Miocoic (blue gloves) in the heavyweight bout during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images UFC 309 took place last weekend in New York, and it produced a massive update in the men’s pound-for-pound rankings. UFC heavyweight

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Two staples atop the MMA pound-for-pound list used UFC 309 to remind the sporting world why they’ve been among the best for so long. In the main

Will Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall actually happen after UFC 309?Ariel Helwani recaps Jon Jones’ Round 3 TKO win over Stipe Miocic in UFC 309’s main event, and whether or not the heavyweight champion will actually take on the interim champion Tom Aspinall. Now PlayingPaused

Jeff Wagenheim Nov 15, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two weeks ago was the 50th anniversary of The Rumble in the Jungle, and all of the bouquets being laid at the feet of that classic heavyweight championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman got me thinking about — of all things

. (This story was updated to add new information.) We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 309 event in New York. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET

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

Oban Elliott was 13 years old when he watched Jon Jones win his first world title. [Getty Images] “I watched Jon Jones beat Shogun [Mauricio Rua] in 2011 on a Sunday morning when I was at school and now I’m fighting on his card!” At 13 years old, Oban Elliott’s goals became clear to him

Jon Jones has been sidelined for one year and eight months while Stipe Miocic has spent three years and seven months out of action [Getty Images] Jon Jones makes his long-awaited return from injury to defend his UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The former light-heavyweight

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.

“In the next two months, I’m going to unveil the future. Not of the UFC, of fighting. I’m going to unveil the future of fighting in the next two months.” That was UFC CEO Dana White in an interview with ESPN just after UFC 236 in April 2019. He was referring to the UFC Apex,

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)

. Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper

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

Brandon Moreno of Mexico and Amir Albazi of Iraq face off ahead of their UFC Edmonton main event at Rogers Place on November 01, 2024 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) Uncrowned has UFC Edmonton results for the Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi fight card on Saturday at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Oct 30, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former two-time UFC men’s flyweight champion Brandon Moreno meets Amir Albazi in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta. All of the fights at Rogers Place are on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 8 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims

. With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from October 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for October. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC 308 marked the end of an era as two former champions were on the wrong end of marquee matchups against younger stars. In the main event,

. [embedded content] ABU DHABI – Khamzat Chimaev has no doubt he would slice through UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis on the ground. Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) quickly submitted Robert Whittaker (27-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) with a face crank in the first round of their middleweight bout Saturday, which co-headlined UFC 308 at