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Former UFC star Nate Diaz got into a street fight with a YouTube personality in April, but officials in New Orleans have said Diaz choked out Rodney Petersen in self-defense. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Chris Unger via Getty Images) Former UFC star Nate Diaz got into a fight with a YouTuber

Mateusz Gamrot was given the TKO victory after Rafael Fiziev injured his knee during their main event matchup at UFC Vegas 79. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — Rafael Fiziev has earned a deserved reputation as perhaps Justin Gaethje Lite, one of the most exciting fighters in mixed martial arts.

Getty Images In a deep lightweight division, every outing is a chance to impress and put yourself in the conversation as a potential future title challenger. Unfortunately for Mateusz Gamrot, an injury win over Rafael Fiziev in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event may not due much to advance him toward the elite of the

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 22, 2023, 09:25 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC has added a pair of marquee fights to its final pay-per-view event of 2023. English lightweight Paddy Pimblett (20-3) will make his first appearance of the year opposite

Rafael Fiziev won six straight fights before losing to Justin Gaethje at UFC 286 on March 18. (Kieran Cleeves/PA Images via Getty Images) While the controversy rages on over Alexa Grasso’s title defense against Valentina Shevchenko ending in a draw, the UFC moves on by returning to the Apex this Saturday night. The main event

Yahoo Sports Over or underrated with Mike Golic Jr, Bears talk with Michael Lombardi | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by the legendary Mike Golic Jr. to discuss a few teams that make them want to toss their cookies, call on some people that need to step up their game in Week 3 of

Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports Somewhat lost in the debate of the controversial scoring — including a 10-8 fifth round — that led to a split draw in last weekend’s UFC women’s flyweight title rematch is just how perfect Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko appear to be for each other.  The main event of

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2023, 01:16 AM ET LAS VEGAS — The rivalry between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko might need a trilogy. Grasso and Shevchenko fought to a split draw (48-47, 47-48, 47-47) on Saturday night in the main event of Noche UFC at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Because of the

Alexa Grasso retained the UFC women’s flyweight title after a controversial draw Saturday at Noche UFC in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS — Noche UFC was a great idea executed perfectly Saturday. In their wildest dreams, UFC officials couldn’t have hoped to script a better show: The promotion’s

Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought to a split draw Saturday in the main event of Noche UFC inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) LAS VEGAS – Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko put on an epic battle Saturday for the UFC women’s flyweight title in the main

Combate Global Estefania Rodriguez represents Mexico in an atomweight main event against Stephanie Hernandez on Mexican Independence Day. Saturday’s Combate Global card features Mexican-born fighters from top to bottom competing in Miami. Rodriguez makes her Combate debut on Saturday after collecting a perfect 4-0 record elsewhere on the regional circuit. Hernandez (3-1) is a reliable

Carlos Contreras Legaspi Sep 15, 2023, 08:15 AM ET The rear-naked choke is the most commonly applied jiu-jitsu submission in MMA. Winning and losing by that method have marked the career of UFC women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso. The Mexican standout, who dethroned Valentina Shevchenko in March at UFC 285 with that choke as a

LAS VEGAS — Six UFC champions — regular, full champions, not interim belt-holders — have been beaten by their challengers in 2023. It began in January when interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno defeated regular champion Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 283. It continued at UFC 285, when Alexa Grasso upset long-standing women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko

Getty Images Islam Makhachev dominated Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 to capture the UFC lightweight championship. Oliveira is steadfast that he does not recognize the Oliveira who entered the cage that night in Abu Dhabi. The former champion can validate those claims by avenging his loss to Makhachev inside the Etihad Arena, the site of

There was talk prior to Israel Adesanya’s title defense on Sept. 9 against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia, that Adesanya had caught up with Anderson Silva as the greatest middleweight in MMA history. Adesanya closed as nearly a 7-1 favorite, but then was drubbed by Strickland in one of the most shocking

Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Sep 11, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Sean Strickland is a UFC champion. Do not adjust your screen. That is not a typo. On Saturday, Strickland dethroned heavy favorite Israel Adesanya to

Getty Images The UFC returns to pay-per-view on Saturday night with a UFC 293 card headlined by one of the sport’s best defending his world title. The main event features Israel Adesanya making the first defense of his second reign as middleweight champion when he faces Sean Strickland. Strickland got the call to challenge for

Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Sean Strickland on Saturday at UFC 293 inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) It’s almost time for UFC’s middleweight championship fight: Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland. Saturday night, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will face a challenge from Sean Strickland