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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 13, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC lightweight Michael Chandler is moving on from a fight against Conor McGregor — at least for now. Chandler (23-8) will face Charles Oliveira (34-10) in a

. Leah McCourt was reminded during Bellator Champions Series: London media day that her bout with Sara Collins is billed as a No. 1 contender fight. All she could do was roll her eyes – not literally, but you could hear it in her voice. “Again,” McCourt said with a smirk Wednesday. McCourt established herself

At last, UFC 306 is here. And you know what that means: It’s Sphere time. Not since “Fight Island” has the UFC built so much anticipation around the role of the venue and presentation in one of its events. That turned out to be a bit of a letdown. (No beachfront Octagon. No palm trees.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 11, 2024, 07:52 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions HELENA, Mont. — SEAN O’MALLEY IS standing at the living room window of his childhood home, taking in the panoramic view of his hometown. It’s been a

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 09: during Dana White’s Contender Series season eight, week five weigh-in at Palace Station Hotel & Casino on September 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) LAS VEGAS – The pre-fight activities are in the books for Dana White’s Contender Series 71 following Monday’s official weigh-ins and

Sep 7, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Demetrious Johnson‘s legacy in MMA is up there with the best ever to do it. He reigned with the UFC flyweight belt through a record 11 consecutive title defenses, and in 2022, he became ONE Championship’s 135-pound champion. When news broke on Friday that the 38-year-old

[autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] plans on taking legal action after a recent street altercation. The former UFC champion was in the headlines earlier this week after a video surfaced online of him in a heated argument with a man. The situation appeared to be a road rage incident during the daytime, reportedly in central Auckland, New Zealand,

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 4, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Valentina Shevchenko said she is wary of allowing the judges determine the outcome of her trilogy bout with flyweight champion Alexa Grasso after their previous meeting ended in a controversial split draw. Shevchenko will try to regain the title when she meets Grasso for

. The UFC kicks off its September schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 242, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a full lineup set to stream on ESPN+. A significant welterweight fight headlines the card. Former title challenger [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) looks to avoid the longest

Sean O’Malley will headline UFC 306 on September 14. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) On Sept. 14, the UFC brings the action to Sphere in Las Vegas for a special themed pay-per-view event that may wind up breaking the bank for the sake of a memorable show. UFC 306, also known as

. Former UFC bantamweight [autotag]Vince Morales[/autotag] has been on an impressive run on the regional scene and has added a rarely-seen submission to his highlight reel. At United Fight League 5, Morales (16-7) faced fellow UFC veteran Hunter Azure (11-4) for the promotion’s bantamweight title at Gila River Resorts & Casino in Chandler, Ariz. In

Records are made to be broken, right? Try telling that to Wilt Chamberlain and Cy Young. “Wilt the Stilt” averaged an NBA-record 50.4 points per game in 1961-1962, a season in which he also set a single-game scoring mark with 100 points. No one has come close to either record in the six decades since.

. LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Dana White[/autotag] thinks [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] is trolling him at this point. The UFC CEO called Dvalishvili “next-level stupid” last week for revealing that he suffered a cut less than a month out from his title fight against bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), which headlines UFC 306 on Sept.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 24, 2024, 12:43 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — English featherweight Brendan Loughnane punched his ticket to the PFL finals for the third time in four years, outpointing Kai Kamaka III in a split

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 25, 2024, 01:48 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions It is not easy to break into a top five ranking in the UFC, but Caio Borralho has made it happen in a relatively short amount of

. LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Ryan Loder [/autotag]had a dream come true Saturday when he smashed Robert Valentin in a crucifix to become “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 32 middleweight winner. “Dream come true,” Loder told MMA Junkie and other reporters after his second-round TKO finish at UFC on ESPN 62. “Since beginning of starting to fight,

Andreas Hale, ESPNAug 23, 2024, 10:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the 1984 film “Revenge of the Nerds,” characters Lewis Skolnik (played by Robert Carradine) and Gilbert Lowe (played by Anthony Edwards) lead a group of nerds to stop the ongoing harassment from the bully fraternity Alpha Betas at the fictional Adams College. At

. Kaan Ofli Age: 31 Record: 11-2-1 Nickname: “Genghis” Division: Featherweight Opponent: Mairon Santos Path to final: Decision win over Nathan Fletcher, first-round submission of Roedie Roets On getting to the UFC Kaan Ofli “Now it feels real. Before, in the “Ultimate Fighter” house, that whole experience still didn’t feel real. But it feels real