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The UFC Louisville fight card is near completion. Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes vs. Dustin Jacoby is the newest addition to the June 8 event at KFC Yum! Center. The promotion made that bout and 12 other fights official on Thursday, but still no main event has been announced by the promotion.

Getty Images UFC 304 is officially headed to Manchester. The promotion returns to England on July 27 for a summer pay-per-view. UFC formally announced the news on Wednesday morning after tweeting and deleting the poster on Tuesday. UFC president Dana White had previously teased a summer event in England but did not confirm if it

Jeff Wagenheim Apr 23, 2024, 12:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bellator MMA’s event in Paris next month is down to one title bout, but the fight card has added the anticipated debut of a popular Frenchman. The PFL, which owns Bellator, said undefeated lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has withdrawn from his title defense against

[embedded content] It’s been a little more than a week since UFC 300, but the memories of one of the greatest nights in company history still resonate strongly. The momentous fight card for the leading MMA promotion played out like a fairy tale. From statement performances to thrilling comebacks and an all-time knockout from Max

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNApr 19, 2024, 08:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Bellator vs. PFL rivalry continues. After buying Bellator MMA in November, the PFL immediately seized the moment by putting together a champion-vs.-champion event to kick off 2024. The fight card in February delivered fireworks and, throughout the night, established a balance of power.

Jalin Turner (bottom) made a crucial mistake against Renato Moicano at UFC 300 that ended up costing him the fight. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) UFC president Dana White could only wince in sympathy when Jalin Turner’s name got brought up in the post-fight news conference. That moment he’d had in the first round against

Getty Images Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal aren’t done with each other or the UFC. Diaz and Masvidal are gearing up for a boxing match on June 1, but they both plan to return to the mixed martial arts promotion that houses their legendary moments. Diaz and Masvidal are deep into a four-city tour promoting

Imagine you’re Justin Gaethje for just a moment. Put yourself there in the cage at UFC 300 in the final round against Max Holloway. Imagine looking over and seeing him standing there in his flower print shorts, politely requesting your presence in the center of the cage so that the two of you might end

Getty Images UFC 300 lived up to its potential as an all-time great mixed martial arts card. Max Holloway’s buzzer-beater knockout of Justin Gaethje will live forever and Alex Pereira is dominating light heavyweight in a manner not seen in years.  No one expects the UFC to match the success of UFC 300 anytime soon.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 15, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Safe to say, UFC 300 delivered in every way imaginable. For starters, the card stayed remarkably intact. Not a single canceled fight, which is relatively unheard of

Arman Tsarukyan won the biggest fight of his career at UFC 300 Saturday night, defeating former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira by split decision. But it’s what happened during Tsarukyan’s walkout that has fans jawing the morning after. As he was doing his walkout to the octagon, Tsarukyan got physical with a fan. Several videos were

LAS VEGAS — Isn’t it nice when things are as good as they’re supposed to be? And maybe when they’re even better? UFC 300 was billed as the greatest night of fights in the history of combat sports. An absurd promise, obviously. Pure runaway advertising. Then the leather started flying here at T-Mobile Arena on

Conor McGregor will make his return to the Octagon at UFC 303 in June to face Michael Chandler at welterweight. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC finally has a date. The former featherweight and lightweight champion will face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 on June 29, UFC president Dana White

Getty Images UFC 300 goes down this Saturday from Las Vegas and the lineup is stacked with intriguing fights. The UFC has attempted to put together a card where every bout from the opening prelim to the main event features familiar names and meaningful stakes. The card is topped by a light heavyweight championship bout

LAS VEGAS — The tale of the UFC 300 pre-fight news conference Thursday was a story of noses and ears. It makes sense. What else do you expect when you gather so many accomplished fighters, all in different phases of their careers, in one place for one special event? Former featherweight champ Max Holloway, whose

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 11, 2024, 07:47 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions GUARUJA, Brazil — Charles Oliveira slowly climbs the paved steps of Morro do Maluf, a cliff overlooking the Brazilian coastal city where he grew up. He rests

Any MMA fan knows that there are times when you will have to explain things about this sport to your non-fight fan friends, and at those times you might sound a little kooky — even to yourself. This is inevitable. Maybe it happens when someone asks, “Wait, is it true that a dude bit another

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC middleweight Brendan Allen got his revenge over Chris Curtis on Saturday, but it took literally everything he had over the course of a 25-minute fight. Allen