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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

UFC 300 ended with a bang. Courtesy of Alex Pereira. The UFC light heavyweight champion won the main event of the highly anticipated card with a first-round knockout of former champion Jamahal Hill. It’s the first successful title defense of Pereira’s career after winning the vacant belt against Jiří Procházka. The tone of the entire

We knew heading into UFC 300 that every fight mattered. And after a night of watching some of the best mixed martial artists on the planet throw down, that still rings true. From flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo choking out former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt in the curtain-jerker to Alex Pereira putting Jamahal Hill to sleep

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

LAS VEGAS – Brendan Allen says he’s over Marvin Vettori, at least when it comes to rankings. As for the bad blood, that seems to have hit an all time high. Immediately after his UFC Fight Night 240 win Saturday, Allen (24-5 MMA, 12-2 UFC) was criticized by his originally scheduled opponent, Vettori (19-6-1 MMA,

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Roman Reigns will tag-team Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins during Night 1 of WrestleMania XL this weekend. (Louis Grasse/PXimages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It’s time for another WrestleMania! This weekend, WrestleMania 40 — AKA WrestleMania XL — will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philly. With Dwayne “The Rock”

Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey’s self-serving assessment of her pro fighting career clashes with her legacy as a pioneer in women’s MMA. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) In the distant past of a few months ago, back when the UFC was still scrambling around for a headliner worthy of next weekend’s UFC 300, the ever-helpful

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNApr 3, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When the PFL presented its first fight card of 2024 in February, just a couple of months had passed since the company bought rival Bellator MMA. So the event unveiling a new era took on a crossover theme in its first pay-per-view event this