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Jon Jones has oddly created more problems than he’s solved as the UFC’s heavyweight belt-holder. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Carver Road Hospitality) Don’t look now, but there’s a slow-moving crisis at heavyweight for the UFC. I know, it sounds strange. Counterintuitive, even. Here we have a division that’s arguably better and richer in

Mar 1, 2024, 08:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Few sports worldwide have a wider age range of professionals participating in it, such as MMA. Just look at one particular Saturday in February as an example. At the PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions event, Yoel Romero, 46, added another victory — a unanimous decision win

Feb 26, 2024, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cross-promotion in MMA is like fantasy sports or a video game coming to life. This past weekend, we experienced a bit of it when the best of the PFL met the best of Bellator. Before Saturday’s throwdown of champions in Saudi Arabia, any comparison of Renan

Yahoo Sports Drake Maye sliding, Chris Jones could hit free agency, NFLPA report card takeaways | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporter Charles Robinson to take a deep dive on all the latest news buzzing around the NFL Scouting Combine. The duo discuss whether or not the Combine is in decline

MEXICO CITY – UFC CEO Dana White was captivated by the wild crowd fight that took place Saturday at UFC Fight Night 237. During the main card of the event at Mexico City Arena, footage came out of a multi-person altercation going on in the audience. It was so noticeable one of the athletes on

(L-R) Fabricio Werdum of Brazil punches Cain Velasquez of the United States in their heavyweight championship bout during UFC 188 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on June 13, 2015, in Mexico City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Cain Velasquez arrived in Mexico City as the UFC heavyweight champ in early June

Getty Images The UFC returns to Mexico City on Saturday for the first time in more than four years for a loaded UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 card that features former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno taking on recent title challenger Brandon Royval. Their five-round showdown tops the main UFC fight card starting at

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 22, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Impa Kasanganay is three months removed from winning the PFL’s 2023 season as a light heavyweight. Now he’s moving down in weight to face Bellator MMA middleweight

Yahoo Sports 2024 free agency: dueling drafts with Mike Golic Jr. | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by the legendary Mike Golic Jr. as the duo dive into the 2024 free agency class by competing against each other to see who can create the best team out of only 2024 NFL free agents. The

Getty Images Merab Dvalishvili broke down Henry Cejudo over three rounds in their UFC 298 clash to take a unanimous decision on Saturday. It’s possible Dvalishvili could have gotten the finish when he sunk in a choke in Round 2, but Dvalishvili got distracted by the presence of a billionaire. “Mark Zuckerberg, we became friends

Feb 18, 2024, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Finally, the wait is over. UFC 300 has its main event. Alex Pereira will defend his UFC light heavyweight title against the last person to hold the belt, Jamahal Hill. Hill, who was forced to vacate the title due to rupturing his Achilles tendon, defeated Pereira’s

Whatever else they say about UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski when his fighting career is finally over, let the record reflect that the man was a good sport. How else can you explain his appearance at this week’s UFC 298 pre-fight news conference ahead of Saturday night’s title fight with Ilia Topuria (14-0)? With questions

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 14, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IRVINE, Calif. – The career of one of the most accomplished athletes in UFC history could be coming to a close. Again. Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo said Wednesday that he’ll retire if he loses Saturday at UFC 298.

Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,436, the fellas welcome Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader to the program for an interview ahead of his Feb. 24 headliner vs. Renan Ferreira at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions. The guys also unpack what transpired at UFC Fight Night 236,

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier says he will no longer be fighting Benoit Saint-Denis after failing to come to financial terms for the bout with the UFC. Poirier

Colby Covington lost his welterweight title fight against Leon Edwards at UFC 296 on Dec. 16. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) If it weren’t for MMA, I might go years at a time without ever seeing an X-ray of the human body. It’s just not the kind of thing that comes up for many of us

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNFeb 5, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Bellator fight card in March, the promotion’s first since being bought by the Professional Fighters League (PFL) in November, will launch an eight-event Bellator Champions Series, with each card headlined by a title fight, the PFL announced on Monday. There will be a

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 3, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nassourdine Imavov, once considered one of the top prospects in the UFC middleweight division, had a disappointing 2023. He started the campaign with a loss and his only other outing resulted in a no contest. The Paris-based fighter got a measure of