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Yahoo Sports Thanksgiving panic meter: Chiefs, Dolphins, Brandon Staley | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporter Jori Epstein to go behind the scenes and get the inside scoop on the biggest NFL storylines of the week. Fitz and Jori kick things off with the New York Jets announcing that

Yahoo Sports Are the Broncos good? Lions impress, Steelers need changes | Sunday Night Blitz Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap NFL Week 11 and get ahead of the biggest storylines to come out of a bizarre Sunday slate. The dynamic duo start by highlighting a few of the bigger outcomes, including

Reed Kuhn Close Reed Kuhn Special to ESPN.com Reed Kuhn is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and strategy and analytics consultant. He is the author of “Fightnomics: The Hidden Numbers and Science in Mixed Martial Arts,” the first book to quantify drivers and performance metrics in combat sports. Ian Parker Sep 13, 2023, 08:12 AM ET

After winning his second UFC main event by stoppage, Brendan Allen wants a No. 1 contender fight next time he steps into the octagon. At the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Allen (23-5 MMA, 11-2 UFC) faced Paul Craig (17-7-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) in a key middleweight bout. The winner of the UFC Fight Night

Getty Images Brendan Allen and Paul Craig look to make a serious run towards the middleweight elite. They must first face each other in the main event of UFC Fight Night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. Allen (22-5) is still pursuing a marquee win to turn heads but his output is

Jason Jackson shocked the MMA world at Bellator 301 and became champion. Considered by many as a hefty underdog, Jackson (17-4 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) knocked out previously unbeaten Yaroslav Amosov (27-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) to top off a dominant striking performance in Friday’s main event at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The stoppage came via punches

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2023, 07:25 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Maintaining a zero in the loss column of one’s fighting record is about as prestigious of a mark one can have. It is the clearest indicator of

Getty Images Tom Aspinall says it’s time to move on from Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. The new interim heavyweight champion made a strong case for unifying the titles in the aftermath of a thrilling victory over Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 295 on Saturday. It’s typical for the undisputed and interim champions to fight each

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2023, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dana White was on a stage in Las Vegas in late 2013. The UFC had just celebrated its 20th anniversary after a successful 12-month period, one that saw women fight in the Octagon for the first time. Behind White, the UFC president

Alex Pereira is 3-0 at Madison Square Garden in New York with two of those wins coming in title bouts. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Chris Unger via Getty Images) NEW YORK — Alex Pereira’s manager probably isn’t doing his job very well if, in Pereira’s next contract with the UFC, he

Alex Pereira of Brazil punches Jiri Prochazka of the Czech Republic in the light heavyweight championship fight during UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 11, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Jeff Bottari via Getty Images) NEW YORK — For the second time in a year, Alex

Yahoo Sports Playing the blame game with Andy Behrens, Richard Sherman joins | Zero Blitz Jason Fitz is joined by fantasy expert Andy Behrens to blur the lines of fantasy and reality as they attempt to determine who’s at fault for some of the most disappointing fantasy seasons compared to expectations so far, including Calvin

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England knocks down Sergei Pavlovich of Russia in the interim UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 295 event at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Jeff Bottari via Getty Images) NEW

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11: Tom Aspinall of England receives the interim heavyweight belt after defeating Sergei Pavlovich of Russia by TKO in the interim UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 295 event at Madison Square Garden on November 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty

Alex Pereira will face Jiří Procházka in the ring this weekend at Madison Square Garden for UFC 295. (Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It’s almost time for UFC 295: Jiří Procházka vs. Alex Pereira. This weekend, UFC heads to the Big Apple for a light heavyweight championship bout between Jiří Procházka and Alex Pereira

Getty Images UFC 295 took a hit when heavyweight champion Jon Jones suffered an injury that forced him out of his planned title defense against Stipe Miocic. Despite the loss of the planned main event, the card features some compelling and evenly-matched fights, including a pair of championship bouts on top when the promotion returns

Ex-middleweight champion Alex Pereira will become the quickest fighter in UFC history to win two weight-class titles if he defeats Jiří Procházka on Saturday for the UFC light heavyweight title. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) (Jeff Bottari via Getty Images) NEW YORK — Alex Pereira maneuvered Daniel Cormier into position. They were

Andres Waters Nov 8, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After injuries created major short-notice shake-ups on last month’s UFC 294 fight card, the theme continued with this weekend’s pay-per-view. And once again both the main event and the future of the division are involved. Following the announcement that heavyweight champion Jon Jones had