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Getty Images UFC continues to deliver the goods with another epic PPV event on Saturday night. UFC 291 in Salt Lake City promised violence and exceeded those sky high expectations. Justin Gaethje claimed the ceremonial BMF title with a thunderous head-kick knockout of Dustin Poirier in the main event from Salt Lake City to put

Justin Gaethje got airborne after his win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 291. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) As of UFC 291, Justin Gaethje is a certified BMF. The fan favorite lightweight notched the biggest win of his career with a second-round KO of Dustin Poirier, winning the honorary “BMF” title with

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 06:59 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — An anticipated welterweight fight between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Michel Pereira has been pulled from Saturday’s UFC 291 card, the promotion announced Friday. Pereira missed weight by three pounds Friday morning, coming in at 174 pounds. The non-title welterweight limit is

Dustin Poirier might be shaving in the morning, staring blankly into the mirror. And He’s thinking about MMA. He may be on the way to the gym, music playing, but he can’t really sing along. His mind is on MMA. Before lunch, after lunch, on the drive home, mowing the lawn, eating his dinner, preparing

Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje are getting back in the ring together this weekend for UFC 291. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) Are you ready for UFC Fight 291? This Saturday, one of the best fights in UFC history is getting a rematch. Lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje return to the ring to face

Getty Images Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje have each dubbed themselves as UFC’s most violent man over the years. A strong case can be made for either lightweight, but Poirier and Gaethje look to settle the matter at UFC 291 on Saturday with the ceremonial BMF title at stake in Salt Lake City, Utah. Your

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJul 24, 2023, 09:32 AM ET Fighters looking forward to this weekend as their big chance to draw attention to themselves should head back to the gym to work on their timing. They picked the wrong Saturday to expect to make the night’s biggest splash with fans, since they will be competing for

Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier meet a second time Saturday at UFC 291 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) Plan your fight nights ahead with our UFC fight schedule. Included below are all of the UFC’s upcoming Fight Night cards and pay-per-events with announced bouts. We’ll also include any odds that

It took British heavyweight prospect Tom Aspinall only 1:13 to finish Marcin Tybura in his return to the Octagon after a one-year injury layoff. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) If there were ever any doubts about his health, about his ability to regain his position among the UFC’s elite heavyweights, Tom Aspinall

Getty Images Tom Aspinall returns home to right a wrong nearly one year to the date. Aspinall suffered a fight-ending knee injury at the O2 Arena in London last year. He looks to exorcise those frustrations on Marcin Tybura in the main event of UFC Fight Night 364 days later. Aspinall (12-3) was setting the

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJul 20, 2023, 03:36 PM ET UFC bantamweight contender Rob Font will replace the injured Umar Nurmagomedov and fight Cory Sandhagen in the main event of UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Sandhagen vs. Font will take place at a catchweight of 140 pounds rather than the

Charles Oliveira is officially getting his rematch against Islam Makhachev at UFC 294. UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday the current and former lightweight champions will face each other in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 21 as the main event of a card that will also see Khamzat Chimaev move back up to middleweight and face

In 2017, Tom Aspinall was a promising young heavyweight who was beginning to look as if he had what it took to be a star in the UFC. He was athletic, he was well-rounded and he had a good fight IQ. But he injured his meniscus that year and underwent surgery, though the knee didn’t

Combate Global The Combate Global schedule will feature a USA vs. Mexico showdown on Sunday on Paramount+ with five fights from Miami. Justin Vazquez (10-2) will face Roberto Romero (6-2-1) in the featherweight main event. This fight was originally scheduled for March, but was postponed due to visa issues for Romero. The 23-year-old has gone

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 16, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC’s female bantamweight division is in need of new blood following the recent retirement of dominant champion Amanda Nunes — and it seems to have found new blood in

Mayra Bueno Silva has now won four straight including three submissions and a win over a former UFC champion. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Mayra Bueno Silva faced a big opportunity against former bantamweight champion Holly Holm on Saturday in Las Vegas. She made the most of it. The 10th-ranked bantamweight contender made quick

Holly Holm was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 12, 2022. She’ll likely make the UFC Hall of Fame when she retires from MMA, though she’s closing in on 42 years old and showing no signs of hanging up the gloves. She’s fought the best of her era in two sports

Bellator MMA Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis and interim bantamweight champion Patchy Mix are sticking around. Bellator announced on Thursday that Pettis and Mix have signed contract extensions with the promotion ahead of their anticipated unifier. Bellator, in a press release, said that Pettis and Mix have signed “long-term deals” ahead of their planned bantamweight