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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

Jul 12, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Jon Jones will face Stipe Miocic at UFC 295 on Nov. 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Their matchup is set to be one of the biggest MMA fights of the year and one of the biggest heavyweight MMA fights in some time. Jones is the longtime

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will face ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a boxing match on Oct. 28 in Saudi Arabia. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) For as long as I can remember, I have loved boxing. I was a child and my father took me to what turned out to be the legendary Sugar Ray

Getty Images Dricus du Plessis claimed his right to a UFC middleweight title fight against Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September. Du Plessis dispatched former champion Robert Whittaker at Saturday’s UFC 290 card to cement himself as the division’s top contender. Du Plessis is a powerhouse in the middleweight division and handed Whittaker a

LAS VEGAS — Alex Volkanovski is the epitome of what we expect a fighter to be in 2023. Although he may not be the most talented fighter in the world, he may well be the best. All you need to know about Volkanovski is that less than 10 minutes after his devastating third-round finish of

Jul 9, 2023, 01:42 AM ET The UFC put on a tremendous International Fight Week finale on Saturday night. UFC 290 featured finishes galore, and when the fights didn’t end in a finish, they were memorable with non-stop action. From the first fight on the card to the successful Alexander Volkanovski title defense, this was

LAS VEGAS — Alexander Volkanovski’s Wednesday was filled with hours upon hours of talking: He appeared at UFC 290 media day, then spent a few hours doing interviews with reporters, bloggers, talk radio hosts and television sports directors, hyping his fight for the undisputed featherweight title Saturday with Yair Rodriguez at T-Mobile Arena. It was

Getty Images Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis meet in a title eliminator at UFC 290 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The winner is expected to challenge UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya later this year in Sydney, Australia. A rightful No. 1 contender will be crowned regardless of who wins, but the outcomes yield very

UFC’s 11th annual International Fight Week festivities come to a close this Saturday with UFC 290. Here’s how to tune into the PPV event. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) It’s almost time for UFC’s big featherweight championship fight: Alex Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez. This Saturday, featherweight champions Alex Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez

Andres Waters Jul 4, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Is anyone surprised anymore? Six weeks into “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 31, and six wins for coach Michael Chandler over coach Conor McGregor. Lee Hammond of Team McGregor, lost by submission to Team Chandler’s Kurt Holobaugh. With the win, Holobaugh becomes the sixth fighter coached by Chandler

Getty Images There are levels to mixed martial arts. Sean Strickland and Abus Magomedov shared the spotlight at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, but the two fighters were not on equal footing. An eye poke nearly brought the fight to an end moments after it started. Magomedov inadvertently caught Strickland early into

Sean Strickland improved to 27-5 with a second-round finish of Abus Magomedov on Saturday at Apex in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Sean Strickland got poked in his eye roughly 30 seconds into his fight against Abus Magomedov at Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday in the main event of