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ESPN Oct 9, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Undefeated Tatsuro Taira meets onetime title challenger Brandon Royval in the men’s flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. All of the fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET,

Ian Machado Garry has eight stoppages in 15 wins in MMA [Getty Images] UFC president Dana White says Irishman Ian Machado Garry could fight Colby Covington in his next fight. Machado Garry, 26, beat Briton Michael Page last June in the biggest win of his UFC career to date. The Dubliner is number seven in

Andreas Hale, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Chandler waited two years to fight Conor McGregor. Although he has now moved on to a fight with Charles Oliveira on Nov. 16, Chandler has “no doubt” that a fight with McGregor will come to fruition in 2025. “I’ve made a pivot from

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters from UFC 307 went with as their backing tracks in Salt Lake City. (fighters listed alphabetically).

Oct 5, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Pereira defends his light heavyweight championship against Khalil Rountree Jr. in the main event of two-title-fight UFC 307 on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The other title bout at Delta Center pits women’s bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington against former champ Julianna Peña. Saturday’s main card

The UFC 307 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the event in the video above. The press conference takes place at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, which also hosts Saturday’s fight card, which airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+. UFC 307 is

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions SIX YEARS AGO, analysts Joe Rogan and Dominick Cruz were seated at the commentary table for the opening fight of the UFC 226 main card in Las

. Glover Teixeira thinks Alex Pereira’s power is unmatched. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defends his title against Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 307 main event in Salt Lake City. Pereira has expressed his desire to drop back down to middleweight – where he once held the belt, to challenge champion

Sep 25, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fall is officially here, and the UFC’s calendar is jam-packed with big events and intriguing matchups set for the next few months. On Saturday, lightweights Renato Moicano and Benoît Saint Denis will headline UFC Fight Night as the promotion returns to Paris after last hosting a

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 13: Aljamain Sterling looks on during his featherweight fight at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling is back on the books – and it’ll happen before the end of 2024 (barring further unforeseen circumstances). The key

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC reached a new settlement in one of its antitrust lawsuits Thursday and hopes a judge will green-light it. TKO Group — the UFC’s parent company — reached an agreement with the plaintiffs of Le v. Zuffa that will pay $375 million in

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 18: (R-L) Brendan Allen punches Paul Craig of Scotland in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 18, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Brendan Allen likes his position in the middleweight title picture going into

. The loaded UFC 307 lineup will see the return of UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo, who makes his second appearance since returning from retirement earlier this year when he takes on another up-and-coming name in the bantamweight division in Mario Bautista. Jose Aldo vs. Mario Bautista preview After teasing a move to boxing

Andreas Hale, ESPNSep 18, 2024, 03:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aljamain Sterling has pulled out of his UFC 307 featherweight fight with Movsar Evloev due to an injury. The former bantamweight champion was slated to compete for a second time as a featherweight after dropping his 135-pound title to Sean O’Malley in August 2023.

Sep 19, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Blockbuster trades in MMA don’t happen like in other sports, and free agency only usually occurs when a fighter is either on the decline or a prospect is ready to rise up. Yet, many fighters are at a crossroads. Some find themselves perennially just outside of

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 14: A general view of Sphere during a celebration of Mexican Independence Weekend between fights during UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche on September 14, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Let’s just say Brendan Schaub wasn’t a big fan of UFC 306. The former UFC heavyweight contender

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Sean O’Malley is looking at an extended layoff from competition, as the former champ is scheduled to undergo hip surgery early next month. The 29-year-old suffered a

. (ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Sean O’Malley after UFC 306 title loss?) Merab Dvalishvili started a new chapter in bantamweight history Saturday when he claimed the title from Sean O’Malley in a one-sided UFC 306 main event. Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) made his record-setting 10th consecutive win at 135 pounds