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If you’re heading to Las Vegas for one of the biggest trilogies in UFC history, or are from the area, there are several events you can attend for free. UFC 264 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. In the main

7:14 AM ET UFC 264 is expected to produce the next challenger to lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, as Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor complete their trilogy in the main event. But could there be a wrinkle in those plans? Few doubt Poirier will pursue the title if he wins. He could already have fought for

With losses in two of his past three fights, former two-division champion Conor McGregor knows his status as the biggest star in mixed martial arts is on the line in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. The brash Irishman has told the media the third fight is for “all the marbles” when he meets Poirier

Two of the most popular fighters in the entire UFC will meet for a third time on Saturday, July 10 at UFC 264 (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV). What happens next will have major implications for the careers of both Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. The winner likely gets the first shot at new UFC

LAS VEGAS — As Conor McGregor’s next fight approaches, on July 10 in the main event of UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena against Dustin Poirier, the question keeps arising more frequently: What will happen to McGregor if he loses again? McGregor was knocked out by Poirier in the second round of their bout at UFC

Tyron Woodley/Twitter In the leadup to Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition fight with Logan Paul in June, the boxing legend threw out an offer to train former UFC champion Tyron Woodley ahead of Woodley’s pro boxing debut against Jake Paul on Aug. 28. Woodley had accepted the offer shortly after it was made and Woodley posted photos

8:01 AM ET We’re already halfway through the UFC’s 2021 schedule — a span of six months that has seen 10 championship fights. Those 10 title fights have produced some memorable moments, to say the least: Kamaru Usman‘s one-punch knockout of Jorge Masvidal; Francis Ngannou avenging his loss against Stipe Miocic to seize the heavyweight

Nothing “happened” to Francis Ngannou when the UFC announced that an interim heavyweight title fight between Derrick Lewis and Cyril Gane would headline UFC 265 on Aug. 7 at the Toyota Center in Houston. Ngannou is, and will remain, the UFC heavyweight champion, a title he won when he stopped Stipe Miocic in the second

USATSI Two of the top UFC lightweights will meet for the second time this year when Irish legend “Notorious” Conor McGregor takes on Dustin Poirier on Saturday, July 10 in Las Vegas. Bettors are sifting through a trove of prop bets for the bout’s entire UFC fight card. One of the more popular UFC 264

Sarah Alpar launched her GoFundMe on Friday to help cover the costs so she can train full time. (Chris Unger/DWCS LLC/Zuffa LLC) YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul donated $5,000 to UFC flyweight Sarah Alpar through her GoFundMe page on Wednesday, something that left the 30-year-old fighter in shock. That quickly prompted Triller Fight Club, Paul’s

7:43 AM ET Charles Oliveira, right, defeated Michael Chandler in a fight to remember at UFC 262 to win the UFC lightweight championship. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images There were dominant performances by champions, title-fight upsets and a surprising phenomenon that appears to be gaining momentum. About the only thing the MMA world didn’t have in the first

Bellator MMA With Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader busy trying to win back the light heavyweight title in the World Grand Prix, Bellator created an interim title for the first time in the history of the promotion. Valentin Moldavsky took home that belt by earning a unanimous decision win over Tim Johnson in the main

Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane will square off in an interim heavyweight title fight in August. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) Francis Ngannou, it seems, will have to wait even longer to defend his heavyweight title. The UFC added an interim heavyweight title bout between Derrick Lewis and Ciryl Gane to headline UFC 265 in Houston on

Reuters Athletics-American McLaughlin breaks women’s 400m hurdles world record The 21-year-old, who booked her spot at the Tokyo Games, seized the lead around the final bend and into the home stretch to power home and beat Rio Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad’s previous mark of 52.16. “This season, working with my new coach and just my

7:15 AM ET UFC 264 fight week is nearly upon us, and an enormous amount of attention is rightfully being spent on the high-stakes trilogy fight headlining the July 10 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. But a second look at the pay-per-view lineup shows just how much

7:55 PM ET Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise that the public’s conversation about the UFC heavyweight title picture has not typically included Ciryl Gane. The current narrative is that champion Francis Ngannou will make his first defense against Derrick Lewis, unless former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones sneaks in to turn the title shot

Getty Images In the main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, Ciryl Gane proved that speed is a massive asset in the heavyweight division. Gane was too quick and too technically sound for Alexander Volkov, earning a wide decision win that may cement him as a future title challenger. Gane and Volkov started the fight

You won’t find many athletes in the elite levels of American sports with a more financially fraught situation than UFC fighters. Especially when they end up fighting for free. UFC featherweight Justin Jaynes raised eyebrows this week when he announced plans to literally bet on himself at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 30. Specifically, Jaynes said he