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Getty Images If Kamaru Usman could’ve had his pick ahead of time for the best post-fight narrative to exit his welterweight title defense at UFC 261 on Saturday with, it would’ve probably sounded like this: Usman finishes Jorge Masvidal in their rematch while ascending the top of the sport’s pound-for-pound throne.  The crazy thing about

1:22 PM ET UFC middleweight Chris Weidman provided an update on the broken leg he suffered at UFC 261 this past weekend, posting on social media on Monday. In a self-shot video posted from a hospital bed, Weidman, 36, said he broke the tibia and fibula in his right leg as he threw a kick

The Conversation The FBI is breaking into corporate computers to remove malicious code – smart cyber defense or government overreach? The FBI’s latest cybersecurity moves bring the government into new territory – inside privately owned computers. AP Photo/Cliff OwenThe FBI has the authority right now to access privately owned computers without their owners’ knowledge or

10:00 AM ET Eddie Alvarez‘s recent disqualification loss to Iuri Lapicus has been overturned to a no contest, One Championship officials told ESPN on Monday morning. A panel made up of 15 independent officials, plus One personnel, judges and referees, unanimously determined that illegal strikes to the back of Lapicus’ head did in fact occur,

Reuters Federer playing French Open with eye on Wimbledon – McEnroe Roger Federer’s decision to make his long-awaited Grand Slam return on his least favourite surface at next month’s French Open is part of a grand plan to peak in time for his beloved Wimbledon, according to ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe. Federer, who due to

MMA Weekly Chris Weidman undergoes successful surgery for broken leg Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a horrific leg injury in the first exchange in his UFC 261 rematch against Uriah Hall on Saturday. Reminiscent of former middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s leg injury against him at UFC 168 in 2013, Weidman’s leg snapped when Hall

Getty Images At UFC 262 on May 15, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s lengthy reign as the top lightweight in the sport will officially be over. After UFC president Dana White finally accepted Nurmagomedov’s retirement, the promotion moved to set a fight between Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira for the now-vacant championship inside Houston’s Toyota Center. Chandler is

USATSI At UFC 261 this past Saturday, Chris Weidman suffered one of the most traumatic injuries in UFC history when his leg snapped while throwing a kick in his fight with Uriah Hall. At the conclusion of the event, the UFC confirmed that Weidman had been admitted to the hospital and would undergo surgery on

7:40 AM ET UFC 261 did not disappoint with its three title fights. All three ended in KOs, with Valentina Shevchenko leading off with a dominant victory over Jessica Andrade, followed by highlight-reel knockouts by Rose Namajunas and Kamaru Usman. The moments were memorable, but Jorge Masvidal was barely up off the mat after getting

MMA Weekly Chris Weidman undergoes successful surgery for broken leg Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman suffered a horrific leg injury in the first exchange in his UFC 261 rematch against Uriah Hall on Saturday. Reminiscent of former middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s leg injury against him at UFC 168 in 2013, Weidman’s leg snapped when Hall

MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in

8:25 PM ET The UFC’s decision to book a middleweight title fight between defending champion Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori on June 12 took many by surprise this past week, as it was widely assumed the next title shot would go to former champion Robert Whittaker. But speaking to ESPN on Sunday, Whittaker (23-5) revealed

MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in

Jake Paul and Dana White are still going at it. Paul, after making an appearance at UFC 261 on Saturday night, fired back at the UFC president on social media on Sunday. The two, clearly, are still at odds. White slams Paul, Triller Fight Club at UFC 261 White, after the fights in Jacksonville, called

USATSI It seems like the public spat between UFC and YouTube star Jake Paul won’t be going away any time soon. UFC president Dana White ripped Paul and Triller at his UFC 261 post-fight press conference on Saturday, saying the company lied about its PPV buys and how much money Paul made for facing Ben

MMA Weekly UFC 261 results: Usman sleeps Masvidal, Namajunas reclaims belt, and Shevchenko dominates Though UFC 261 featured three championship fights, that fact was largely overshadowed in the lead-up by the idea that it also marked the promotion’s first event since the pandemic struck that a sold-out venue full of fans would be allowed in

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jake Paul found a way to keep himself at the forefront of the MMA consciousness when he showed up at UFC 261 on Saturday. Paul, a YouTube star-turned-boxer, knocked out former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder and ex-UFC fighter Ben Askren in Triller’s first pay-per-view eight days ago. He also recently talked

Getty Images Part of being a UFC champion is that, as soon as you vanquish one challenger, there’s no downtime before the talk shifts to questions of what comes next. That was true on Saturday night when, after Kamaru Usman knocked out Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC 261, focus immediately shifted to