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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Former UFC champion Rose Namajunas will continue to test the waters of a new weight class in 2024. Namajunas will face Amanda Ribas in a flyweight main

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions A welterweight matchup between Sean Brady and Vicente Luque will headline the UFC’s first trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey, in nearly six years on March 30,

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 12, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC has added a bantamweight matchup between two former champions to its UFC 300 lineup in April. Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will face former flyweight

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 08:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN ANDREI ARLOVSKI enters the Octagon for the feature prelim on Saturday’s year-opening UFC fight card, the onetime heavyweight champion will be taking a significant step forward. Arlovski will be in his 41st UFC fight, moving him within one of the promotion’s record. Not

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandon Moreno has a new opponent in his return to his home country. The former two-time UFC flyweight champion will fight Brandon Royval in the main event of UFC Mexico City on Feb. 24, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Amir Albazi,

Dec 27, 2023, 11:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Magomed Ankalaev meets Johnny Walker in a rematch of top-10 light heavyweights in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m.

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 11:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The UFC’s next milestone event will have a first — two Chinese athletes fighting one another in a title bout. Zhang Weili will defend her UFC women’s strawweight title against countrywoman Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on April 13 in Las Vegas,

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ONE Championship will return to the United States with two events late in 2024, officials told ESPN on Wednesday. ONE Fight Night 26 will take place Sept. 6 at Ball Arena in Denver, and ONE Fight Night 28 will be held Nov.

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 10:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jorge Masvidal‘s Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA will crown its first heavyweight champion early in 2024. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will fight fellow UFC veteran Alan Belcher for the title on March 2 in Orlando, the promotion announced Tuesday night. In

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 08:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jon Jones had a second surgery in four months Monday, the MMA all-time great announced on social media. The UFC heavyweight champion said that he had a procedure done by Dr. Neil S. ElAttrache in California to shave down bone spurs in

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 10:08 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The UFC has added a major lightweight matchup between Dustin Poirier and Benoit Saint Denis to its pay-per-view in March, UFC CEO Dana White announced Sunday evening.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 10:16 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira will look to solidify himself as the division’s next title challenger against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 300 in April, UFC CEO Dana

Jan 8, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This year is going to be a for MMA. Even with the sport having just a limited number of events already booked, there is plenty to look forward to. The UFC is set to host its 300th pay-per-view event in Las Vegas in April. The PFL

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Former UFC champion Chris Weidman‘s return from a serious leg injury will continue in March, when he takes on Bruno Silva at a UFC Fight Night event

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions While Michael Chandler‘s fight against Conor McGregor in June is not official, that won’t stop Chandler from getting into fight camp as early as this month. Chandler

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell says he will avoid contact training for six months after he was on the wrong end of one of the most vicious knockouts

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Let’s go, baby. It’s my annual “Fights I want to see most” for 2024, and you know what? I’m optimistic we’ll actually get to see a lot

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterDec 31, 2023, 01:37 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Conor McGregor intends to make his UFC return against Michael Chandler on June 29 in Las Vegas. Whether or not that actually happens still remains to be