MMA

Abu Dhabi -- Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from combined martial arts two years in the past as an undefeated champion, Islam Makhachev's reclaiming that light-weight title felt like a pre-ordained second. That second got here on…

When Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated the UFC's light-weight championship and retired from blended martial arts two years in the past, the game's expectations turned to his longtime teammate and protégé, Islam Makhachev. And now his time has…

UFC president Dana White's new fight sports activities enterprise - slap preventing - can be a licensed athletic competitors in Nevada.Dana White's Energy Slap League can be regulated and overseen by the Nevada State Athletic Fee (NSAC)…

The UFC will now prohibit its fighters from betting on UFC fights, in accordance with a memo despatched to athletes and their groups Monday by UFC chief enterprise officer Hunter Campbell.Within the letter, obtained by ESPN, Campbell…

10:47 PM ETJeff WagenheimESPN Alexa Grasso confirmed Saturday she has totally settled in as a flyweight, successful her fourth struggle in a row since bulking up from strawweight two years in the past. Her conquest in the principle…

What have been the most important moments of Bellator 286? Jeff Wagenheim and Marc Raimondi provide up their takeaways from an action-packed occasion in Lengthy Seashore.AJ McKee might be simply effective at light-weight, has…

Yan Xiaonan placed on a present for the followers -- make that fan, singular -- in the primary occasion of UFC Combat Evening on Saturday in Las Vegas.Yan obtained the higher of Mackenzie Dern in standup combating and survived relentless…

The UFC has closed off Saturday's UFC Combat Evening card at its Apex facility in Las Vegas to the general public in addition to the media.The corporate declined to supply a motive for the closure on the time of the announcement earlier…

LAS VEGAS -- Put together yourselves for some Bo Nickal hype.Nickal, a three-time NCAA Division I nationwide collegiate wrestling champion, starched one other opponent on Dana White's Contender Sequence on Tuesday evening, submitting…

8:51 AM ETJeff WagenheimESPN Bo Nickal confirmed he belonged within the UFC seven weeks in the past. Preventing on Dana White's Contender Collection on Aug. 9, he made fast work of an overmatched opponent, choking out Zachary Borrego in…