UFC 243 Middleweight Title Unification: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
By: Jesse Donathan UFC 243 will air Saturday, October 6, 2019 at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia live on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) with the main event slated to take…
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MMA Street Fighting Legends Who Could Have Been UFC Champions
By: Jesse Donathan There was always something spiritual involved in perfecting my jump shot from nearly every conceivable angle on the basketball court, spending countless hours in my youth on…
Main Event of UFC Fight Night 159 in Mexico City Ends in No Contest
By: Jesse Donathan All hell broke loose Saturday night immediately following the main event of UFC Fight Night 159 between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens that saw the featherweight showdown…
Reading Between the Lines with ESPN MMA Analyst Chael Sonnen
By: Jesse Donathan There is an old proverb commonly known throughout much of the United States that states you should only believe half of what you see and none of…
UFC Fight Night 158 Preview: Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje
By: Jesse Donathan UFC Fight Night 158 will take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Saturday, September 14, 2019 live on ESPN+ and will showcase a main…
UFC Lightweight Champion Nurmagomedov Submits Dustin Poirier
By: Jesse Donathan The lightweight unification bout between the champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier went off without a hitch Saturday afternoon, with Nurmagomedov dominating Poirier in route…
UFC 242 Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier
By: Jesse Donathan On Saturday, September 7, 2019 UFC 242 is slated to go take place at The Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on ESPN + pay-per-view (PPV)…
UFC Fight Night 157: Weili Zhang Stops Jessica Andrade to Claim UFC Strawweight Title
By: Jesse Donathan For many fans in North America, UFC Fight Night 157’s 3 am EST preliminary card start time didn’t exactly tap into the hearts and minds of the…
UFC Fight Night 157: Jessica Andrade vs. Weili Zhang on ESPN+
By: Jesse Donathan In the minds of many, Asia is the birth place of martial arts as we know it today. With China being the home to kung fu and…
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Three Takeaways: What Dana White could do for boxing
By Jonah Dylan It was – wait for it – another slow weekend in boxing. Emanuel Navarrete defended his 122-pound title in an easy knockout, Jessie Magdaleno got a nice…