It was the greatest fight ever heard. Justin Gaethje landed 136 punches and kicks, and of those, approximately 136 were bombs. Not one twack or thud was drowned out by fans. Gaethje broke down an unbreakable man at UFC 249. Tony Ferguson took around two dozen knockout blows and didn’t fall — not even when […]
The world embraced live sports for the first time in weeks on Saturday as the UFC returned with a stacked lineup at UFC 249. There were several breakout performances in Jacksonville, Florida, on the night, but none bigger than Justin Gaethje‘s interim lightweight title win over Tony Ferguson, Henry Cejudo‘s bantamweight title defense against Dominick […]
By the time Henry Cejudo left the Octagon on Saturday night, after defending his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz and announcing his retirement, the skeptics among his fellow fighters questioned whether the champ was seriously quitting or putting on another performance. But one thing skeptics didn’t question during UFC 249 was the ability of Justin […]
BEIJING — Yao Ming, the former Houston Rockets star and now president of the Chinese Basketball Association, says the league has three options for resuming the season that has been on hold since Feb. 1 over the coronavirus pandemic. Yao said the league might play out the full schedule; play a shortened season with some […]
UFC 249 color commentator Joe Rogan interviewed fighters postfight in the Octagon on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida, a departure from UFC’s previously stated protocol in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The card, which took place in front of no fans at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, kicked off with a preliminary bout between light heavyweights Sam […]
The UFC was hoping to be an entertaining respite for those starved for live sports during the global coronavirus pandemic. Consider that a mission accomplished, courtesy of Justin Gaethje and Tony Ferguson. A battle billed as one between two of the most exciting fighters in UFC history did not disappoint, with Gaethje prevailing with a […]
The UFC announced on Saturday that Georges St-Pierre will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020. A former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion, St-Pierre fought 22 times in the UFC, with wins over fellow Hall of Famers BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, Matt Serra and Michael Bisping. […]
Henry Cejudo retained his UFC bantamweight championship belt with a second-round TKO against Dominick Cruz, then promptly announced his retirement Saturday night at UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida. The stoppage came at 4:50 of the second round. “I’m happy with my career; I’ve done enough in the sport,” Cejudo, 33, told Joe Rogan in a […]
The New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers don’t play a game at the same time until Week 15 of the 2020 season, giving New England fans who still plan to follow quarterback Tom Brady closely with his new team an unexpected bonus. But what might be viewed as a masterful move by the NFL […]
4:26 PM ET Marc Raimondi Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC president Dana White has made good on his promise to be the first sport back in action in the United States, as UFC 249 is officially upon us at […]