Tag Archives: UFC

It was supposed to celebrate America’s birthday, but now the much-discussed UFC fight at the White House will take place on Donald Trump‘s birthday. In late August, UFC chief Dana White announced the deal for the fight had been done and it was set for July 4 of next year to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. …

Brett OkamotoOct 6, 2025, 01:20 PM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. …

Trump to host UFC fight at White House on his 80th birthday  Axios UFC fights to take place at White House on June 14, Trump says  Reuters Dana White promises ‘greatest fight card ever assembled’ for White House event, shuts down Conor McGregor’s claims  Yahoo Sports Trump reveals date for White House’s UFC fight: His 80th birthday  The Hill Dana White says UFC will …

Alex Pereira could have a super-fight on his hands after UFC 320. Pereira, one of ten UFC fighters to win belts across two divisions, regained his light heavyweight title on Saturday night with a vintage first-round knockout of Magomed Ankalaev in the UFC 320 headliner. Post-fight, ‘Poatan’ already has a few contenders waiting for a shot at him, including former …

Alex Pereira has big plans after UFC 320. On Saturday night, Pereira reclaimed the light heavyweight title, knocking out Magomed Ankalaev in their rematch. The win returned Pereira back to the top of the heap at 205 pounds, and immediately raised the question of what comes next for “Poatan.” Carlos Ulberg appears next in line at 205 pounds, but middleweight …

With Alex Pereira back at the top of the light heavyweight heap, there are plenty of fighters that would like to fight the legendary Brazilian. This past Saturday, the premier promotion returned to Las Vegas for UFC 320, headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira. After such a disappointing performance against the Russian earlier …

Alex Pereira may have suffered a bad injury during his extremely short UFC 320 title fight against Magomed Ankalaev. This past Saturday at UFC 320, Alex Pereira had the chance at redemption when he rematched Magomed Ankalaev for the light heavyweight title. And the Brazilian took his chance from the opening bell, bringing the pressure to Ankalaev and crushing him …

Light heavyweight fighters owned the UFC’s first pay-per-view show in six weeks. Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira rematched for the 205lb title at UFC 320 on Saturday night. Before that, two top contenders clashed for the right to face the winner in their very next fight. Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr went to war in what fans called ‘The …

Merab Dvalishvili cannot be stopped, including at UFC 320 on Saturday night. That’s the overwhelming sentiment following his latest successful title defense, a five-round unanimous decision victory over the dangerous Cory Sandhagen. It wasn’t an easy win for Dvalishvili by any stretch as Sandhagen seemed to have an answer defensively for everything Dvalishvili threw at him, whether it was on …

  Make Alex Pereira mad at your own risk. After enduring seven months of relentless poking and gloating from Magomed Ankalaev since their March bout, Pereira exacted the sweetest brand of revenge imaginable at UFC 320 on Saturday, brutally knocking Ankalaev out in just 80 seconds to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title, then memeing over the ex-champ’s battered body …