Jack Della Maddalena compares himself to Dustin Poirier as he boldly claims he can floor Islam Makhachev in a potential UFC showdown.

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 ...

A professional fighter was arrested in the Florida Panhandle when his ex-girlfriend accused him of robbing her at her home. Getty Images/iStockphoto A professional UFC fighter carried out a home ...

Ilia Topuria and Khamzat Chimaev are two of the most dominant, undefeated fighters in the UFC. When someone like them corners a fighter, it instantly creates hype around that athlete. Both Topuria ...

Seventh-ranked Ian Machado Garry will take on 13th-ranked Carlos Prates in a welterweight bout to highlight the main card of the UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates on Saturday night.

Ian Machado Garry and Carlos Prates attack with very different intensities, but each is undeniably down to fight. Garry and Prates accepted a late opportunity to headline UFC Kansas City on Saturday.

thrilling a large audience with electrifying MMA action. The event featured 18 fighters from across Africa, including Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Togo, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and South Africa.

Referee Mike Beltran stops the fight between Zhang Mingyang and Brendson Ribeiro during UFC 298 at Honda Center. / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Fans have seen Smith play spoiler in matchups like ...

Meanwhile, Prates (21-6) is riding an impressive four-fight win streak inside the UFC that includes knockouts over Neil Magny and Jingliang Li. "The Nightmare" is 4-0 inside the promotion and has ...