Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing

Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Jones sent Stipe Miocic into retirement with a stunning back kick to the ribs and used a series of blows to the head in the third round to retain the UFC heavyweight championship in front of President-elect Donald Trump in the mai

Nov 16, 2024 11:44 PM Read more >

Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic set for delayed UFC heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (AP) — Stipe Miocic chewed on his place in UFC history as he picked at a plate of food in between — and even during — questions ahead of his heavyweight clash with champion Jon Jones that should satiate the palate of most fight fans.

Nov 15, 2024 8:24 AM Read more >

UFC ditches new fighter gloves designed to minimize eye pokes after just 6 months

Jon Jones is widely considered the greatest fighter to ever strap on gloves in UFC -- and he’ll have a familiar pair for his heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic.

Nov 14, 2024 4:02 PM Read more >

Ahead of title bout, Jon Jones' legacy as greatest fighter in UFC history clouded by personal issues

NEW YORK (AP) — UFC runs a contender for card-of-the-year each November at Madison Square Garden where the main event bouts often stand as a referendum on the company's endless debate: Who’s the “Greatest of All-Time” in UFC? Conor McGregor , Georges

Nov 14, 2024 12:32 PM Read more >

MMA star Conor McGregor says sexual assault claim is 'full blown lie among many lies'

DUBLIN (AP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor testified Wednesday that he had consensual sex with a woman suing him for sexual assault and said she fabricated her story. “Everything is a lie,” McGregor said in the High Court in Dublin.

Nov 13, 2024 12:15 PM Read more >

Canadian strawweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson wins third straight in UFC

LAS VEGAS — Canadian strawweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson, using her ground game to control the action, won a unanimous decision over Brazil's Luana Pinheiro on the main card of a UFC Fight Night on Saturday.

Nov 9, 2024 6:13 PM Read more >

Woman accusing Conor McGregor of sexual assault testifies in court at start of civil case

DUBLIN (AP) — A woman accusing Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her in a Dublin hotel in 2018 testified in an Irish court on Tuesday at the start of a civil case seeking financial damages against the mixed martial arts star.

Nov 5, 2024 4:55 PM Read more >

Former champion Brandon Moreno puts on a show at UFC Fight Night card in Edmonton

EDMONTON — Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno snapped a two-fight losing streak with a dominant decision over Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday.

Nov 2, 2024 10:02 PM Read more >

Quebec's Charles (Air) Jourdain wins bantamweight debut on UFC Edmonton card

EDMONTON — Canadian Charles (Air) Jourdain celebrated his bantamweight debut by submitting American Victor (La Mangosta) Henry in the second round on the UFC Fight Night undercard Saturday.

Nov 2, 2024 6:14 PM Read more >

Moreno, Albazi take different roads to UFC Fight Night main event in Edmonton

EDMONTON — Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno has pretty much done it all in the UFC. The 30-year-old Mexican has been cut by the promotion, won and lost the flyweight title and then won and lost the 125-pound championship again.

Nov 1, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >