Light heavyweight Johnny Walker (16-3) delivers a stunning, short elbow knockout over Khalil Rountree (7-3) at UFC Fight Night in Argentina. First round. Walker hit Rountree with a head kick, followed it moments later with a short elbow in the clinch that put Rountree down. What a UFC debut for Walker.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer3d ago

UFC newcomer Ian Heinisch (13-1) picks up a decision win against Cezar Ferreira (13-7) at UFC Fight Night in Argentina. Heinisch, of Englewood, Colorado, took this fight on short notice. Heinisch dropped him Ferreira with a right hand in the second round and kept up the pace in the third. He is a former inmate at Rikers Island, who fled the country earlier in his life to avoid legal trouble from selling drugs. He was a contestant on Dana White Tuesday Night Contender Series earlier this year.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer3d ago

Ecuadorian bantamweight Marlon Vera (14-5-1) taps Guido Cannetti (8-4) in the second round of UFC Fight Night in Argentina, via rear-naked choke. Vera mounted the comeback after a tough first round, in which Cannetti landed some hard punches on the feet. Afterwards, Vera calls for a fight in Ecuador, a country the UFC has never visited.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer3d ago

Strawweight Cynthia Calvillo (7-1) submits Poliana Botelho (7-2) via rear-naked choke in the first round. Big win for Calvillo, who missed time this year due to a suspension for marijuana metabolites. Calvillo also missed weight this week, and looked very bad at weigh-ins. No ill effects tonight. Worked the takedown and out-grappled Botelho, as she's done with other UFC opponents. Impressive win at UFC Fight Night in Argentina.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer3d ago

UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo tells ESPN's Ariel Helwani there's a chance his fight against TJ Dillashaw could be his last in the UFC if the promotion gets rid of the division. Wants to revisit his contract if he wins on January 26 at UFC 233 in Los Angeles.

Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer9d ago

Yair Rodriguez says he suffered a broken nose in his fight with Chan Sung Jung on Saturday. Aside from that, no serious injuries. Rodriguez defeated Jung with a last-second KO via elbow in one of the greatest finishes in UFC history.

Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer9d ago

Yoel Romero told ESPN he wants to remain on the January 19 card in Brooklyn despite his initial opponent Paolo Costa pulling out with injury. Romero, a former UFC middleweight title challenger, would like to face legend Anderson Silva.

Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer9d ago

Donald Cerrone is the winningest fighter in UFC history, following his first-round armbar victory over Mike Perry at UFC Fight Night in Denver. Cerrone came into this bout in a three-way tie with Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping for most wins all time (20). Cerrone has said he wants to go back down to lightweight to make one more run at a UFC championship. He has been fighting at 170 pounds since 2016.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer10d ago

Former featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie (8-3) cruises to a three-round win against Raquel Pennington (9-7) at UFC Fight Night in Denver. It was de Randamie's first appearance since she won the inaugural title in a decision win against Holly Holm in February 2017. De Randamie ultimately relinquished the title because she refused to fight Cris 'Cyborg' Justino. Her striking did not look rusty against Pennington, as she easily out-landed her and denied all takedown attempts.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer10d ago

Lightweight Beneil Dariush (15-4-1) picks up his first win in more than two years in Denver, defeating Thiago Moises (11-3) by lopsided decision. Judges had it 30-26, 30-25 and 30-25. All ground control by Dariush, and he nearly got a choke in the second round.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer10d ago

Undefeated 20-year-old strawweight Maycee Barber defeated Hannah Cifers via second-round TKO in her UFC debut, in her home state of Colorado. Barber has made it clear she wants to beat Jon Jones' record of youngest champion in UFC history (Jones was 23 when he won the title). She's called for her second UFC fight to be against fellow prospect Mackenzie Dern.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer10d ago

In a matchup of unbeaten records, lightweight Michael Trizano (8-0) defeats Luis Pena (5-1) via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night in Denver. Trizano was considering a move to featherweight but says he'll likely stay at 155 pounds moving forward. Pena looked upset with the scores.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer10d ago

Hours before he successfully defended his UFC heavyweight championship, Daniel Cormier nearly had to pull out of Saturday's fight, he told ESPN's Ariel Helwani and Chael Sonnen on the Ariel & the Bad Guy postfight show. "Today, I woke up this morning, Ariel, and I sneezed and threw my back out," he said. "Seriously. I sneezed, Chael." The UFC had to send rehab personnel to his hotel for massage and heat application, with Cormier's coaches considering removing him from the main event. "Yeah," said the 39-year-old, "I'm not in my prime. Far from it."

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPN17d ago

Jared Cannonier floors David Branch with a counter right hand, pounces with punches on the ground and gets the TKO finish 29 seconds into Round 2 in their middleweight bout on the UFC 230 undercard. "I'm one of the best in the world," Cannonier said afterward.

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPN17d ago

Israel Adesanya is a star. Takes care of Derek Brunson with a TKO victory in the first.

Andrew Feldman, ESPN.com17d ago

Karl Roberson defeated Jack Marshman by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) on Saturday at UFC 230. Roberson was able to land significant strikes while standing and took Marshman down multiple times for ground-and-pound. He improves to 7-1 in his professional career.

Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer17d ago

Featherweight Jordan Rinaldi (21-5) easily takes out Jason Knight (13-7) via unanimous decision at UFC 230 in Madison Square Garden. Dominant scores of 30-27, 30-26, 30-25. Rinaldi's wrestling was far too much for Knight, who looked extremely frustrated at the end of the fight. Rinaldi moved down from 155 pounds for this 145 pound fight and looked very physically imposing.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer17d ago

Brazilian featherweight Sheymon Moraes (11-2) defeats Julio Arce (15-3) via split decision at UFC 230 in Madison Square Garden. Bloody fight. Moraes opened a cut on Arce's forehead, dropped him multiple times. Arce threatened to submit Moraes in the first round with a rear-naked choke, but Moraes did enough on the feet to get the victory.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer17d ago

Matt Frevola and Lando Vannata put on a back-and-forth three-round thrill-fest, knocking each other down and landing big shots the whole time, and while one judge scored the fight for Frevola, two had it 28-28, making the UFC 230 lightweight prelim a majority draw.

Jeff Wagenheim, ESPN18d ago

Featherweight Shane Burgos (11-1) gets dropped early by Kurt Holobaugh (17-6), catches an armbar seconds later to finish it in the first round at UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden. What a crazy momentum swing. First submission win since 2014 for Burgos.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer18d ago

Dana White spoke to TMZ about trading Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship and looked back on his legacy with the fight promotion: “I feel like he never really got the love and the respect that he deserved from the fans. I don’t know if he was always thrilled being here. So hopefully he’s a lot happier where he’s headed now."

Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer23d ago

Demetrious Johnson's agent, Malki Kawa, told ESPN on Monday his client will be ONE Championship's highest paid fighter. Kawa said Johnson's contract is worth more than Eddie Alvarez's, who last week said his new deal with the same promotion was a guaranteed eight-figures.

Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer23d ago

Ben Askren told ESPN his ideal first matchup in the UFC is against Khabib Nurmagomedov, followed by Georges St-Pierre. He admitted he would not be able to get down to 155 pounds for the lightweight division, but would be open to fighting Nurmagomedov at a higher weight class. He will not face UFC welterwieght champion Tyron Woodley, who is a longtime friend and teammate of his.

Greg Rosenstein, ESPN Staff Writer23d ago

Canadian light heavyweight Misha Cirkunov (14-4) submits Patrick Cummins (10-6) in the first round at UFC Fight Night in Moncton, Canada via arm triangle choke. Slick sequence by Cirkunov, tripped the talented wrestler to the floor and fell straight into full mount. It's Cirkunov's first win since December 2016. He had lost two in a row coming in, against Volkan Oezdemir and Glover Teixeira.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer24d ago

Bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath (13-6) earns a decision win against UFC newcomer Jonathan Martinez (9-2) at UFC Fight Night in Moncton, Canada. Soukhamthath had Martinez badly hurt in the first and second rounds, but landed an accidental illegal knee during a flurry in the second round that afforded Martinez a chance to recover and gain some momentum. Soukhamthath gets a badly needed win. He was 1-3 in his last four coming in.

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer24d ago