Apr 14, 2026, 07:57 PM ET Paul Hughes is out, and Darragh Kelly is in. The subsequent Professional Fighters League occasion Thursday at SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, will unfold with out considered one of Belfast’s personal, as Hughes will not compete within the headlining light-weight bout towards Jay-Jay Wilson after struggling a knee…
Andreas HaleMar 9, 2026, 08:44 AM ET Close Andreas Hale is a fight sports activities reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and professional wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he performs video video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He can also be a number for Sirius XM’s Fight…
Brett OkamotoMar 6, 2026, 10:03 AM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on blended martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has coated the entire largest occasions in fight sports activities throughout that point, together with in-depth interviews and options with names equivalent to Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd…
Photo courtesy of Wes Schultz on IG (@partytimemma) Wes Schultz’s first shot on Dana White’s Contender Series did not go the best way I imagined. In a back-and-forth contest with Mansur Abdul-Malik, who’s now 3-0-1 within the UFC, Schultz was left heading again to the drafting board. However, as he watched his former opponent within…
Round twopublished at 19:53 GMT 19:53 GMT Nurmagomedov v Davis Davis looks really loose, he’s dropping his hands low and shaking off his shoulders as he shifts from side-to-side. He’s yet to do anything that would really offer any concern to Nurmagomedov, although he is starting to talk to the Russian in there. Nurmagomedov looks…
The Professional Fighters League returns to the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday with a packed 13-fight card featuring undefeated lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov (20-0-0) defending his title against 2025 PFL lightweight World Tournament winner Alfie Davis (20-5-1). The card also includes the crowning of a new welterweight champion, as Ramazan Kuramagomedov…
