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MMA trades we want to see: UFC, Bellator and PFL stars who need to make moves
MMA needs more transactions. Here are a few trades -- and a Conor McGregor move -- that should happen across UFC, PFL and ONE.
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RANKING THE FIGHTERS
MMA divisional rankings: Ground control rockets Merab Dvalishvili, Valentina Shevchenko to top
Here's a look at every weight class to determine the best of the best in UFC, Bellator, PFL and beyond.
Pound-for-pound rankings: Ex-champs Sean O'Malley, Alexa Grasso still top-10 fighters?
Two championships changed hands at UFC 306, bringing volatility to ESPN's rankings.
BEST OF CONTENDER SERIES
Tallison Teixeira flattens Arthur Lopes with one punch
Season 8 results: UFC offers contracts to four winners in Week 6
How do you follow Sean O'Malley, Jamahal Hill or Bo Nickal? A victory on 'Dana White's Contender Series' helps.
LOOKING AHEAD TO NOV. 16
UFC 309 early look: Is Jones-Miocic the right heavyweight title fight?
Now that UFC 309 is booked, what storylines could play out at MSG in November?
THE STORY OF UFC 306
Inside Sphere: Will sports leagues try to replicate $20 million UFC 306?
Saturday night showed what's possible inside the $2.3 billion venue. But could Sphere be the future of sports?
Fight grades: One magical A+, but how did Dvalishvili-O'Malley grade out?
From close decisions to flashy finishes, we grade the best and worst fights from Sphere.
news - sports betting
Betting buzz: Can the Jets defy history to cover favorite spread against the Patriots?
The New York Jets find themselves in a rare position on Thursday night: favorites against the New England Patriots.
Top Headlines
- Sterling pulls out of UFC 307 because of injury
- UFC's O'Malley set for hip surgery after title loss
- Eblen-Edwards fight added to Oct. 19 PFL card
- Dvalishvili wrestles away O'Malley's title in rout
- Shevchenko shuts out Grasso to recapture title
- Jones vs. Miocic booked as UFC 309 main event
- With Conor in limbo, Chandler books Oliveira fight
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MMA inside stories
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Inside Sphere: Will sports leagues try to replicate $20 million UFC 306?
Saturday night showed what's possible inside the $2.3 billion venue. But could Sphere be the future of sports?
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How UFC legend Mark Coleman survived the fight of his life
This past spring, UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman encountered the biggest fight of his life: a terrifying house fire.
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'Money changes everything': Inside the seven-year free fall of Conor McGregor
McGregor was scheduled to return at UFC 303, but a toe injury is the latest part of the saga for the Irishman since losing to Floyd Mayweather.
MMA and UFC glossary
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A glossary of MMA and UFC terms
From armbar to Zuffa, here is some of the common terminology heard at UFC and other mixed martial arts events.
