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Authorities have arrested the man wanted in the disappearance of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris‘ stepdaughter. Jail records show that Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested in Florida and booked into the Escambia County Jail early Friday. He is charged with first-degree kidnapping in the disappearance of Aniah Blanchard, 19, who was last seen at a gas station

MOSCOW — UFC featherweights Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar each successfully made weight Friday as they prepare for their main event bout at UFC Fight Night this weekend. Magomedsharipov (17-1) and Kattar (20-3) each hit the maximum featherweight limit of 146 pounds. The bout is now official to headline UFC Fight Night on Saturday inside

An arrest warrant has been issued in the case involving the disappearance of the stepdaughter of UFC heavyweight Walt Harris. The Auburn (Alabama) Police Division has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Ibraheem Yazeed on a charge of first-degree kidnapping, it was announced Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, along with other agencies,

We asked UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya to name the most underrated fighters in the UFC. Not surprisingly, the first one he mentioned was Dan Hooker, who is a teammate of Adesanya’s at City Kickboxing in New Zealand. Adesanya said it was not a biased choice, and it’s easy to believe him, considering that Hooker

Jorge Masvidal took home the BMF belt at UFC 244. Douglas Lima walked away with a big check after winning the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix, at the same time recapturing his 170-pound championship. And for those recent achievements, these two welterweights make the biggest moves in the latest ESPN divisional rankings. They are not

A mixed martial arts champion has had to give up his title due to a serious injury, and his career could be in jeopardy. Rudson Caliocane suffered a brain stem ischemia last month following a fight in Brazil, his manager Alex Davis confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Caliocane was the Titan FC bantamweight champion and

When I spoke to Conor McGregor on Dec. 12, 2015, after he knocked out Jose Aldo, he said something that has always stuck with me: “Questions are good, like options are good. In the fight business, questions and options, I’m happy that there’s both.” I’d never heard someone break down the best byproduct of winning

Jairzinho Rozenstruik will step in to face Alistair Overeem in the scheduled UFC Washington headliner Dec. 7, replacing heavyweight Walt Harris, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. Harris’ manager, Jason House, told ESPN Friday that Harris pulled out of the fight as the search continues for his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard, 19, who has been missing

UFC heavyweight Walt Harris‘ stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard, who went missing last week, was harmed and is now considered a victim of foul play, police said Thursday. UFC president Dana White tweeted a video on Wednesday saying he was offering a reward of $25,000 for information on Blanchard, a college student at Southern Union State Community

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is ready to fight light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, but only on one condition. “If he wants to fight me right now, come see me at 185 [pounds, the middleweight limit],” Adesanya said Monday on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. “I’ll let him jump the queue, cuz he’s the champ at

Conor McGregor “vehemently denies any allegation of sexual misconduct or any wrongdoing,” his manager told ESPN on Monday, responding to two New York Times reports that said McGregor was accused of sexual assault in Dublin, Ireland, last month and separately in March. “He’s a global icon, but he’s also a polarizing figure,” Attie Attar, founder

Despite the chaos that saw both the main event and co-main event in peril of falling apart in the lead-up to UFC 244, Darren Till managed to overcome visa issues and a late arrival in New York, ultimately earning a victory over Kelvin Gastelum. But even after the fight was brought back from the brink

NEW YORK — As Jorge Masvidal sat at the dais in Madison Square Garden late Saturday night enjoying slices of pizzas, the craziness of the previous nine days seemed like a distant memory. But it wasn’t too long before those victory slices that Masvidal was binge-eating pizza for an entirely different reason. Masvidal picked up

Darren Till has said he was “terrified” to step in the Octagon at UFC 244 after being finished in his last two fights. The Liverpudlian defeated former title contender Kelvin Gastelum via split decision in the co-main event Saturday as he made his middleweight debut at Madison Square Garden, but said after the contest that

LAS VEGAS — Nate Diaz might be a bad man, but he isn’t the baddest — at least not for now. That distinction belongs to veteran welterweight Jorge Masvidal as of Saturday, as he soundly defeated Nate Diaz via third-round TKO. The non-title welterweight bout, which was promoted as a BMF belt fight, headlined UFC

The battle for the BMF belt and UFC 244 ended with the surprising result of a doctor’s stoppage due to cuts around Nate Diaz’s eye. Jorge Masvidal might have won the bout, but fans and fighters alike were left unsatisfied. Before the main event, the Johnny Walker hype train was derailed, Stephen Thompson looked like

NEW YORK — The fight was excellent. Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz came away as bigger stars than they were before the card started, yet the fans at UFC 244 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden went home unhappy. Masvidal got the win via TKO due to a doctor’s stoppage before the start of

NEW YORK – Darren Till arrived here Thursday afternoon — at least two days after every other fighter on the card was already checked in and ready to go. Till had issues with his visa and travel. He somehow made weight Friday morning and the logistical mess didn’t stop him from picking up his first