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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 23, 2024, 09:32 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports has officially removed one of the most unpopular rules in the sport of mixed martial arts. The ABC voted

Andreas Hale, ESPNJul 23, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patchy Mix will return to action to defend his Bellator bantamweight championship against Leandro Higo in the main event of Bellator Champions Series: Paris at the Adidas Arena when Bellator returns to Paris on Nov. 16. Mix (20-1) is looking to bounce back after

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJul 20, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Nick Diaz‘s return to the UFC Octagon has been postponed due to a “travel issue,” the promotion announced Saturday. Diaz (26-10) was slated to face Vicente Luque

Jul 28, 2024, 02:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A 14-fight card at UFC 304 in Manchester, England, was headlined by a pair of title bout rematches. Belal Muhammad dethroned Leon Edwards to become the new welterweight champion. In the co-main event, Tom Aspinall made quick work of Curtis Blaydes, leaving no doubt that he’s

Associated Press Jul 27, 2024, 07:36 PM Open Extended Reactions SAINT-DENIS, France — In a seven-minute clinic that’ll long define his legacy, Antoine Dupont scored two tries and created another to deliver a coveted gold medal for France and end two-time champion Fiji’s Olympic dominance in rugby sevens. One of the world’s best rugby players,

Andreas Hale Brett Okamoto Close Brett Okamoto ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Jul 26, 2024, 07:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONG BEFORE THE country of England could claim multiple UFC champions, there was once a time when only one English mixed martial

Jul 26, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Merab Dvalishvili memorably stole Sean O’Malley‘s jacket at UFC 288 after his teammate Aljamain Sterling had defended his bantamweight title against Henry Cejudo. O’Malley was there to greet Sterling, as “Suga” was next in line to contest the belt. A few months later, O’Malley would dethrone

Jul 26, 2024, 03:31 PM Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks. ANDRES LARROVERE/AFP via Getty Images France fullback Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks and fined €30,000 ($32,589) after posting a racist video on social media, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Friday. During France’s tour of Argentina earlier this month,

Associated Press Jul 20, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OCEANPORT, N.J. — Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch captured the $1 million Haskell Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park to take charge of what had been a wide-open 3-year-old division. The Haskell featured a renewal of the budding rivalry between Dornoch and Mindframe. They clashed

Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed drug test of

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OCEANPORT, N.J. — Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch and runner-up Mindframe are set to renew their rivalry when they return to racing for the $1 million Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Mindframe, who finished a half-length behind Dornoch in the final leg of

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 14, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jaron Ennis retained his IBF welterweight title with a fifth-round TKO

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 13, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Former middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs announced his retirement from boxing Saturday

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza are finalizing a deal for a

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s IBF/WBO middleweight title

D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 11, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WIMBLEDON, England — Nine players were out of the competition before play even began at the All England Club. Four women and five men withdrew from Wimbledon with injuries in the seven days between the start of qualifying and the start of the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Team USA executive director Grant Hill said the decision to send LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard home from training camp and to replace him with Boston Celtics guard Derrick White on the roster for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games ultimately rested

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 10, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Most of the world’s best women golfers are competing in this week’s Amundi Evian Championship, the fourth major championship of the season, and for

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2024, 10:43 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions It boasts maybe the two best running backs in the country. It has the most proven quarterbacks outside of the SEC. Its September slate is magnificent. Its conference race could feature as many