Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 1, 2023, 08:21 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun A common belief in mixed martial arts is that once a fighter has one foot out the door into retirement, it’s probably time for them to hang it up. One
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Anthony Olivieri Michael A. Fletcher Close Michael A. Fletcher ESPN Michael Fletcher is a senior writer with ESPN’s enterprise and investigative team. Before that, he wrote for ESPN’s The Undefeated, focusing on politics, criminal justice and social issues. He spent 21 years at The Washington Post, where his beats included the national economy, the White
Andres Ferrari, ESPN EditorSep 1, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Close Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. Mikaela Mayer is going up in weight class to test the waters for a possible move to the welterweight division. Mayer, a former junior lightweight champion is facing little-known Silvia Bortot in a 10-round junior welterweight bout
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen got his quest for a record-breaking 10th consecutive victory off to a good start at the Italian Grand Prix. The championship leader set the pace in first practice at the Monza circuit by 0.046 seconds from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Their team-mates Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc were third and fourth. Mercedes
Liam Napier Sep 1, 2023, 01:15 AM New Zealand’s identity has long been shaped by its sports teams. The ability of Aotearoa, the Shaky Isles, land of the long white cloud, to succeed on the world stage fills a small nation at the bottom of the globe with a glowing sense of nationalistic pride. Whether
Associated Press Aug 31, 2023, 10:05 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Perrine Delacour shot a 9-under 63 in morning rain Thursday at Columbia Edgewater to take the first-round lead in the Portland Classic. Winless on the LPGA Tour, Delacour opened with a birdie and ran off five straight on Nos. 3-7 in a front-nine 30.
Aug 31, 2023, 10:32 PM Australia are set to go into battle in their first World Cup match without their most experienced warrior, former captain James Slipper. Head coach Eddie Jones did not sound confident about the chances of his veteran prop overcoming injury in time to pack down with the Wallabies against Georgia at
Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 07:57 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. IBF flyweight champion Arely Mucino will make the first defense of her title against Gabriela Fundora on Oct. 21 at the Kia
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 07:24 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals