Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas' free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is ...

LAS VEGAS -- Former UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley used a late surge in the final round to get back into the win column with a closely contested unanimous decision over Song Yadong on ...

Former bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley defeated Song Yadong via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in the UFC 324 co-main event Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. O'Malley ...

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LAS VEGAS — Petr Yan stunned Merab Dvalishvili with a dominating effort to capture the bantamweight championship by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday night. With punishing strikes and several ...

Petr Yan brought an end to Merab Dvalishvili's dominant 2025 and became the UFC bantamweight champion with a unanimous decision win over The Machine at UFC 323 from Las Vegas. Yan made things ...

Petr Yan recaptured his UFC bantamweight championship with a shocking unanimous decision win over Merab Dvalishvili in the UFC 323 main event. The upset win completes an improbable run back to the top ...

UFC 323 is set to return to Las Vegas, showcasing two title fights as the last pay-per-view event of the year. In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili will enter the octagon to defend his Bantamweight ...

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Petr Yan’s striking is respected by many. Ranked #3 in the world, the former UFC champion is arguably the best boxer the bantamweight division has ever seen. Yan is on the verge of a title fight ...

No easy fights for Petr Yan, as 'No Mercy' is reportedly on a collision course with the next generation of bantamweight MMA fighters. Yan has recouped from a three-fight skid by piecing together two ...