UFC welterweight Nick Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in MMA history, could be back in the Octagon as soon as next month. Diaz accepted a one-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) on Monday for missing three out-of-competition drug tests within a 12-month span. The one-year period of ineligibility is retroactive

UFC flyweight fighter Paige VanZant, speaking to ABC News for an interview that aired on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, says she was sexually assaulted at a party as a 14-year-old and has had suicidal thoughts since. The 24-year-old VanZant, promoting her new memoir, “RISE: Surviving the Fight of My Life,” told ABC News that

Despite rumors of a return to the UFC Octagon, Brock Lesnar is staying put in the WWE — at least for now. In a statement released Monday, WWE announced that Lesnar had re-signed with the company and will next perform in a match on April 27 at the “Greatest Royal Rumble” event in Jeddah, Saudi

UFC welterweight Nick Diaz, who has not fought since January 2015, will at least be eligible to resume his career by the end of the month. Diaz, 34, has accepted a one-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for missing three out-of-competition drug tests within a 12-month span. He is the first athlete

Dana White won’t say it, but he literally could not have written a better script than this. Capping off a surreal week in New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated Al Iaquinta through five rounds Saturday night to become UFC’s undisputed lightweight champion and officially strip Conor McGregor of the title. UFC star Conor McGregor was released

NEW ORLEANS — It has taken Ronda Rousey a long time to make sense of the way her UFC career ended, much less talk openly about it. Two months ago, when she signed with the WWE at the Royal Rumble, she teared up when the subject was even broached. But Sunday night, after her sizzling

NEW ORLEANS — Two months after signing a contract to become a WWE superstar, Ronda Rousey entered the ring for the first match of her career Sunday night at WrestleMania 34 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Superdome. Alongside her tag-team partner, Olympic gold medalist and WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, Rousey

NEW YORK — Khabib Nurmagomedov claimed the UFC’s lightweight title in dominant fashion Saturday, just two days after he was the target of a public attack by former champion Conor McGregor. Despite one of the most surreal fight weeks in UFC history, Nurmagomedov (26-0) looked as composed as ever in a five-round decision win over

NEW YORK — Rose Namajunas proved her upset victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk five months ago was no fluke, as she successfully defended the title in a rematch at UFC 223 at Barclays Center on Saturday night. Namajunas (8-3) handed Jedrzejczyk a second straight defeat, this time via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout

It was a heck of a start to the night for Dagestanis with beards. Zabit Magomedsharipov put his slick striking and stout wrestling on display and won his 11th straight fight by efficiently outclassing a game Kyle Bochniak via unanimous decision in a UFC 223 undercard fight Saturday night in New York. Three fights at