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UFC Fight Night: Expert picks, best bets for Johnny Walker vs. Zhang Mingyang
Who has the edge at UFC Fight Night? An MMA coach and a betting insider make their picks.

TOP HEADLINES
Fabian Edwards claims PFL gold with vicious head kick KO

A DOMINANT FORCE
Numbers that explain Khamzat Chimaev's UFC championship
Take a closer look at Chimaev's relentless takedowns and record-breaking strike total.

HOW THEY STACK UP
MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Khamzat Chimaev has arrived -- but how high in top 10?
He's undefeated, the UFC middleweight champion and finally in ESPN's rankings.
Divisional rankings: Can any middleweight stop Chimaev from taking top position?
Here's a look at every weight class to determine the best of the best in UFC, PFL and beyond.

DANA WHITE'S CONTENDER SERIES
'Dana White's Contender Series' Week 2: Four KOs, five contracts awarded
In just two weeks six contracts have been handed out at 'DWCS."
Cam Rowston gets big TKO win over Brandon Holmes
Fight Grades: Did two spinning back elbow finishes save the card?
Find out if three record-breaking performances were enough to lift an otherwise mundane UFC 319 card to the top half of the grading curve.
Chimaev-Makhachev? Murphy-Volkanovski? The possibilities look ripe for UFC 319 winners
The last UFC pay-per-view event of the summer produced a new champion and opportunities for the rest of 2025.

MUST-SEE FROM UFC 319
Michal Oleksiejczuk finishes Gerald Meerschaert in the 1st round
Alexander Hernandez KO's Chase Hooper right before Round 1 ends

HOW A SPORT ESTABLISHED ITSELF
White House nod boosts stature of once-shunned MMA
Dana White recounts sport's long journey from 'human cockfighting' obscurity to a presidential embrace