Ronda Rousey took the world of mixed martial arts by storm, making history by becoming the first woman to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the most prestigious mixed-martial arts league.

Kayla Harrison did something no other American had ever done at the 2012 Olympics on Thursday. Her victory in women’s judo produced the U.S.‘s first gold medal in the event in Olympic history.

R IO DE JANIERO -- Each night before she goes to bed, Marti Malloy closes her eyes and settles deeply into herself. She sees it happen. She is standing tall on a mat at the Carioca Arena after beating ...

American judoka Travis Stevens narrowly missed making history Tuesday, taking home the silver medal. No American man has ever brought home the gold medal in this event. Stevens becomes the first ...

A two-time Olympic gold medalist turned mixed martial artist appealed to fans after a first-round victory last week to donate to the victims of the condo collapse in Surfside, Fla. Kayla Harrison, a ...

LONDON -- The Olympic spirit had a bandage wrapped twice around the top of his forehead and then down from his left eye and across the bridge of his nose. He had several days stubble, blood seeping ...

Olympian and judo champion Maricet Espinosa González has died at the age of 34, the Pan American Judo Confederation confirmed on Instagram on Jan. 22. Her cause of death has not been confirmed as of ...

As Kayla Harrison, the only American to win a gold medal in judo, prepared for the Rio Olympics at her coach’s dojo in Wakefield, Mass., in March, she spent most of the morning wrestling on the mat.

nepalnepal — Five things to know about Monday, Day 10 of the London Olympics: -American judo fighter expelled for doping. -Gabby Douglas last on uneven bars; Russia’s Mustafina wins gold. -Americans ...

Four American judokas are officially headed to the Tokyo Olympics. USA Judo announced Monday that Colton Brown, Angelica Delgado, Nefeli Papadakis and Nina Cutro-Kelly will all be making the trip to ...