In its more than thirty years, the UFC has built itself into the premier name in MMA, standing out among countless promotions worldwide. Still, it’s impossible to please everyone, including commentator Joe Rogan,

Vallejos, 24, had a stupendous first calendar year in the UFC, so much so that he earned MMA Junkie's 2025 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year award. He debuted with a knockout of Seung Woo Choi, defeated Danny Silva by unanimous decision, and then turned in a spectacular spinning backfist knockout of promotion-ranked Giga Chikadze.

UFC's Paramount+ era begins on Jan. 24. UFC 324 takes over Las Vegas with a headline-grabbing main event: Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title. It all goes down from the T-Mobile Arena as the first numbered event of 2026.

Before his breakout second season, Seahawks tight end AJ Barner trained with UFC legend Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. That work helped him become, in Barner's words, "unbreakable."

Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Hojat Khajevand on Oct. 4, 2025 Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night 211 on Oct. 1, 2022 Record since UFC exit: 4-0 (1 NC)

It looks like fans won’t have to wait too much longer to see former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Magomed Ankalaev get back into action.

Sean Strickland is one of the most outspoken and real fighters on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster today, but before him there was Nick Diaz. In case you forgot or are new to mixed martial arts (MMA),

While Charles Oliveira was rising the ranks in the UFC featherweight division in the early years of his UFC career, Max Holloway scored a victory over the Brazilian in 2015 due to a neck injury. A decade later,