The 2025 Fighter of the Year conversation was a no-brainer in its closing months. Merab Dvalishvili was on a trajectory to make his case open and shut. Petr Yan had other intentions. He upset Dvalishvili to win the UFC bantamweight title, causing a commotion among CBS Sports' panelists.

UFC Lightweight Champion Ilia Topuria is keeping active in the gym even though he doesn't have a fight lined up for 2026.

One UFC Hall of Famer thinks Justin Gaethje will defeat Paddy Pimblett in their interim lightweight title fight at UFC 324.

Buday managed to get back to his feet, but never truly recovered. Fleury continued to wail on him until he fell to the floor, turtled up, and gave veteran referee Marc Goddard the perfect opportunity to wave off the fight after just 100 seconds.

Paulo Costa is apparently open to fighting fellow UFC middleweight contender Ikram Aliskerov following an online exchange between the two.

With 42 total Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events throughout 2025 — on top of all of the other promotions such as Professional Fighters League (PFL), Dirty Boxing, and Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) — combat sports fans have probably forgotten about many of the wild moments that happened throughout the action-packed year.

“That guy’s the future. He’s the future.” Gautier is not the only in-form fighter who has impressed Rogan. The UFC color commentator also recently praised PFL star Dakota Ditcheva, who has continued her superiority en route to a perfect 15-0 professional record.

One former UFC champion doesn't think Tyron Woodley's heart is in prizefighting amid his TKO loss to Anderson Silva in a boxing match.

A productive pipeline of young talent remains the lifeblood of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and the latest wave provided plenty of reasons for optimism.

Darren Till had a few scathing words for former UFC title challenger Paulo Costa after pulling out of UFC 326.