It looks Paulo Costa may already have his next fight all lined up even after reportedly withdrawing from UFC 326.

UFC Welterweight champion Islam Makhachev understands fight politics. Indeed, it took six years and 10 consecutive victories to finally score Makhachev his first opportunity at gold. That’s an unusually long streak before a title shot,

UFC 317 crowned the promotion's latest two-division champion in Ilia Topuria, which helped set it apart as the year's top show.

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.

Of the 11 current UFC men's and women's champions, four were titleholders at the start of the year. Two others began 2025 as former champions, and another was in the second year of an interim championship reign.

During his UFC 324 fight camp, Justin Gaethje has had to navigate through a quite ‘unique situation’. On January 24, Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett will compete in the first main event of the new UFC era when they clash at UFC 324 for the interim lightweight title.

The UFC Paramount deal will be taking effect in 2026, and Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier claims fighters have already gotten a bump in pay.

Joe Rogan shared his thoughts on what's next for Alex Pereira. UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is fascinated by what's next for Alex Pereira, who regained his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in his rematch against Magomed Ankalaev in October at UFC 320.

After Lerone Murphy missed out on a title shot when the UFC controversially chose Diego Lopes to challenge Alexander Volkanovski, ‘The Miracle’ could be looking to cement an opportunity by defeating another overlooked contender, Movsar Evloev.