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Who will be the UFC champions on Dec. 31, 2025?
From heavyweight to strawweight, here are predictions about which titles will change hands next year.
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WINDING THE YEAR DOWN
MMA 2024 awards: Alex Pereira and Max Holloway shine
From best fighter to best fight card, we celebrate who stood out most in the sport.
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Grading every UFC PPV in 2024: Which two cards earned A's?
Does Sphere's iconic card stand tall? What about the historic UFC 300? Here's a grade for all 14 pay-per-view events of the year.
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Who are the greatest MMA fighters by year, from 1993 to the present day?
Here are the fighters who reigned supreme each year, from the inception of the UFC until now.
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MMA divisional rankings: Joaquin Buckley is on rise as UFC welterweight contenders fall
Here's a look at every weight class to determine the best of the best in UFC, Bellator, PFL and beyond.
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'Money changes everything': Inside the seven-year free fall of Conor McGregor
McGregor was scheduled to return at UFC 303, but a toe injury is the latest part of the saga for the Irishman since losing to Floyd Mayweather.
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MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Can anyone stop Alexandre Pantoja's rise?
After a dominant victory at UFC 310, where does the men's flyweight champion stand in ESPN's top 10?
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'I'm terrified of retiring': Inside the final stage of a UFC star's career
As Anthony Smith, Jose Aldo and others across MMA near the end of the road, when's the right time to leave your gloves in the Octagon?
Jones, Jon
Jon Jones' complicated legacy of MMA greatness and personal troubles
Some consider Jon Jones MMA's GOAT, but his legacy continues to be tainted by issues away from the Octagon.
Top Headlines
- McGregor agrees to box Logan Paul in India
- Covington: 'Unfortunate' Buckley fight was stopped
- Buckley batters Covington as doctor halts bout
- Adesanya facing Imavov for Fight Night in Riyadh
- Nate Diaz facing battery charge in Las Vegas
- Du Plessis, Zhang to defend titles at UFC 312
- PFL's Ditcheva says UFC pursued her via trade
- Makhachev, Dvalishvili to defend titles at UFC 311
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'Money changes everything': Inside the seven-year free fall of Conor McGregor
McGregor was scheduled to return at UFC 303, but a toe injury is the latest part of the saga for the Irishman since losing to Floyd Mayweather.
MMA and UFC glossary
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A glossary of MMA and UFC terms
From armbar to Zuffa, here is some of the common terminology heard at UFC and other mixed martial arts events.
