O'Malley's longtime coach, Tim Welch, previously questioned whether Cormier had been biased against "Sugar" throughout his UFC run.

McGregor's ill-fated July bout against Max Holloway at UFC 329 ended in just 69 seconds after the Irishman suffered torn ligaments in his knee.

Dominick Reyes is done letting the UFC's commentary booth go by unchecked.

Volkanovski and Yan both delivered statement performances at UFC 333, but with each champ making compelling cases for their place among MMA's very best, who came out ahead?

Written off after back-to-back knockout losses, Volkanovski was supposed to be nearing the end. Instead, his stunning win at UFC 333 has made the case undeniable: At 38, he's the greatest featherweight in MMA history — and one of the five greatest fighters the UFC has ever seen.

Move over Jose Aldo — Alexander Volkanovski is the winningest champion in UFC featherweight history.

Dana White, Islam Makhachev and Carlos Prates all commented on the surprising news of UFC 336's interim title bout.

UFC 333 finished with a bang on Saturday, with Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan's titles staying put in a pair of spectacular showings. Here are the biggest takeaways from a wild day.

Alexander Volkanovski fell short in two previous bids for UFC lightweight gold, but after a history-making win at UFC 333, it appears he may get one more try.

"I saw he had said something like, 'If you're not going to re-sign me, don't try to hurt my career,'" the UFC CEO said. "And in no way, shape, or form did I try to do that."

Dominick Reyes wasn't done picking fights after his big win at UFC 333 on Saturday.

Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili saved the best fight of their rivalry for last.

When it was all over, Dvalishvili was credited with a total of 58 takedown attempts in five rounds — a new UFC record — but only five of those were deemed successful.

Alexander Volkanovski just keeps finding ways to add to his legend.

UFC is kicking off 2027 with an unexpected interim title fight.

Alexander Volkov celebrated his 38th birthday with his 20th UFC win.

We didn't actually think his RAF 14 wrestling match with Dillon Danis would go without incident, did we?

UFC 333 brings two big title fights to Abu Dhabi: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev and the third scrap between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili.

If you like immense technical skill, unheralded prowess and festering vendettas, UFC 333 might just be your huckleberry.

All four of UFC 333's championship competitors squared off for their final faceoffs Friday in Abu Dhabi.

UFC 333's championship double-header is official after all four title participants successfully made weight Friday at official weigh-ins in Abu Dhabi.

Is now really the time to bring fights and pro wrestling events to Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East? Answers to that and other reader questions.

The former two-division champ added that fighting Hokit "would be much, much easier for me" than fighting UFC 334 foe Sergei Pavlovich.

UFC 333 goes down this Saturday, Oct. 24, in Abu Dhabi, headlined by a pair of championship fights featuring some of the UFC's top pound-for-pound names. Here's everything you need to know.

With the UFC actively getting rid of fighters who can't finish fights, UFC 333's Evloev has a chance to become the ultimate headache for Dana White: An undefeated champ who doesn't care how boring you think he is.

Perry has essentially been the poster boy for bare-knuckle boxing since leaving the UFC in 2021.

Shakur Stevenson asked Zuffa Boxing for his release and got it. Sean Strickland, meanwhile, is locked into a UFC contract that leaves him with little leverage over his future — despite both champions fighting under the same corporate umbrella.

The UFC bantamweight champ believes he has Dvalishvili's number ahead of their UFC 333 trilogy fight.

Nickal said he and Steveson got into a heated altercation at an RAF event in August. "I remember this so vividly — he's like, 'I'll knock you out.' That's what he said to me," Nickal told Uncrowned.

Basharat went 7-0 during his UFC tenure but was controversially not offered a new contract after completing his previous deal with the promotion.

Native Canadian Malott may be uncomfortable with talks of him being the UFC's new Georges St-Pierre, but he's earned contender status after his big win in Edmonton.

Canada's Mike Malott gets another home game when he headlines UFC Edmonton this Saturday against Joaquin Buckley.

Farid Basharat went 7-0 in the UFC yet didn't receive an offer to re-sign. If you've been paying attention, it shouldn't have come as a surprise.

The reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion spent most of 2026 recovering from a nightmarish, nearly career-ending neck injury. "I wasn't very good for a very long time," she says.

What does it say when the UFC decides it has no further use for an undefeated fighter who won seven straight UFC bouts? Answers to that and other reader questions.

Passed over for a title opportunity at UFC 332, Blanchfield heads into Saturday's fight with Jasmine Jasudavicius determined to leave no doubt about who deserves the next shot at Natalia Silva.

"La Loba" was positioned to be the face of Combate Global before her surprising split with the company this past summer.

Johnson, an all-time UFC great, knows Strickland's pay struggle firsthand — and thinks he's handling it wrong.

Michael "Venom" Page appears to have gotten a massive pay bump now that he's no longer with the UFC.

Kennedy, a former U.S. Army Green Beret, sustained three gunshot wounds to his leg during the Sept. 17 attack, which left approximately 20 people killed or wounded.

UFC champions can no longer dream of pay-per-view riches. Now some, like middleweight titleholder Sean Strickland, seem to be feeling the sting of a harsh new reality.

Brendan Allen continues to be middleweight's ultimate dark horse UFC contender.

Michael "Venom" Page has a surprising new combat sports home.

Middleweight champion Sean Strickland is doubling down in his financial dispute with the UFC.

Three fighters missed weight in a messy morning at UFC Vegas 122 official weigh-ins, including a massive 7.5-pound miss by Ismael Bonfim.

UFC Vegas 122 puts the focus on the middleweight division, as Brendan Allen welcomes Christian Leroy Duncan to the main-event scene.

At a time when the UFC's belts are losing meaning with so many non-lineal, disputed and interim champions masquerading with titles, it's a little "red-flaggish" to see the rare lineal champion pondering his way out.

One fighter asked whether MMA ruins people or merely attracts those whose lives are already a mess. Even those who've suffered through successful fight careers have a hard time being sure of the difference.

What can Sean Strickland actually do about his dissatisfaction with his UFC pay? And do first-round knockouts automatically make a fight card great? Answers to that and other questions.