"I want to prove that it's not real," Hokit said of Pereira's aura. "I feel like I have the skill set to prove that."

The UFC unveiled new rankings created by Meta, the Facebook parent company and UFC sponsor. But will removing the human element from the process really change much in practice for UFC fighters?

Garry has waited patiently. Now he finally gets a chance to make good on his first career title fight against UFC welterweight kingpin Makhachev on Aug. 15.

Manel Kape may be the most dangerous man in the flyweight division.

UFC Freedom 250 drew numbers that represent a success for Paramount+ and for the UFC, though nothing close to the record-breaking figures predicted by both UFC and Trump administration officials.

More than a decade after challenging Gaethje for a world title, one-handed MMA pioneer Nick Newell explains why the newly crowned UFC champion remains unlike anyone else in combat sports.

UFC Vegas 119 showcases the flyweights as Kape and Horiguchi run it back nearly a decade after their first battle in Japan.

The streaming broadcast averaged 7 million viewers in the U.S. and 1.2 million in Latin America, according to data compiled by Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.

Let's break down all the hot topics from the UFC White House event.

Pereira wants his shot at redemption after what he believes was a botched ending to his interim title fight at UFC Freedom 250.

The UFC featherweight champ expects Topuria to come back even better after his upset loss to Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250.

The No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in MMA finally has his next assignment.

McGregor and Crawford had a chance to put on one of combat's biggest spectacles, if the UFC star is to be believed.

MMA's biggest star described his current situation akin to "being on a tightrope," one in which he struggles on a daily basis to fight off the demons he once embraced.

Alex Pereira isn't happy with how the finishing sequence unfolded in his loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250.

MMA's biggest star knows when his next two fights will be — and they might be his last in the UFC.

From Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria to the CBS network and the U.S. Marine band, let's sift through the wreckage of a wild weekend on the White House's South Lawn.

Less than a week after a New York Times report accused McGregor of taking PEDs, the UFC and its former two-division champion are firing back.

Topuria will likely be out of action for an extended length of time following his devastating title loss on Sunday.

Chaos is the word of the day after Topuria and Pereira's stunning UFC Freedom 250 losses destroyed any semblance of order in the pound-for-pound ranks.

Investigators reportedly identified 23 individuals who discussed the alleged attack.

The UFC's No. 1 lightweight contender couldn't watch Sunday's fights live because he was flying with no internet. Once he landed, "I couldn't believe it."

Sunday's White House upset marked Topuria's first professional loss and left the pound-for-pound star nearly unrecognizable, with both eyes swollen closed and his face a battered mess.

For all the symbolism, controversy and spectacle surrounding the UFC's White House takeover, it was Justin Gaethje who ultimately transformed UFC Freedom 250 into what it truly wanted to be.

Josh Hokit gave the world the full Josh Hokit experience Sunday on the White House's South Lawn.

On a historic night at the footsteps of the White House, Justin Gaethje pulled off the ultimate American upset.

Don't go asking Dana White about more outdoor events after UFC Freedom 250.

Conor McGregor and Max Holloway are already in hype mode for their UFC 329 rematch on July 11.

"He's such a pretty boy that he was so concerned about the blood so immediately," Gaethje said. "I hit him with the uppercut, he's bleeding, and he started touching it over and over and over again."

Ilia Topuria's first UFC loss was a brutal one.

UFC Freedom 250 was an MMA event to remember in several different ways, with plenty of scenes we never thought we'd see. Here are the top takeaways from a wild evening on the White House lawn.

Justin Gaethje pulled off the impossible. And he did it in a way only he could.

The Frenchman stopped Pereira's bid to become an unprecedented three-division champ.

The former UFC bantamweight champion rose to the occasion with a highlight-reel win on the White House's South Lawn.

Josh Hokit keeps winning. And talking.

Mauricio Ruffy scored a cold-blooded knockout of Michael Chandler before delivering a warm-hearted marriage proposal on the South Lawn.

An X account claimed the UFC's color commentator tweeted and quickly deleted a request for inside info from the president's son.

Bo Nickal controlled the fight from the first minute.

Diego Lopes kicked off the UFC's White House bash with a thunderous knockout.

Strickland claimed to have been banned from UFC Freedom 250 earlier this month.

The weather forecast didn't look good for the UFC's big White House card.

Bruce Buffer is always one to dress for the occasion. Sunday's White House fights are no exception.

As thousands upon thousands descended on Washington for UFC Freedom 250 festivities, this weekend's White House spectacle has revealed a country unable to agree on what exactly it is celebrating.

After a theatrical show featuring parachuters, military displays and an array of patriotic pageantry, the UFC's White House takeover is officially on.

Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje and the 12 other fighters on Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event have cleared their final hurdle ahead what is expected to be a historic weekend.

UFC CEO Dana White has resisted outdoor events prior to Sunday's fight on the White House lawn. The history of such events has proven there's good reason for concern.

As storm clouds gathered over one of America's most sacred stages, Dana White's traveling circus delivered its starkest reminder that nothing about UFC Freedom 250 feels real.

The bad blood between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje is very real.

The Weather Channel currently forecasts a 50% chance of rain for Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 fights, with the "potential for severe thunderstorms."