The UFC is in a strange state going into 2026. A new broadcast deal with Paramount+ looms for US viewers, imploding the pay-per-view model, but with what ramifications for fighters and their pay? For ...

As it has done for years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship remained on top of the MMA totem pole in 2025. Running a record-tying 520 matches over the course of the calendar year, the organization ...

There are a lot of aspects to mixed martial artists. Wrestling, grappling, takedown defense, and calf kicks are all significant parts of MMA. However, it is the knockouts that are nearly every UFC fan ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 06: (R-L) Petr Yan of Russia ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Trent Reinsmith is a Baltimore-based writer who covers MMA and hockey. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Opponents Justin ...

With 42 UFC events in 2025, selecting the best knockouts of the year was not an easy task. Across four ballots submitted by CBS Sports combat experts, seven different fights received top-three votes.

The UFC has officially closed up shop for 2025, with no fights left on the calendar for the year. It was certainly a year to remember. From the first card of the year to the last, which occurred at ...

When the smoke cleared at the conclusion of UFC 320, no other fight card in 2025 could top it. It proved to be an uneven year for combat sports, with the dissolution of Bellator MMA into Professional ...