Ankalaev ended Pereira's run as light heavyweight champion at UFC 313 in March, a run that came after Pereira jumped up in weight after losing the middleweight title. On that night, Ankalaev was able to use his clinch game to smother Pereira and take him out of a comfortable range for his dangerous strikes.

Vitor Petrino put the UFC’s heavyweight division on notice earlier tonight (Sat., Oct. 11, 2025) at UFC Rio LIVE on ESPN+ from inside Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, putting a brutal stop to Thomas Petersen with a a monstrous third-round knockout (punches).

UFC 320’s co-main event was Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen for Dvalishvili’s UFC Bantamweight title. Sandhagen was feeling bullish against “The Machine,” claiming Dvalishvili has no way to beat him and: “ I don’t get tired. ”

The UFC's annual Noche card is back for its third installment. Saturday's card will be headlined by featherweights Diego Lopes and Jean Silva, as Lopes looks to earn another crack at the title, and Silva looks to pick up the biggest win of his career.

See how the fighters of UFC 320 looked on the scale at official weigh-ins with video highlights and a photo gallery.

It’s that time again! Contender Series is back with 10 straight weeks of mixed martial arts (MMA) action, beginning at 8 p.m. ET TONIGHT (Tues., Oct. 7, 2025) on ESPN+ … and now there are just two episode remaining in the current season.

Magomed Ankalaev returned to the octagon for his first light heavyweight title defense, facing off against Alex Pereira in the headliner of UFC 320.

Highlights from UFC 320 official weigh-ins, where 27 of the 28 fighters on the card made weight ahead of Saturday’s event in Las Vegas.

Carlos Ulberg vs. Dominick Reyes (aka UFC Perth) took place on Saturday, September 27, and MMA News has you covered with all the action!

Julia Polastri captured the biggest win of her young UFC career thus far earlier tonight (Sat., Oct. 11, 2025) at UFC Rio LIVE on ESPN+ from inside Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, putting a shocking stop to women’s strawweight veteran Karolina Kowalkiewicz with a sensational third-round TKO (head kick and punches).