The UFC recently signed a broadcast deal with Paramount+ that will average $1.1 billion annually, dwarfing the MMA powerhouse’s previous ESPN agreement ($550 million/year). The promotion’s president and CEO,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mma as UFC 318 fighter wins debut fight days after earning UFC contract from Dana White. UFC middleweight Baisangur Susurkaev capped off the UFC 319 undercard emphatically with a second-round submission against Eric Nolan Saturday night in Chicago, but it wasn't just any debut.

UFC 319’s main card opener saw ex-Rizin champ Kai Asakura fall to 0-2 in the UFC. His submission defeat to Tim Elliott came after his failed attempt at immediately dethroning champion Alexandre Pantoja last December, marking another example of a new signing perhaps being thrown to the wolves.

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Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is undoubtedly the most popular fighter on the organization’s entire roster, even though he has not been active since 2021. Despite headlines of him focusing on a bid for Ireland’s presidency,

Dana White on the incident between Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose at the weigh-in face offs that resulted in Klose getting injured and the co-main event fight getting called off. Full interview: https://t.co/9rcRV2MYRe pic.twitter.com/sNeeo7jV8X

Dana White's Contender Series 77 took place Tuesday in Las Vegas, and we're grading the winners from the four-fight card, which streamed on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Carlos Prates delivered one of the best knockouts of the year last night (Sat., Aug. 16, 2025) at UFC 319 LIVE on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside United Center in Chicago, Illinois, when he clobbered welterweight contender Geoff Neal with a spinning back elbow at the first-round buzzer.