5'6" UFC legend set to retire at UFC 281
A UFC legend will reportedly be making his final entrance to the octagon as part of the UFC 281 event this November from Madison Square Garden.
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UFC 324 takeaways: Gaethje, O'Malley still know how to put on a show - ESPN
The first UFC event of 2026 on Saturday brought the action we've missed during the six-week break. The interim lightweight matchup between two of the toughest fighters in MMA somehow went the distance after five bloody rounds. Justin Gaethje earned every bit of his unanimous decision victory over Paddy Pimblett and took home a second career interim belt. The win likely sets up a unification bout with champion Ilia Topuria in the spring.
UFC 324 results: Gaethje beats Pimbett for interim lightweight title - ESPN
Justin Gaethje has just one more obstacle between him and the undisputed UFC lightweight championship, following his unanimous decision win over Paddy Pimblett to claim the interim title in the main event at UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
MMA Rank 50-1: Which stars could shine the brightest in 2026? - ESPN
Long-reigning UFC champions were an endangered species in 2025. Of the 11 current titleholders, one has a reign that began before the start of last year. But with volatility comes opportunity.
UFC 323: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2 live results and analysis - ESPN
Two longtime champions were dethroned Saturday at UFC 323 in Las Vegas, but in completely opposite ways.
UFC 322 results and analysis: Makhachev, Shevchenko dominate the title fights - ESPN
Pound-for-pound supremacy was on the line in men's and women's MMA at UFC 322 inside New York's Madison Square Garden. Former lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev is now the new welterweight champion after he thoroughly dominated the incumbent, Jack Della Maddalena, in the main event, cementing himself as the unquestioned best-of-the-best.
UFC 321 results: Eye poke ends Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane fight - ESPN
Tom Aspinall finally was looking to put his the undisputed heavyweight championship on the line for the first time Saturday against Ciryl Gane at UFC 321, but the fight ended in no-contest after an accidental poke from Gane to both Aspinall's eyes.
Live results, analysis from UFC 319: Dricus Du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev - ESPN
There is a new champion in the UFC. Khamzat Chimaev remained undefeated by putting on a near-flawless performance to take the middleweight belt away from Dricus Du Plessis (23-2) in Chicago at UFC 319 on Saturday. Chimaev, ESPN's No. 2 middleweight, landed 12 takedowns, the second most in a UFC middleweight fight and tied for third most in a title fight since 2015. It was the first loss of Du Plessis' UFC career.
UFC Atlanta: Din Thomas, Anthony Smith make Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley picks - ESPN
The UFC heads to Atlanta on Saturday for a UFC Fight Night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN+; prelims at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+) headlined by a pair of top-10 welterweights in ESPN's divisional rankings. Former champion Kamaru Usman (20-4) will be back in action for the first time in a year and a half against Joaquin Buckley (21-6), who enters the weekend on a six-fight winning streak that includes four early finishes.