Many MMA fighters had a great year in 2024. We saw some claim their first title in a major promotion. And there were those who reclaimed titles they previously held. But no MMA fighter had a better 12-month stretch than UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.

Holly Holm may have opted to leave the UFC, but she’s not done fighting. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and boxing Hall of Famer requested her UFC release, and got her wish. Holm was inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame five years later.

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman has offically announced his retirement from MMA. We will never forget "The All-American"! Congrats on an amazing career, @ChrisWeidman! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/907AZAA1pp

Alex Pereira’s next fight has been officially announced. UFC light heavyweight champion Pereira will fight number one ranked heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313. MMA fans

Khabib Nurmagomedov is set to coach close friend Islam Makhachev and cousin Umar Nurmagomedov in two title fights at UFC 311 in Inglewood, California on Saturday.

Former WEC champion Chris Leben was one of the most renowned brawlers in middleweight history, and fought into his forties as he looked to entertain fans. He most famously fought Anderson Silva and knocked out Wanderlei Silva in a star-studded career.

Also on the main card, two UFC lightweight veterans, Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano, are set to duke it out along with the former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, who are scheduled for a three-round bout.

The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports fans as well as resurgent pride within those communities themselves.

MMA DFS DraftKings value picks for UFC 311. RotoBrady Grove goes over undervalued fighters for daily fantasy UFC lineups (premium content).

UFC 311 took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live round-by-round coverage and official results. UFC 311 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) took place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (27-1 MMA,

It’s safe to say, Lian Bragg, a former softball player turned mixed martial artist, hit a home run Central Coast Fighting Championships 5 on Saturday night.