UFC Landscape

Netflix MVP Card (mmafighting.com) There are big fights, and then there are fights that tell you where the sport is going. Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano feels like the second kind. On the surface, it looks like a legacy fight. Rousey is coming back after nearly a decade away. Carano is returning after 17 years outside of MMA competition. Two of the most important names in the history of women’s mixed martial arts are stepping back into the cage. But this is not really about ra

Dana White (BBC Sport) There was a time when mixed martial arts felt like a question. Which style actually works? Wrestling or jiu-jitsu? Karate or boxing? Muay Thai or judo? That was the original heartbeat of the sport. It was not built around who had the biggest following or who could cut the best promo. It was built around mastery. Fighters represented systems. They walked into the cage as proof of an art, a gym, a discipline, and a lifetime of work. But the sport has chan

Conor McGregor UFC 194 weigh-in via boec.com Much has evolved throughout fighting history. New martial arts have developed, new rules have been established, and even new sports have been created. You hear people say it all the time, “it takes a brave soul to step into the ring/cage”, and this is undoubtedly true. 99% of humans have and will never step into a sanctioned fight, let alone encounter any sort of physical conflict. For the 1% that do find themselves in a fight, t

Dana White signs 7-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount+ via si.com In August 2025, UFC & Paramount, alongside TKO Group Holdings, announced a seven-year media rights agreement covering the U.S. market. Starting in 2026, all UFC events will be available exclusively on Paramount+, with marquee events on CBS. The deal is worth $7.7 billion in total, with an average annual revenue of $1.1 billion. When the new year begins, Paramount+ will be the exclusive home for all UFC e

Tom Aspinall, following UFC 321 (via thesun.ie ) UFC 321 was an alarming wake-up call for the company. With the main event between Tom Aspinall & Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight championship turning into a debacle, the UFC has questions that need immediate answers. By now, we all know what events transpired at UFC 321. The heavyweight division was finally set for a new era, with Aspinall competing in his first title defense against Ciryl Gane. The fight was high-paced, with bo

Welcome to our mid-year pound-for-pound rankings. Since January, the UFC landscape has shaken up dramatically. Before diving into our...

Heading into 2025, there are tons of questions regarding the UFC. Dana White and Hunter Campbell, along with matchmakers Sean Shelby and...

Welcome to our end-of-2024 pound-for-pound rankings. In a year where six new champions emerged, the UFC landscape was shaken up...