One name Johnson was angling for is Kai Kara-France, who came up short in his attempt to dethrone Pantoja in June. The New Zealander, however, was removed from the rankings after notifying the UFC that he is taking a time off from competition and left the anti-doping pool.

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will take some time off before his first title defense. Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) dominated Dricus Du Plessis to claim the 185-pound title at UFC 319 in August.

The UFC had a superb event in Madison Square Garden as UFC 322 delivered an amazing fight card. From upsets to new champions, we had it all, and now we can finally shake up these rankings. It's always fun to do my rankings before the UFC,

Jon Jones has addressed turning down $30 million (£23m) to fight Tom Aspinall. Jones abruptly retired amid talk that he could fight Britain's Aspinall in a defence of his UFC heavyweight championship. Aspinall was left frustrated and inactive while Jones was rumoured to have rejected a colossal pay-day to accept the fight.

Tyron Woodley replaced Chris Weidman as Anderson Silva's foe for a boxing bout between ex-UFC champions Dec. 19 in Miami, promoters announced Friday.

UFC Qatar’s Belal Muhammad has a serious problem … and I’m not just talking about his co-main event opponent, Ian Machado-Garry, this weekend (Sat., Nov. 22, 2025) in Doha. Back in July 2024, Muhammad’s five-year,

Ilia Topuria wasn't too excited to see Paddy Pimblett in Qatar. Both UFC lightweight champion Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and Pimblett (22-4 MMA, 7-0 UFC) are in Doha for cornering duties in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 265 (ESPN+) event at ABHA Arena.