With 2025 rapidly coming to a close, it looks like plans for the first major UFC event of the Paramount era are already in the works.

Florian has the utmost respect for what Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) has done during his run at 155 pounds, but he said the 15-pound jump up to a higher division is not something to seriously consider when breaking down key elements of how the fight vs. Della Maddalena (18-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) will play out.

Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane were delivering an exciting first round in the main event of UFC 321, with Gane attempting to take the heavyweight championship from around Aspinall's waist. Unfortunately, the highly anticipated main event came to a halt after ...

While Jeff Malott, left, scraps to stake out a role with the Los Angeles Kings, older brother Mike, right, rises up the mixed martial arts ranks. Jonathan Kozub / NHLI via Getty Images; Eric Bolte / Imagn Images EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – When Mike Malott ...

After claiming "The Ultimate Fighter 33" flyweight crown in August, Morales (14-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) got perhaps the biggest victory of his career when he snatched the neck of Matt Schnell (17-10 MMA, 7-8 UFC) and tapped him with a guillotine choke at the 2:54 mark of Round 1 in Saturday's co-headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.