MMA 2025 Year in Review: Upset of the Year
In a sport where anything can happen, upsets are absolutely going to happen. No one gave Matt Serra much of a chance against Georges St-Pierre, but for one night, Serra was the best welterweight on the planet. In 2025,...
MMA 2025 Year in Review: Newcomer of the Year
Other sports have "Rookie of the Year" when a player makes it to the big leagues, so why not MMA? Sure, it's a little bit tougher, since you can have a longtime regional vet make a late run to...
Day One on Paramount, What UFC Fans Can Expect
The UFC is now officially on CBS/Paramount+ and we break down what's on the service and what fans can expect when it comes to MMA. The UFC is now officially on Paramount+ and CBS and fans can now access the...
MMA 2025 Year in Review: Event of the Year
One show to rule them all. While any card can punch up, rest assured you won't hear any talk of the Apex in this awards category (save for this sentence, right here). Logically, the bigger the show, the bigger...
MMA 2025 Year in Review: Knockout of the Year
Well folks, the technical grappling may speak to us fight nerds, but big KOs are what combat sports fans hardcore and casual alike love most (arguably at least). There are always plenty to choose from, and we had an...
MMA 2025 Year in Review: Submission of the Year
We had a couple of entries for this year's Submission of the Year category, and somewhat surprisingly, none were of the buggy choke or Twister variety. Not even a standing guillotine. While there are never many of those to...
MMA 2025 Year in Review: Fight of the Year
2025 has come to a close, and it has, as always, been quite the journey. There's never a lack of good fights in mixed martial arts, a sport where anything can happen. That's precisely why we love it. Still, one...
UFC: Farewell to the ESPN Era
On the final day of the ESPN era, we look back on the milestones and the athletes that defined the UFC's time on the network. The UFC aired their first event on ESPN (well, ESPN+ to be specific) on January...
MMA 2025 Year in Review: Story of the Year
It's time once again for our annual Year-End awards, and this year we're leading with a new category: Story of the Year. The MMA media business is often a reflection of the sport itself (as it should be), one in...
Top Five UFC Fights to Make in 2026
During this break in events, we look at what are the biggest MMA fights that can be made in the year 2026. During one of the longest MMA breaks we've had in several years, it feels only right to look...
