Arden Zwelling

In the wake of Petr Yan’s comprehensive victory over Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 to recapture bantamweight gold, the root of such a surprising outcome — Dvalishvili entered the fight as a -430 favourite; Yan, a +340 underdog — has been presented as a dic... See more

The best thing you can say about the flyweight title fight at UFC 323 is that it was great while it lasted. Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van absolutely threw down for all 26 seconds of it, exchanging heavy shots in both directions before the champion went... See more

It’s been a busy final few months of 2025 atop UFC’s three women’s divisions. In October, after Weili Zhang vacated her strawweight title, Mackenzie Dern defeated fellow longtime 115-pounds contender Virna Jandiroba to take over the belt. Then, in Novembe... See more

This Saturday, UFC’s 2025 schedule ends with a Fight Night main event between flyweight contenders Brandon Royval and Manel Kape. It’s the third time these two have been booked to fight one another this year after Royval pulled out of a March bout due to ... See more

A little more than 10 years ago, when the incomparable Demetrious Johnson was smack in the middle of his record-setting flyweight title reign, the UFC tried to catch lightning in a bottle with Japanese upstart Kyoji Horiguchi. The 24-year-old had been tea... See more