Vallejos, 24, had a stupendous first calendar year in the UFC, so much so that he earned MMA Junkie's 2025 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year award. He debuted with a knockout of Seung Woo Choi, defeated Danny Silva by unanimous decision, and then turned in a spectacular spinning backfist knockout of promotion-ranked Giga Chikadze.

In its more than thirty years, the UFC has built itself into the premier name in MMA, standing out among countless promotions worldwide. Still, it’s impossible to please everyone, including commentator Joe Rogan,

UFC's Paramount+ era begins on Jan. 24. UFC 324 takes over Las Vegas with a headline-grabbing main event: Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett for the interim lightweight title. It all goes down from the T-Mobile Arena as the first numbered event of 2026.

Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Hojat Khajevand on Oct. 4, 2025 Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night 211 on Oct. 1, 2022 Record since UFC exit: 4-0 (1 NC)

Before his breakout second season, Seahawks tight end AJ Barner trained with UFC legend Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. That work helped him become, in Barner's words, "unbreakable."

Hello everyone, and welcome back as we keep you up to date on dates for a lot of these fighters, as well as my usual antics. With UFC 324 next week on January 24th, we just had our first

Jimmy Crute won’t get the chance to fight close to home after he was forced to drop out of his matchup against Dustin Jacoby at UFC 325 in Australia.