Klose (16-3-1 MMA, 10-3 UFC) picked up arguably the biggest win of his career when he outworked feared striker Barboza (24-13 MMA, 18-13 UFC) for a unanimous decision on the preliminary card at United Center. It was an emotional return to the win column for Klose, who dedicated the fight to his brother, who was murdered in 2024.

Brock Lesnar turned the MMA world on its head when he won the UFC Heavyweight championship in seemingly record time. The former WWE Champion left the wrestling business, and a brief flirt with the NFL, to make the jump to MMA in 2007.

Since leaving the UFC in 2022 after a storied 16-year career in MMA, Nate Diaz remains vocal about the promotion, often sharing his unfiltered opinions on the

Silva (19-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) outworked Barbosa (8-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) for a unanimous decision on the preliminary card at United Center in Chicago. Although all three judges scored each round the same, the fans seemed to be surprised Silva got the nod – as did members of the ESPN broadcast crew.

Sean Strickland has been suspended for six months from MMA following an incident in June. Strickland caused chaos at Tuff-N-Uff 145 when he stormed the cage and landed two punches on one of his

Reinier (The Dutch Knight) de Ridder, ranked fifth among UFC middleweight contenders, will face No. 6 Anthony (Fluffy) Hernandez in the main event of the Oct. 18 UFC Fight Night card in Vancouver.

Jasmine Jasudavicius thinks she's one win from being Canada's first UFC title challenger in more than eight years.