Former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, now a regular part of the promotion's broadcast team, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame later this year. The promotion made the announcement Saturday just ahead of the UFC 324 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In one of the best UFC bouts in recent memory, a no-call might have decided a title fight. Barstooll's Dave Portnoy weighed in.

Over the course of 15 minutes at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nurmagomedov (20-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) made his case as he largely dominated former UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (25-6-1 MMA, 14-6-1 UFC) en route to a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) victory.

UFC lightweight fighters Justin Gaethje, left, and Paddy Pimblett face off as UFC president Dana White looks on during a news conference for UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Gaethje and Pimblett will fight for an interim lightweight title at the arena on Saturday. Photo by: Steve Marcus

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn continued his rivalry with UFC CEO Dana White by predicting a tumultuous first year of Zuffa Boxing.

There’s a special kind of joy that comes from landing a perfectly timed heel kick in the final seconds of a round. The controller vibrates, the crowd noise spikes, and somewhere on the other end of the screen,

Paddy Pimblett is 7-0 in the UFC and coming off a third-round knockout of Michael Chandler at UFC 314. Megan Briggs / He calls people sausages, crowds sing-song chant “Paddy the Baddy” as he walks to the octagon and he’s a constant threat to knock out opponents on the feet or lock in a choke on the mat.

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