Gibson Jr. won’t be the first of his family to compete in the premier MMA promotion, though, as almost 25 years ago to the date of his fight, his father Lance Gibson Sr. competed under the UFC banner.

UFC Vegas 112 continues between Santos and Croden. Check the UFC Vegas 112 odds series for our Santos-Croden prediction and pick.

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev is not looking back at lightweight. Makhachev (28-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) dominated Jack Della Maddalena to claim the 170-pound title at UFC 322, a move he admits should have happened sooner. Makhachev decided to jump up a division after notching a UFC lightweight record four title defenses at UFC 311 in January.

With Steveson’s knockout having gone viral amongst the combat sports world, even UFC icon Joe Rogan caught wind of it and was astonished by it. So much so, that Rogan revealed he immediately sent Dana White a text message, imploring him to sign Steveson to the UFC.

UFC 323 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+) took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live round-by-round coverage and official results. UFC 323 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Manager of the UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev, Ali Abdelaziz, stated that the league offered the Russian fighter the chance to headline the UFC 324 event, which will take place on January 25 in Las Vegas,