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<p>Left to right: Tom Aspinall, Joshua Van and Ilia Topuria</p>

Alex PattleUFC in 2026

Rating every UFC champion’s chances of keeping their title in 2026

At the time of writing, four UFC title fights are booked in 2026 – but only two undisputed bouts

UFC schedule: Every fight announced for 2026

<p>Clockwise from top left: Merab Dvalishvili, Lerone Murphy, Shevchenko vs Zhang, Islam Makhachev</p>

alex pattle, will castle2025 in review

UFC 2025 awards: Best fighter, knockout, event and more

<p>Jon Jones celebrates a win over Daniel Cormier that was later overturned</p>

Jones deems Cormier ‘friendship’ possible as rival makes ‘nasty’ claim

<p>Sean O'Malley before his rematch defeat by Merab Dvalishvili</p>

UFC 324

O’Malley makes stunning claim: ‘This might be the last year’

In depth

<p>Left to right: Alex Pereira, Islam Makhachev, Ilia Topuria</p>

rankings

The Independent’s pound-for-pound UFC list

UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik

ringside

UFC commentators on what it’s like calling the biggest fights

Jiu-jitsu black belt Royce Gracie receives $50,000 after becoming 'The Ultimate Fighter'

exclusive interview

UFC’s first ever champion on the night MMA was born

<p>Dustin Poirier (left) and Conor McGregor square off ahead of their 2014 clash</p>

retrospective

The night Conor McGregor became ‘Mystic Mac’