Gable Steveson has been tipped to become a UFC champion “in 18 months”, just two fights into his professional mixed martial arts ( MMA) career. Steveson made his name as an amateur wrestler, winning Olympic gold for Team USA at the 2021 Games in Tokyo, before signing a pro-wrestling contract with WWE.

Kayla Harrison, an Olympic gold medalist from Middletown, Ohio, is the reigning UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Harrison has overcome personal challenges, including surviving sexual abuse, which she uses to empower others through her Fearless Foundation.

The co-main event of UFC Qatar saw Machado Garry tie for the second-most UFC wins since the start of 2021, with Brendan Allen leading, having gotten his hand raised 11 times in a total of 14 bouts. One of the other big winners on Saturday night was Waldo Cortes-Acosta, who stopped Shamil Gaziev after taking the fight on short notice.

UFC star Islam Makhachev keeps his family life tightly guarded. Here’s what is publicly known about his wife and three children.