Also on the main card is a women's flyweight matchup between former UFC titleholders Alexa Grasso and Rose Namajunas. Grasso (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) will aim to return to the win

The mixed martial arts (MMA) community was thrown a turkey-sized surprise on Thanksgiving after UFC CEO Dana White revealed some very interesting matchups for UFC 324 and UFC 325. Both events will help spark UFC’s crossover to the Paramount+ platform in early 2026.

Merab Dvalishvili has the chance to accomplish something unheard of among UFC champions. At UFC 323, Dvalishvili will look to become the first to make four successful UFC title defenses in one year if he beats Petr Yan a second time. It all goes down on Dec. 6 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Jake Paul agrees with some of the criticisms that have been raised by fans over the past few days. On November 27, Dana White made some huge announcements regarding the UFC’s first major events that will take place in 2026.

Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) returns to the octagon in the UFC 323 headliner Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He challenges champion Merab Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC) for the title in a rematch. Dvalishvili won their first fight in 2023 before he was champion.

Ian Machado Garry may well be next in line to challenge Islam Makhachev based on the changes to the UFC rankings in the aftermath of UFC Qatar.

Arman Tsarukyan won't let anything stand between him and UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria. Tsarukyan looked every bit the nearly seven-to-one favorite against Dan Hooker, submitting him inside two rounds at Saturday's UFC Fight Night in Qatar.

UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria announced Thursday that he will not fight during the first quarter of 2026 as he deals with "a difficult moment in my personal life."