UFC kicks off in earnest the new era on Jan. 24 with its first event of 2026

Jean Silva has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the UFC featherweight scene. The Fighting Nerds standout captured fans’ attention with his spectacular finishes and exciting fighting style.

UFC’s events will be streamed on Paramount+ (which costs $9 per month for access to the entire platform, including UFC events) rather than through ESPN (which not only charged around $79.99 pay-per-view fee per main event, but also required UFC fans to pay a $12 monthly fee for ESPN+ to even have the opportunity to pay for the PPV).

Quillan Salkilld continues to look like the real deal as a future lightweight contender with a one-sided finish of Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 325.

UFC 325 is less than 24 hours away … It all goes “Down Under” this weekend (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026) inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. In the main event, two-time Featherweight champion,

Long ranked among the Octagon’s most popular fighters, Tuivasa entered the arena to huge applause as that Triple J Hottest 100 winner – Olivia Dean’s Man I Need – blared from the speakers. And wasn’t the big fella that for the crowd?

The issues that have been highlighted around Paddy Pimblett’s fight style were on full display at UFC 324. This past Saturday, ‘The Baddy’ took on his toughest test to date when he clashed against Justin Gaethje in the UFC 324 main event for the interim lightweight title.