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On Friday afternoon, UFC CEO Dana White took the opportunity to speak to the press regarding the last minute changes made to the co-main and main event of this weekend's UFC 294 card.

This past weekend, a 57-year-old Pat Miletich (29-8-2) made his comeback to MMA versus Mike Jackson at Caged Aggression 36 in Davenport, Iowa.

Despite finding himself in trouble during the opening stanza, Edson Barboza battled back to earn the unanimous decision victory over Nigeria's Sodiq Yusuff in the main event of UFC Fight Night 230.

In addition to being the most decorated American born Jiu-Jitsu champion of all time, Mikey Musumeci is also the holder of ONE Championship's flyweight submission grappling world title, and as time goes on he only adds to the greatness that…

So far, October has felt like a constant stream of drama within the UFC, and the latest headline surrounding a statement released by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has only added to an already busy month.

Dana White spoke about the winner of the 'matchmaker for a day' sweepstakes, and announced that he was so impressed that the individual is now a full time employee with the organization.

The Scope of UFC 294 has been changing rapidly this week, most notably with Oliveira needing to withdraw from his main event lightweight championship rematch with Islam Makhachev.

Having not competed in the sport since his devastating leg injury during his 2021 contest with Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor has now re-entered the USADA drug testing pool and is preparing for his 2024 bout with Michael Chandler.

In a massive leap forward for the industry, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1136, making California the first state to offer a retirement benefit fund for MMA fighters.

With Curtis Blaydes having withdrawn from his bout with Jailton Almeida, Derrick Lewis, the UFC's knockout king, will fill the void on November 4th at UFC Fight Night 221.