At media day, Brundage took questions from media members before his fight. Brundage is the second biggest underdog on the card. If he beats Abdul-Malik, who is as much as a 9-1 betting favorite,

Drakkar Klose nearly lost out on a $50,000 performance bonus after calling out a gambling website during a post-fight interview two years ago at UFC Austin. Klose, who joined the UFC roster all the way back in 2017,

For years, Francis Ngannou rallied against the UFC’s control over MMA and his excursions into the ring and then the PFL cage were viewed as major successes for fighters. But in recent weeks, his coach Eric Nicksick has teased a potential return to the octagon.

Barcelos (19-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) takes on Cody Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) in a bantamweight fight on the ESPN main card at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. At media day, Barcelos took questions from media members before his fight.

Gaethje laid out his terms for fighting again, and they involve a shiny belt on the line or a whole lot more money.

Justin Gaethje reveals UFC begged him to fight at UFC 300 and criticizes the promotion for ignoring him in title talks.

Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) did the UFC a solid by defending his BMF title against Max Holloway on their historic 300th pay-per-view event. He wound up getting knocked out by Holloway at UFC 300, but rebounded with a win over Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313.