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Expert picks, best bets: Royval's path to victory at UFC Fight Night
Where's the value on the final UFC fight card of the year? MMA insiders and a betting expert make their picks for Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape.

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2026 WISH LIST
Encore, Aspinall! Encore, Topuria! Five UFC rematches to look for in 2026
Here are five matchups that Brett Okamoto wants to see again in the Octagon next year.

CHANGES AT THE TOP
MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Petr Yan's upset win disrupts nearly the entire top 10
Yan regains the UFC men's bantamweight title and rearranges the ESPN P4P rankings.

Divisional rankings: Yan climbs back to top at bantamweight and isn't the only new No. 1
Here's a look at every weight class to determine the best of the best in UFC, PFL and beyond.


A MASSIVE DISRUPTION
UFC 323 fight grades: Why Dvalishvili-Yan wasn't the best fight on the card
Which fights were the best and worst of the last UFC PPV of 2025? Andreas Hale grades every fight from UFC 323.

Yan's and Van's wins at UFC 323 throw kinks into the MMA timeline
It's hard not to think about what could have been when you see Petr Yan's and Joshua Van's championship paths.

The 30 best MMA fighters under 30 in 2025


UFC
UFC inks deal with prediction betting platform
The UFC's parent company announced a multiyear partnership with Polymarket on Thursday, increasing the prediction market's presence in the American sports landscape as it prepares to launch in the U.S.


Jon Jones
UFC
Jon Jones' complicated legacy of MMA greatness and personal troubles
Some consider Jon Jones MMA's GOAT, but his legacy continues to be tainted by issues away from the Octagon.

Top Headlines
- UFC's Chimaev to defend title then chase 2nd belt
- Yan ends Dvalishvili's reign, reclaims title in thriller
- Pantoja injured in opening seconds; Van wins title
- Cejudo, ex-UFC double champ, retires after loss
- Strickland gets Hernandez in Feb. 21 return bout
- Lightweights Holloway, Oliveira headline UFC 326
- MMA's Pimblett playfully 'KO'd' in boxing exhibition



















