UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall still has boxing in his sights.

Kape was twice scheduled to fight Royval earlier this year. Most recently, Kape pulled out of UFC 317 in June. Van replaced Kape and beat Royval in a Fight of the Year frontrunner to earn a title shot, subsequently beating Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 323 to win the flyweight championship.

Starting in January, UFC fans can stream every fight live on Paramount+ — from blockbuster numbered cards to gritty Fight Nights and all the behind-the-scenes hype

LAS VEGAS – Kevin Vallejos has a couple of requests for the UFC heading into 2026. The UFC featherweight prospect called for two things following his KO win over veteran Giga Chikadze (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in the co-main event of Saturday's UFC on ESPN 73: a fight against Cub Swanson, and for his next fight to be outside of the UFC Apex.

The final UFC card of 2025 will unfortunately be one bout lighter after one fighter withdrew just hours before the event kicks off.

Since Conor McGregor took part in one of the biggest fights of all time, crossing over to box Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2017, numerous UFC champions have tried to lobby for a shift over to boxing, and the increased paycheck that comes with it. And heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall is no exception.

Brandon Royval takes on Manel Kape in the final UFC event of the year, plus details for the UFC's return in 2026.

The UFC closes out its 2025 schedule at the UFC Apex this Saturday, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré is here to provide predictions for all 13 of the card's fights.

The UFC is making history on February 7, 2026, when UFC Fight Night 266 debuts as the first Fight Night card of the Paramount+ era. The event will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and for the first time ever,