After failing to hit the mark in the welterweight division against Randy Brown in December, Battle was forced up to middleweight. He could not make it work there, either, registering at 190 pounds for a matchup with Nursulton Ruziboev, which was ultimately canceled.

Besides Charles Oliveira returning to face Rafael Fiziev in the main event, the promotion just announced four more compelling fights to the card. The October 11 Fight Night hails the return of Oliveira to his home country of Brazil.

The UFC featherweight division has a shakeup brewing, and all eyes are back on Alexander Volkanovski. Earlier this year at UFC 314, Volk reminded the world why he’s a legend when he reclaimed the featherweight crown with a gritty unanimous decision over Diego Lopes.

Former "TUF" winner Bryan Battle, who missed weight for his scheduled bout in December and again last weekend at UFC 319, has been released by the UFC.

UFC's next pay-per-view features the light heavyweight crown. Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira run it back at UFC 320, seven months after Ankalaev took the title off "Poatan." The double-headliner also features bantamweight champ Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen, plus main card violence between Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr.

Go inside the numbers of UFC Fight Night 257, where Johnny Walker looks to test Zhang Mingyang's first-round finish streak.

Bryan Battle has been cut from the UFC after missing weight for a third time ahead of a scheduled fight at UFC 319.

In an ESPN+ interview with Heidi Androl after the fight, Hokit sported an American flag bandana and immediately launched into a cartoonishly over-the-top tirade that mixed in misogyny, racism and shots at the other UFC heavyweight fighters. This post-fight ...

Khamzat Chimaev is just days removed from winning UFC gold for the first time, but he immediately stands out as one of the most exciting champions in the entire promotion.

Random UFC Shanghai fact: Johnny Walker’s real name is Walker Johnny Valter Walker is his half-brother (real name Valter Ignacio) Same father, different mothers The father, also called Valter, wanted Johnny to be called Valter, but couldn’t convince the mother Valter was… pic.twitter.com/CAoW4i6Tcz