There are a lot of aspects to mixed martial artists. Wrestling, grappling, takedown defense, and calf kicks are all significant parts of MMA. However, it is the knockouts that are nearly every UFC fan ...

With 42 UFC events in 2025, selecting the best knockouts of the year was not an easy task. Across four ballots submitted by CBS Sports combat experts, seven different fights received top-three votes.

Merry Christmas everyone! As the year winds down and the UFC layoff continues, it’s a perfect time to look back over the most eventful moments of 2025. Specifically, we’ll be talking here about the ...

Quillan Salkilld scored one of the most violent knockouts of the year at UFC 321 last weekend, but the victory came at a significant cost. A highly-anticipated UFC 321 card took place at the Etihad ...

Joe Rogan believes UFC Middleweight prospect Ateba Gautier is the future of the division. Gautier has only competed three times inside the Octagon, but the results have been stellar. The 23-year-old ...

The UFC is in a strange state going into 2026. A new broadcast deal with Paramount+ looms for US viewers, imploding the pay-per-view model, but with what ramifications for fighters and their pay? For ...

Ilia Topuria displayed his ferocious KO power for the first time five years ago today. UFC Vegas 16 took place on this day, December 5, in 2020, where a middleweight showdown between Jack Hermansson ...

Taking on the who’s who of light heavyweight during his UFC run, Jon Jones missed out on one of the most credible threats to his divisional reign. Enjoying a two-time tenure as the undisputed light ...

Just like any other sport, high-level competition in MMA is subject to trends. One of the big ones in 2025 was the rise in spinning back elbow knockouts. One-fifth of all spinning back elbow knockouts ...