Harrison vs Nunes booked for UFC 334 — Kayla’s first defense at MSG
Kayla Harrison’s first women’s bantamweight title defense against Amanda Nunes is set for Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden, co-main under Gane–Hokit.
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Latest UFC stories
Tsarukyan KO’s Ruffy — UFC frames him as lightweight’s No. 1 contender while Gaethje sits
Arman Tsarukyan stopped Mauricio Ruffy with elbows at 4:56 of Round 1 at UFC 331. UFC.com called him the cemented No. 1 contender; Justin Gaethje remains inactive with no interim.
Joshua Van retains — Pantoja rematch closed in a Fight of the Night war
Van took a unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 (49-46, 48-47, 50-45), earned Fight of the Night, and closed the rematch on his second title defense.
Ciryl Gane is undisputed — first defense vs Josh Hokit booked for UFC 334
UFC.com news Sunday named Gane undisputed heavyweight champion and booked Josh Hokit for Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden. Athlete pages and rankings still lag.
UFC 333: Volkanovski–Evloev and Yan–Merab 3 headline Abu Dhabi’s double title night
Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena stacks two championship fights: Volkanovski defends against undefeated Evloev, and Yan meets Merab Dvalishvili in a trilogy first defense.
Tom Aspinall vacates the UFC heavyweight title — eye complications force the call
Aspinall stepped aside Monday rather than hold up the division while eye complications block medical clearance. Ciryl Gane remains interim champion; elevation to undisputed is expected but not yet UFC-announced.
Where Tom Aspinall’s UFC heavyweight title stands — and what Dana White actually said
Tom Aspinall remains the UFC heavyweight Title Holder, Ciryl Gane holds the interim, and Dana White has opened a conversation about the belt — not a strip, and not a vacate.
Divisions
Men's Flyweight · 125 lb
Van retains. Pantoja rematch closed. Who’s next is open.
Joshua Van kept the flyweight belt by unanimous decision over Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 — Fight of the Night, second defense, rematch closed. Next challenger is not booked.
3 stories
Men's Bantamweight · 135 lb
Yan's first defense is Merab III at UFC 333.
Petr Yan reclaimed the bantamweight belt from Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 and has zero defenses. The first one is already a trilogy — Oct. 24 in Abu Dhabi — while Song and O'Malley split the No. 2 conversation behind them.
1 story
Men's Featherweight · 145 lb
Volk–Evloev is the title fight. Silva's ask is not a booking.
Alexander Volkanovski's second reign heads to UFC 333 against Movsar Evloev. Diego Lopes, Lerone Murphy, and Jean Silva fill out the contender picture — with Silva's Noche heat still short of a printed title date.
2 stories
Men's Lightweight · 155 lb
Tsarukyan cemented. Gaethje still sits. No interim.
Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy in Round 1 at UFC 331; UFC.com framed him as the No. 1 contender. Justin Gaethje remains champion with no 2026 return and no interim.
2 stories
Men's Welterweight · 170 lb
Makhachev holds 170. No title fight is booked.
Islam Makhachev defended the welterweight belt in August. The next challenger is still unsettled — and the only ranked 170 main on the calendar is Buckley–Malott in Edmonton.
0 stories
Men's Middleweight · 185 lb
Strickland has the belt. He has not defended it.
Sean Strickland is middleweight champion with zero defenses and no title fight on any event page. Imavov–Strickland for UFC 335 and Chimaev’s return talk remain fighter and media noise — not bookings.
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Men's Light Heavyweight · 205 lb
Ulberg is champ, out with an ACL, and there is no interim.
Carlos Ulberg won the vacant light heavyweight title in April, tore his ACL days later, and is targeting early 2027. Magomed Ankalaev is the top active 205 contender while Alex Pereira stays at heavyweight.
0 stories
Men's Heavyweight · 265 lb
Gane is undisputed. First defense is Hokit at UFC 334.
UFC.com news Sunday named Ciryl Gane undisputed heavyweight champion and booked Josh Hokit for Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden. Athlete pages and rankings still lag.
3 stories
Women's Strawweight · 115 lb
Dern defended once. Nobody is booked next.
Mackenzie Dern is strawweight champion after a vacant-title win and a first defense at UFC 330. Zhang Weili sits No. 1 with no return or weight confirmed. No title fight is on the calendar.
0 stories
Women's Flyweight · 125 lb
Belt vacant. Silva vs. Wang Cong for it Oct. 3.
UFC news vacated women’s flyweight on Sept. 5 after Valentina Shevchenko’s injury step-aside. Rankings still list her as champion — site lag. Natalia Silva and Wang Cong fight for the vacant title in the UFC 332 main event in Salt Lake City.
1 story
Women's Bantamweight · 135 lb
Harrison vs. Nunes booked for UFC 334. First defense has a date.
Kayla Harrison’s first women’s bantamweight title defense against Amanda Nunes co-mains Polymarket UFC 334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden — the delayed matchup is back on a numbered card.
1 story
Women's Featherweight · 145 lb · Dormant
Dormant. No rankings. No 2026 title path.
Women’s featherweight has no UFC.com rankings section, no active champion, and no title fight on the 2026 calendar. Amanda Nunes’ return is at bantamweight.
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