UFC fighter
Mauricio Ruffy
Artwork slot · forthcoming
Stories
Gaethje still holds the lightweight title — inactive into 2027, no interim, no defense booked
Justin Gaethje remains Title Holder and rankings champion after unifying at UFC Freedom 250. No interim exists, no title bout is booked, and the wait points into 2027 without a printed return date.
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.
UFC 331 week: Van–Pantoja 2 headlines LA — and a lightweight co-main the UFC won’t call a title shot
Crypto.com UFC 331 lands Saturday, Sept. 19, in Los Angeles with a flyweight title rematch unfinished business demanded — and a five-round lightweight co-main fighters are selling harder than Dana White will.