Chimaev (14-0) earned his title shot by brutally submitting Whittaker in October, pushing Whittaker's front teeth out of alignment. Chimaev is 8-0 in the UFC with seven finishes. He also holds a majority decision win over former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman.

Della Maddalena outstruck Muhammad, and stuffed six of his nine takedown attempts. Muhammad suffered a broken nose, orbital bone and a split lip during their Fight of the Night battle.

UFC Abu Dhabi is starting to take shape. The United Arab Emirates Fight Nights are typically stacked with talent, given the locale.

With International Fight Week fast approaching, the UFC 317 main event announcement has been anticipated by fans for weeks now. Frustration and impatience from

Saint Denis, who’s now finished each of his six UFC wins, was scheduled to face Joel Alvarez but got a new opponent when Alvarez sustained an injury. Prepolec had gone 4-1 in regional promotions since losing a decision to Austin Hubbard on a Fight Night show.

Of all the UFC stars to playfight with in the streets, Jean Silva should be at the bottom of the list. 'Lord' Silva has built a reputation for being an anytime, anywhere type of fighter, and he took this to new extremes in a recent video on social media.

The UFC is no stranger to unexpected twists—especially when it comes to its ever-changing roster. Brad Tavares, a 37-year-old American middleweight, was recently reported to be off the UFC roster following his most recent fight.

Top-10 ranked contenders Beneil Dariush and Renato Moicano have been aligned for awhile but will finally square off at UFC 317 on June 28 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC CEO Dana White announced the news, along with other fight bookings, Tuesday on Instagram.