The middleweight crown is up for grabs as Dricus Du Plessis defends against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 in Chicago today. Find out the simplest way to watch the main card.

Joe Rogan praises UFC’s Paramount+ deal but hopes the promotion keeps ESPN ties, calling the network vital for attracting new MMA fans.

The meet and greet was at UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas nearly a year ago. In the luxury box of TKO Holdings, which owns UFC and WWE, were media luminaries: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Disney’s Bob Iger and the future leader of Paramount, David Ellison, CEO of Skydance.

LAS VEGAS – Eric McConico met the media Saturday after his split decision win over Cody Brundage at UFC on ESPN 72. McConico (10-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took a pair of 29-28 scores from Brundage (11-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC) to open up the card at the UFC Apex. The dissenting scorecard in Brundage's favor was a 30-27.

UFC on ESPN 66 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided round-by-round coverage and official results. UFC on ESPN 66 took place at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo..

Getty/UFC Frankie Edgar will return to combat sports for the first time in nearly three years this fall. The former UFC lightweight champion is coming out of retirement to face Jimmie Rivera at BKFC 82 on Oct.

At UFC on ESPN 72 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Elijah Smith was dealing with pesky arm and leg submission attempts from Toshiomi Kazama in the first round of their fight on the prelims. Then he turned the tables – possibly in an all-time way.

The UFC heavyweight division has been eager to regain momentum, especially with Tom Aspinall set to defend his title against Ciryl Gane in October. It’s been some time since Jon Jones left the division in a state of uncertainty before ultimately retiring.