Tito Ortiz has returned to the UFC. UFC president Dana White announced a deal today to bring back Ortiz, the popular mixed martial artist who angrily left the league last year in a bitter public dispute with White over issues of respect and money.
There were some minor production hiccups, but a spectacular UFC 324 main event and successful launch of the Paramount deal made for a positive weekend for CEO Dana White.
The main event of the UFC’s first card on Paramount+ delivered with Justin Gaethje knocking around Paddy Pimblett for five rounds on his way to the interim lightweight title.
UFC officials announced the removal of a lightweight bout hours before the card and later confirmed it was because of suspicious betting activity.
UFC 324 has gone through a few stumbles, but the historic event Saturday night will usher in a new era for the MMA organization and combat sports in general.
UFC CEO Dana White will usher his mixed martial arts promotion into a new era in the same week he finally launches his long-discussed boxing organization.
UFC entered into a naming rights agreement with Meta for the mixed-martial arts promoter’s Apex facility in Las Vegas.
The 2026 college football season will culminate in Las Vegas for the first time. That’s one of the stories Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill will be following this year.
The UFC’s contract with ESPN expires Dec. 31 — the final ESPN card was Saturday — marking the end of the MMA company’s pay-per-view era. The UFC will move to Paramount+ in January.
Petr Yan and Joshua Van entered Saturday night’s UFC event at T-Mobile Arena as underdogs and left with world titles, while Henry Cejudo retired after a loss.
Henry Cejudo will retire — for good this time — after his bantamweight bout against Payton Talbott on the main card of UFC 323 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
