This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mma as UFC 318 fighter wins debut fight days after earning UFC contract from Dana White. UFC middleweight Baisangur Susurkaev capped off the UFC 319 undercard emphatically with a second-round submission against Eric Nolan Saturday night in Chicago, but it wasn't just any debut.

During his post-fight press conference after UFC 319, Dana White provided medical updates on two fighters that suffered huge knockout losses. Aaron Pico’s UFC debut didn’t go to plan after the former Bellator star was stopped by Lerone Murphy in style.

Carlos Prates delivered one of the best knockouts of the year last night (Sat., Aug. 16, 2025) at UFC 319 LIVE on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside United Center in Chicago, Illinois, when he clobbered welterweight contender Geoff Neal with a spinning back elbow at the first-round buzzer.

Dana White's Contender Series 77 took place Tuesday in Las Vegas, and we're grading the winners from the four-fight card, which streamed on ESPN+ from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

UFC big boss Dana White recalled a wild story when they were taking down illegal streams of their pay-per-view fights.

CBS, the first broadcast network to broadcast a live MMA event, could begin showing live UFC events beginning in 2026 with the new media rights deal between UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings and Paramount. Among those potential CBS events is the proposed UFC card on the White House lawn, according to UFC CEO Dana White.

"You saved my Tuesday." That's what Dana White told Baysangur Susurkaev after a devastating body kick knockout Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Susurkaev (9-0) teeped Murtaza Talha (7-2) in the midsection for the TKO stoppage at 3:04 of Round 1.