The UFC APEX undergoing renovations might add some more seats to the arena, but a story claiming massive expansion is totally fabricated according to UFC CEO Dana White.

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.

Carlos Prates celebrated his win at UFC 319 the only way he knows how to: by smoking a cigarette. The Brazilian MMA star goes through 10 cigarettes a day, and despite several attempts to kick the

UFC 319’s main card opener saw ex-Rizin champ Kai Asakura fall to 0-2 in the UFC. His submission defeat to Tim Elliott came after his failed attempt at immediately dethroning champion Alexandre Pantoja last December, marking another example of a new signing perhaps being thrown to the wolves.

The 2024 NBA champion is an NBA free agent at the end of the 2025-26 season. He'd be wise to plan on retiring then and train like crazy if he wants to make his fight dreams come true. Want more articles like this? Follow Yardbarker on MSN to see more of our exclusive MMA content.

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 on the incident between Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose at the weigh-in face offs that resulted in Klose getting injured and the co-main event fight getting called off. Full interview: https://t.co/9rcRV2MYRe pic.twitter.com/sNeeo7jV8X

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.