UFC Lightweight Champion Odds 2026: Can Justin Gaethje Hold the Belt Through Year's End?

Justin Gaethje's upset win over Ilia Topuria has flipped the UFC lightweight title market. See the latest Polymarket odds and our prediction for who ends 2026 as champion.

Former UFC Featherweight Champion Is Moving Up To Lightweight, Per Teammate

Belal Muhammad says former interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez is permanently moving up to lightweight, raising a ...

Colorado’s Justin Gaethje consistently defied the odds to become UFC lightweight champion

Justin Gaethje’s fighting career came full circle under a pair of night skies nearly two decades apart. In 2008, Gaethje had ...

Justin Gaethje has no plans to retire after beating Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 for lightweight title

Justin Gaethje wouldn't speak about his future immediately after winning the UFC lightweight championship. Gaethje promised his mother he wouldn't decide in the heat of the moment. One week after UFC ...
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Ilia Topuria ‘unproven’ at lightweight after shocking loss according to UFC broadcaster

Jon Anik believes Ilia Topuria's short stature for the lightweight division was exposed in his shocking UFC Freedom 250 loss.

“You’re not a fighter anymore”: Paddy Pimblett pushes Arman Tsarukyan to forget UFC lightweight title hopes, asks him to join another sport

Paddy Pimblett has shared his opinion on Arman Tsarukyan’s place in the UFC lightweight title race. While Pimblett admitted ...

Conor McGregor Confident for Rematch With Max Holloway, as the Two Headline UFC 329 on Saturday

Conor McGregor said he is ready for his return to the Octagon. The 37-year-old Irishman is also convinced he'll have his way ...

UFC 329 press conference start time: Watch live stream online for Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway

UFC 329 is fast approaching, but before the fighters walk to the Octagon, they will take part in a final pre-event press ...