Della Maddalena claimed the UFC welterweight title in May 2025, defeating then-champion Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision at UFC 315. Over the course of his eight-fight UFC career, Della Maddalena has picked up six fight-night bonus awards.

With the topic of illegal eye pokes fresh on the mind of most in mixed martial arts following last weekend's aborted heavyweight title bout between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane, Saturday's co-main event at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas couldn't have played out in a more bizarre and unprecedented manner.

Petrino (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) landed the blow as a tired Petersen (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) charged forward. Rather than fall backward, Petersen dropped to his knees. However, his head and neck whiplashed backward and the forward on the way down.

A wild sequence on the UFC Fight Night undercard left fans baffled after a strange first-round finish involving an accidental strike and an unexpected knockout.

Salkilld's name will be revisited towards the New Year after stopping Haqparast with a terrifying KO at UFC 321

It was a physical mismatch. In Las Vegas, Nev., Albuquerque's Steve Garcia battered David Onama with a series of powerful left hands, stopping the Uganda native in 3 minutes, 34 seconds of the first round in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card at UFC Apex.