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UFC Today: It Only Gets Better for the UFC This Year

MMAKO's Zain Bando is back with his latest thoughts on the state of the UFC.

Zain Bando

Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; An overall view of the octagon before the fight between Rose Namajunas (red gloves) and Tracy Cortez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
Jul 13, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; An overall view of the octagon before the fight between Rose Namajunas (red gloves) and Tracy Cortez (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

After a week away from the Octagon, the UFC is back with its most significant stretch of the year.

From this upcoming weekend through Thanksgiving, the promotion will stage consecutive weekly events. These will include UFC 307 and UFC 308, and a mix of Fight Night events and stops worldwide.

While there may be complaints about the UFC putting on too many shows, it’s what the promotion must do to please the different types of consumers and broadcast partners.

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Some tune in casually, some watch the numbered shows and call it a day, and then there are those who watch everything, whether it be Fight Night, DWCS, pay-per-views, etc.

This is important to distinguish as the UFC will soon enter a new era of the sport by the end of 2025. 

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A New Era for UFC

Whatever the case, it’s important to examine a potential new era. Whether it will be for better or for worse remains to be seen.

For now, the promotion will have to sit back, watch the fights play out as such and see what's next. The only main event which hasn't been confirmed is UFC 310, scheduled for Dec. 7 in Las Vegas, Nev. at T-Mobile Arena.

Before the MMA world can blink, 2025 will be here. What the future holds with divisions, expansion, and the like is up to the fighters to produce, which could lead major rights dealers like Amazon, Netflix, etc., firmly into the picture.

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Zain Bando
ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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