In a recent Instagram post, the ESPN MMA account posted DM replies after asking a number of notable names to share their best memories from Poirier’s UFC career. Joining the likes of Daniel Cormier and Jorge Masvidal in responding was the UFC 318 headliner’s wife, Jolie, who has been by his side throughout.

Derrick Lewis capped off UFC's Fight Night from Nashville on July 12 with a highlight-reel first-round knockout of Tallison Teixeira.

With just one UFC fight under his belt, Tallison Teixeira entered Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event looking to break into the heavyweight top 10. Teixeira was given a rude awakening by the UFC's greatest knockout artist, Derrick Lewis, who finished Teixeira with strikes in just 35 seconds.

The 26-year-old called out Michael Johnson by sharing videos of some of his knockout losses, writing in the caption that this would be his “tune up fight”. Johnson and Zellhuber shared an encounter several months later at the UFC Apex before the fight was booked for July 19.

Gabriel Bonfim edged out the UFC's oldest rostered fighter, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson by split decision in the night's co-main event. Two judges scored the bout 29-28 for Bonfim, while one scored 29-28 in favor of Thompson.

The main event of UFC Nashville saw Derrick Lewis square off with undefeated contender Tallison Teixeira in a heavyweight bout.

Derrick Lewis improved on his UFC knockout record with a 35-second finish of Tallison Teixeira in the main event of UFC Nashville. With the heavyweight division in a weird place following Jon Jones’ retirement,

Just past the halfway point of the calendar year, the UFC has named its best knockouts of 2025 so far. Without question, there are some that will be in the conversation for Knockout of the Year when we hit late December.

Rozenstruik debuted in DBX in June, where he knocked out journeyman Victor Cardoso in the second round. Perez, a former Power Slap participant, is undefeated in DBX, with notable wins over Alex Nicholson and Fabio Cherant. He is noticeably lighter than 'Bigi Boy,' having last weighed 228 lbs, compared to Rozenstruik's 252 lbs.

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Prior to the Topuria loss, Holloway scored an iconic knockout of Justin Gaethje in his return to lightweight at UFC 300. This time, Holloway looked like a much more natural 155-pounder than he did when he lost to Poirier on short notice for the interim title at UFC 236.