The UFC flyweight weight class has seen its share of struggles, from Dana White himself considering shutting down the whole division altogether, to the UFC placing the division’s ranked fights on the prelims.

Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his title against Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) on Aug. 16 in the UFC 319 main event at United Center in Chicago ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).

Jose Aldo, the former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight champion and widely regarded as the greatest Featherweight of all time, has retired from mixed martial arts (again) after his latest loss at UFC 315—likely for good this time.

Former UFC star Kevin Lee is pressing on with his MMA career, having signed a new deal with the Professional Fighters League.

Craig's (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) light heavyweight bout vs. Bellato (12-2-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 256 co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas was scrapped on the night of the event due to a medical issue with Bellato.

After falling to Zahabi, Aldo announced his retirement from MMA for the second time, following his return from a multi-year hiatus at UFC 301. Aldo entered the UFC Hall of Fame in 2023 after his first retirement following a loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 278.

Vying to become the 10th UFC fighter to win titles in two divisions, undefeated former featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria will face former 155-pound champion Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight title in UFC 317's main event June 28 in Las Vegas.

Aldo ends his MMA career with a record of 32-10 and a UFC record of 14-9. He could arguably be 35-7 if those close decisions went in his favor. This doesn't discredit his Octagon achievements, as he holds records for title defenses, consecutive defenses, and title fights in the featherweight division.

We look at the opening betting odds and line movement for the upcoming UFC Abu Dhabi fight card main event: Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder.

Joaquin Buckley warns Islam Makhachev of his move to the UFC's welterweight division. UFC CEO Dana White confirmed that, upon vacating his lightweight title, Makhachev (27-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) will get an immediate shot at newly crowned welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena at a date to be determined.

It's a rare week where there's no UFC to look forward to on the weekend. The bittersweet truth is that we have Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber to look forward to next week at the empty APEX Arena. But, until then, one of the most underrated UFC products takes precedence.