November was an eventful month inside the Octagon, with a new champion emerging, another titleholder making a case for all-time great status, and several key divisional victories taking place across the four fight cards that made up the slate for the penultimate month of 2025.
As we all start preparing to put together our year-end lists for the best of everything as Christmas and New Year’s draw closer, let’s dive into some of the truly standout efforts that took place earlier this month that could factor into those “… of the Year” conversations.
Breakout Performance: Waldo Cortes Acosta (UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama, UFC Qatar)
It was quite a month for “Salsa Boy,” who made his fourth and fifth appearances of 2025 in November, registering a pair of victories to move to 4-1 for the year and cement his standing as an emerging name in the heavyweight ranks.