Has 2025 been the best year in UFC history when it comes to the action inside the Octagon and the level of talent present on the roster?
A question like that is automatically going to attract a chorus of scoffs and an avalanche of people wanting to point to the least experienced competitors in each division and the odd fight card that underwhelmed as justification for their dismissal of the thought. Once we wade through the instant pushback and customary desire to find the bad in everything, what we’re left with is an 11-month run that has yielded a host of outstanding events, innumerable riveting performances, and a number of record-setting or record-breaking efforts by some of the biggest names in the sport today.