Former local UFC and MMA fighter Bubba McDaniel is jumping back in the ring after announcing his retirement two years ago.

Here’s a list of every notable retirement announced by fighters from the UFC, PFL, ONE Championship and more in 2025.

The UFC is officially doing away with the new gloves in all fights, as multiple fighters revealed several issues with the new gloves.

The UFC letters on Gaethje's left glove were faded but still visible when he was in the locker room 10 minutes before his walk-out. As for his right glove, it looked completely normal with the UFC ...

While alternative glove designs exist, some exist under patents that the UFC would have to outright purchase. Thus, Brunson joked about MMA gloves needing to become oven mitts to hide an offender ...

Chael Sonnen suggests a glove redesign and stricter penalties to prevent eye pokes in MMA after recent controversial ...

The former interim lightweight champion turned in a 'half-retirement' last time we saw him in the Octagon, laying down one glove after his ... Ferguson signed with new MMA promotion Global Fight ...