A mashed up a drama series, with highlight reels moments, a goodbye of a legend. Let’s have a look at what happened (mostly) in this July 2025 in UFC. No idea what’s going on from here, but we love it here.

👹 Lewis Comeback Full Beast Mode (Again)

A young blood, Tallison Teixeira, came into this one riding high — fresh off his Feb 2025 debut, where he elbow-KO’d Justin Tafa in 35 seconds. Second UFC fight, big hype, big smile face-off.

And then… boom 💥

Derrick Lewis reminded everyone why you never blink in a heavyweight fight. One punch. Thirty-five seconds. Again.
Only this time, Teixeira was on the receiving end.
✔️ Vintage violence.
✔️ Meme machine status: reloaded.

Honestly, Lewis might just have PTSD from smiley dudes now. Maybe Teixeira gave him flashbacks of Ciryl Gane — another guy with a beautiful smile and beat out of his ass 😂

🥺 Holloway vs. Poirier III — The Diamond’s Final Chapter and the Retirement

Max Holloway took the trilogy W, but this was really Dustin Poirier’s Last Dance. After a decade of wars, he laid down his gloves in the Octagon and thanked the fans who rode with him through it all.

“Not the fairytale ending… but still a beautiful book.”

Cue the emotions. Cue the legacy talk. Cue the man moving into his next chapter.

⚔️ Reinier de Ridder Beats Robert Whittaker — Grapple Nation Rises

Reinier de Ridder pulled off a gritty, grind-heavy W over Robert Whittaker, stuffing shots, landing knees, and drowning the former champ in pressure.
Some fans screamed “robbery” because Rob had the knockdown. Others clapped for grappling. Either way — RdR just entered the title convo.

🎤 Poirier 2.0: MMA Legacy Mode Reactivated

He may be done fighting, but Dustin Poirier isn’t done. The man’s stepping into storytelling, mentoring, and maybe even commentary? He’s got that GSP / DC energy: clean fades, clean takes, and a whole lotta wisdom.

🐍 McGregor’s Drama and Teases Return (Again…)

Of course Conor McGregor had to jump into the July spotlight. First? A chaotic NSFW nude leak involving rapper Azealia Banks. Because… why not?

“Oh, you’re a p*rn star now?” 🤣🤣

Then just days later, he quietly re-entered the UFC’s drug testing pool. You know what that might mean? A comeback. Or… maybe just more Instagram thirst traps.

Honestly, expectations are in the dirt at this point. But hey — it’s our job as fans to keep spinning the fantasy matchups.
Maybe Michael Chandler finally gets his fight? The man’s literally been on standby for two years.

🐢 Patience level: 🤬
💰 Payoff? 🔴🩲

💸 Kelce × Liddell — What Was That Ad?!

UFC sponsors cooked up one of the wildest crossovers yet: Travis Kelce and Chuck Liddell in an energy drink commercial that looked like a Fast & Furious deleted scene.
Confusing? Yes.
Viral? Absolutely.

🧼 Tsarukyan vs. Topuria — Trash Talk Level: Prime WWE

It didn’t happen in the Octagon (yet), but Arman Tsarukyan and Ilia Topuria are already cutting promo-level disrespect on each other. The mic game? Straight-up WWE heel era. The memes? Instant classics.

Ilia just replaced Jon Jones for ducking status 🦆, and Arman turned into Rich Kid Mode, flexing with:

“I’ll pay you to fight me… plus throw in a supercar.”

Honestly, we needed this fight yesterday. The build-up alone already has more heat than half the division’s last five title fights. 🧨

UFC, stop playing — book it.

💬 Final Round

Whether it was legends bowing out, prospects stepping up, or fighters clapping back on Twitter — July was a full-on banger for MMA.

If August keeps this pace? We’re in for a wild end of 2025.

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