Now that we have reached the halfway point of 2026, and with 21 UFC events in the books through the first six months of the year, it’s a great time to look back at which fighters have seen the biggest breakthroughs.

There's no shortage of possibilities after a wild UFC Freedom 250 card that included a surprise title change in the main event.

UFC Freedom 250 was initially a six-fight card but the addition of exciting heavyweight stars Josh Hokit and Derrick Lewis has fight fans buzzing.

When the official fight card for UFC Freedom 250 was announced, one fight that immediately jumped off the page was the opening bout between featherweights Diego Lopes and Steve Garcia.

In the UFC’s stacked men’s bantamweight division, every win is crucial to keep title hopes alive, and stakes are high this weekend when Song Yadong and Deiveson Figueiredo meet in a main event in Macau.

UFC 328 is a stacked card with a handful of fights and fighters flying under the radar, including two of the most hyped middleweight prospects in the sport.