UFC Fight Night in Nashville on Saturday lived up to the hype and then some. Multiple knockouts, submissions, and hard-fought decisions defined the event.   

The Fight Night, sponsored in part by Jeremy’s Razors, drew MMA celebrities, including Joe Pyfer, who will be featured in a compelling new DailyWire+ documentary — “Journey to the UFC” — that will be released on July 25. Three-time Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler was also in attendance for the UFC Fight Night and was repping his new Daily Wire “Make America Tennessee” hat. 

Daily Wire host Michael Knowles also rolled up to the much-anticipated Fight Night in Nashville. Two knockouts kicked off the Fight Night. Quite literally. In the women’s strawweight division, Fatima Kline caught Melissa Martinez with a nasty headkick KO. Kline was awarded a “Performance of the Night” bonus for her victory. 

WHAT A START 🤯

Fatima Kline with the head kick TKO at #UFCNashville! pic.twitter.com/znnkWS3pcS

— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2025

That was followed by a perfectly timed flying knee from Mike Davis that led to a flurry of strikes ending Mitch Ramirez’s night.

AS ADVERTISED 👊@MikeDavisMMA delivers a TKO win at #UFCNashville! pic.twitter.com/NpzhwS45zl

— UFC (@ufc) July 12, 2025

Tuco Tokkos came out with a major upset victory over Junior Tafa by way of a crafty arm-triangle choke. The win was Tokkos’ first career UFC victory. 

Tuco Tokkos consigue la victoria por sumisión ante Junior Tafa 🏆 #UFCNashville pic.twitter.com/QCsgAb1xd4

— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) July 13, 2025

Vitor Petrino got his first victory in the heavyweight division, forcing Austen Lane to tap with a modified rear naked choke

Vitor Petrino gets the rear naked choke submission win at #UFCNashville 🔥 pic.twitter.com/oX9lk1j9VU

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 13, 2025

In the “Fight of the Night,” Morgan Charriere caught Nate Landweh with a crisp right hand and followed up with a wild flurry of haymakers, which led to a brutal KO of Landweh in the third and final round.

MORGAN CHARRIÈRE FINISHES NATE LANDWEHR WITH A FLURRY 😱 #UFCNashville pic.twitter.com/cXtlZiAkDt

— ESPN (@espn) July 13, 2025

Later in the night, Steve Garcia beat Calvin Kattar by unanimous decision, and Gabriel Bonfim defeated Stephen Thompson by split decision, leading to the main event between Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis and undefeated Tallison “Xicao” Teixeira. 

It took just 35 seconds into the fight for Lewis to land a nasty left hook that dropped Teixeira. Lewis pounced with a thunderous ground and pound before a merciful ref stoppage.

ANOTHER KNOCKOUT FOR DERRICK LEWIS 😳

Derrick Lewis gets his 16th career KO win at #UFCNashville against Tallison Teixeira in just 35 seconds. pic.twitter.com/PeGDX9RNCb

— Monster Energy (@MonsterEnergy) July 13, 2025

Lewis credited the “Tennessee crowd” for pumping him up for the fight. “I got in the mood,” he said. The KO put “The Black Beast” at 16 knockouts for his UFC career, the most in UFC history. 

THE KNOCKOUT KING 👑@TheBeast_UFC added another KO to his UFC record at #UFCNashville! pic.twitter.com/ntOq2spROH

— UFC (@ufc) July 13, 2025

Jeremy’s Razors is the official razor partner of the UFC. Buy the razor that’s in the fight for masculinity.

Democrats in Congress have begun to celebrate parts of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” — a measure they voted against.

Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) issued a joint press release last week touting a provision tucked into the legislation that locked in $625 million for World Cup security. While the pair heralded a bipartisan push to secure funds geared toward safety across the 11 host cities in the United States for the 2026 tournament — in particular Kansas City, which has a metropolitan area that spans both their districts — they left out any mention of the vehicle by which the money passed.

“I’ve been proud to work with Congressman Cleaver and a bipartisan group of colleagues to advocate for these much-needed resources, and I’ll keep working to make sure Kansas City is ready to shine on the global stage,” Davids said.

“After joining with representatives from across the country to push for federal investments that will ensure a safe and orderly event, I’m very happy that we were able to secure $625 million to support security efforts in the 11 host cities, including Kansas City,” added Cleaver.

Both Democrats are co-chairs of the Congressional FIFA World Cup 2026 Caucus, which also has Republican members.

The “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which is hundreds of pages long, aims to fulfill many of President Donald Trump’s spending goals in his second term. Democrats, along with a couple of GOP holdouts, criticized the measure over its Medicaid reforms, as well as concerns about the debt and tax cuts benefiting the wealthy.

Davids and Cleaver were among those in their party to criticize the overall bill, but GOP lawmakers got the final laugh after they found out their colleagues across the aisle were bragging about a part of the legislation they actually liked.

“Oddly enough, this funding is provided through Republicans’ One Big, Beautiful Bill, which passed with zero Democrat votes,” quipped Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) in a post on X in response to a local report on the announcement by Davids and Cleaver.

“All House Democrats voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill yet they are starting to claim the dough,” Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, said in another post.

Republicans have similarly been called out in the past for cheering parts of a bill they opposed.