Season 5 UFC Fantasy Draft kicks off as MMA Fighting reveals keeper picks and round-by-round rosters
MMA Fighting launches Season 5 of its UFC Fantasy Draft, a six-person, snake-format competition where each analyst builds a 12-fighter roster (one per major weight class plus a wild card) and earns points for wins, finishes, bonus awards, defeating ranked opponents, title fights, and main events. The piece lays out each team’s two keepers, the draft order, and a detailed walkthrough of the first 10 rounds, highlighting bold early moves (including wild-card picks) and several unbooked or soon-to-be-booked fighters. It also notes that Josh Hokit and Justin Gaethje were not drafted this season. Final team tallies will be determined as the season progresses toward year-end.