Apple is expanding its free Sports app to cover the Ultimate Fighting Championship, giving MMA fans live, real-time updates from the organisation's events. Coverage starts with this Saturday's UFC 334 card, which features two major title fights: Ciryl Gane defending the Heavyweight Championship against Josh Hokit, and Amanda Nunes challenging Kayla Harrison for the Women's Bantamweight Championship.

The app provides coverage of every bout across the full fight card, including prelims. Before each fight, users can view the tale of the tape and fighter rankings, along with enhanced data visualisations and dynamic on-screen animations. Once bouts are underway, live stats include total strikes, significant strikes, takedowns, knockdowns, submission attempts and control time, with a new visualisation showing recorded strikes by target. A custom UFC backdrop evokes the atmosphere of the Octagon under the lights.S1S2

The feature is particularly useful for fans who cannot watch UFC 334 or future events on Paramount+, since the Sports app offers an alternative way to follow the action. Users can also start a Live Activity to receive score updates on the iPhone lock screen, and those updates can appear on Apple Watch and Mac.S1S2

The Sports app debuted in February 2024 with support for basketball, hockey and soccer. Other sports, including football and tennis, have since joined, and Apple expanded it to many more markets ahead of the men's World Cup earlier this year. Apple Sports now comes preinstalled on new iPhones and is available as a free download from the App Store. It remains available only on iPhone, with no announced plans for native iPad or Mac versions.S1S2