May 3, 2026 - May 4, 2026, Sergei Pavlovich's price surged from 7.65c to 46.55c, before crashing back to 7.55c on May 5, typical of long-tail option pumping and dumping.
May 3, 2026 - May 4, 2026, Curtis Blaydes's price surged from 1.75c to 32.05c, then crashed back to 4.2c on May 5, again a market anomaly with no fundamental backing.
May 3, 2026 - May 4, 2026, Waldo Cortes Acosta's price surged from 7.95c to 45.95c, then crashed back to 8.6c on May 5, a 'dead money' bubble inflating and immediately popping.
May 3, 2026 - May 4, 2026, Jailton Almeida's price surged from 25.75c to 47.2c, then crashed to 5.2c on May 5, likely due to a fight result or injury news being mispriced and then corrected.
May 3, 2026 - May 4, 2026, Serghei Spivac, Derrick Lewis, and Ante Delija all experienced extreme short-term spikes followed by crashes, indicating severe speculation or mispricing due to illiquidity during this window.
April 27, 2026 - April 28, 2026, Tom Aspinall's price surged from 42c to 53.5c, likely due to market capital betting again on him as the biggest favorite to unify the interim title or become the future undisputed champion.
April 27, 2026 - April 28, 2026, Curtis Blaydes's price surged from 5.65c to 14.3c, possibly due to speculative bottom-fishing.
April 18, 2026 - April 19, 2026, Tom Aspinall's price crashed from 62.5c to 32c (later rebounding to 44c), likely because market participants suddenly priced in the massive 'Other' (Jon Jones) threat, or due to rumors of the current champ retaining the belt longer than expected.
April 18, 2026 - April 19, 2026, Waldo Cortes Acosta's price surged from 9.15c to 24.6c, representing a baseless pump of long-tail 'dead money'.
April 10, 2026 - April 11, 2026, Curtis Blaydes' price rebounded from 6.45c to 12.95c, possibly due to positive injury recovery news or bottom-fishing.
April 7, 2026 - April 9, 2026, Tom Aspinall's price surged from 47c to 63.5c, likely due to market capital flowing into the most probable future champion, or rumors regarding the potential retirement of the current champion.
March 14, 2026 - March 15, 2026, Ciryl Gane's price crashed from 28.5c to 17c, likely due to a market correction of his previously absurd premium, or a delayed realization of the 'Other' (Jon Jones) threat.
March 4, 2026 - March 5, 2026, Curtis Blaydes' price dropped from 15.75c to 7.15c following confirmed meniscus surgery, which rules him out for most of 2025 and drastically reduces his chances of holding the title in 2026.