No More UFC AI Slop!

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 04: Renato Moicano of Brazil reacts after a submission victory against Chris Duncan of Scotland in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Meta APEX on April 04, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

UFC has fully embraced AI in 2026.

Despite earning more guaranteed money than ever, the promotion has been quick to embrace using AI to create content and promotional materials. Notably, the promotion debuted a new teaser video for the UFC White House card that was almost entirely AI-generated, which raised more than a few eyebrows amongst fans. If you don’t like this developing trend, UFC CEO Dana White has a simple message: shut the f—k up and watch the fights.

Despite White’s dismissal, it’s not only fans who dislike the increased AI presence. Renato Moicano — who just picked up a one-sided main event victory over Chris Duncan earlier this month — took a stand against AI usage as content and deemed it disrespectful to fans.

“UFC is not going to be very happy for me to say that, but I didn’t like it,” Moicano told Ariel Helwani (via ). “I think that’s disrespectful towards the fans, because I am a fan myself. If you can’t put Alex Pereira or Ilia Topuria on a airplane and put them in Washington in front of the White House, I don’t think that’s good. I think that’s sloppy. I don’t like to use AI in my stuff. I’m not saying AI doesn’t help, some stuff I use AI. But not for content. Because I think people can see that’s just sloppy. That’s brain rot.”