Top 10 Best UFC Walkouts of 2024: From Hulk Hogan to The Sphere

From the locker rooms to the gates of the Octagon, several fighters made their mark in 2024, win or lose. Living legends like Jose Aldo and Jon Jones were welcomed back with open arms to the tune of their iconic anthems, with Ilia Topuria and the next generation of stars also receiving quite the pop.

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The UFC, the world's premier MMA promotion, held 42 events in 2024 with 517 fighter walkouts. A decent amount of stars made the walk more than once, their songs still resonating with the fans the second or third time around - arguably none more iconic than "Itsari" by Sepultura, Alex Pereira's walkout song.

2024's Best UFC Walkouts Ranked

With the final Fight Night of the year now concluded, we break down the Top 10 best walkouts made to the Octagon in 2024, with a number of honorable mentions to go along with it.

#10: Colby Covington - UFC Tampa

Starting our list was the final walkout of the year made by one Colby Covington at UFC Tampa, where he was accompanied by WWE superstar Hulk Hogan on his right and his left was the man who inspired him to pursue an MMA career, three-time UFC title challenger Chael P. Sonnen.

#9: Robert Whittaker - UFC Saudi Arabia / UFC 308

Robert Whittaker couldn't be touched, and he wouldn't be stopped when he faced Ikram Aliskerov on short notice at UFC Saudi Arabia.

Whittaker picked up his first finish in seven years with an uppercut from hell that put the Russian down, but before the result the Aussie had one of the most memorable walkouts of the year, walking out to "Can't Be Touched" by Roy Jones Jr. in Riyadh.

Whittaker would make a similar walk at UFC 308, and while he didn't last long against middleweight wrecking machine Khamzat Chimaev, there was no doubt "The Reaper" was ready for war, beating his chest like always and yelling at the top of his lungs.

#8: Max Holloway - UFC 300 / UFC 308

2024 was a bittersweet year for Max Holloway, the third BMF Champion who was on the giving and receiving end of two of the year's best knockouts; a buzzer-beater over Justin Gaethje at UFC 300, and his first KO loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 months later.