UFC Fighters Appear at 2026 Golden Globes

UFC fighters Brian Ortega and Mackenzie Dern made a brief appearance at the 2026 Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday night, walking onstage in branded gear as part of a promotional segment that drew widespread confusion from viewers.

The event took place at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and was broadcast on CBS, a network now affiliated with the Ultimate Fighting Championship through a major broadcasting agreement. During the ceremony, announcer Marc Malkin introduced the next presenters, actors Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams from the film Heated Rivalry, by saying, "Our next presenters are so hot right now they get mobbed everywhere they go, so we had to bring in some extra security." Ortega, 34, and Dern, 32, then emerged in UFC tracksuits and gloves, strode to the front of the stage, scanned the audience silently, and exited without speaking. Storrie and Williams proceeded to present the award for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television, which went to Erin Doherty for her work in Adolescence.

The segment, lasting less than a minute, appeared intended to highlight the UFC's growing presence in mainstream entertainment. It coincided with the...