Court McGee vs. Eric Nolan
UFC 332 · October 3, 2026 · Delta Center · Prelims
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Farewell grinder vs. rangy finisher
- Finish likelihood
- Low
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Welterweight · Prelims
The read
McGee's story here is the send-off, not necessarily the win, but he has never been an easy out — nobody has finished him by strikes or submission in his UFC career.
Nolan's reach and finishing instincts give him a route to a statement stoppage in his adopted home state's rival crowd, but McGee's pace and experience make that a harder task than his 8-5 record on paper suggests.
A decision, one way or the other, is the likeliest way this ends.
The matchup
This is Court McGee's retirement fight, closing out a 16-year UFC run in his home state of Utah against a rangy, finish-minded opponent in Eric Nolan.
McGee's game has always been pace and clinch grinding rather than power, and he has never been submitted or finished by strikes across three dozen pro fights, so Nolan's length and finishing rate face a durable, awkward veteran on his way out the door.
Nolan is 0-2 in the UFC and needs a signature result of his own, and a home-state crowd behind McGee adds pressure to close on the right note.
Tale of the tape
| 22-14-0 | Record | 8-5-0 |
| 41 | Age | 28 |
| 5'11" | Height | 6'2" |
| 76" | Reach | 74" |
| — | Stance | Orthodox |
| United States | Country | United States |
| The Pit Elevated | Team | Lionheart MMA |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Court McGee 22-14-0
“The Crusher”
McGee is the TUF 11 winner and a 41-year-old Utah veteran who has been with the UFC since 2010, known for a relentless pace and a well-publicized recovery from heroin addiction that he now channels into advocacy work. He has never been submitted in 36 pro fights, with 11 of his 14 losses going to a decision. He last fought in June 2025, dropping a decision to Michael Chiesa, and has announced UFC 332 as his retirement fight.
- LMichael Chiesa · Decision (unanimous)UFC on ESPN 69 · June 14, 2025
- WTim Means · Submission (neck crank)UFC 307 · October 5, 2024
- LAlex Morono · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night 240 · April 6, 2024
Eric Nolan 8-5-0
“Nighttime”
Tall New Jersey welterweight who won the CFFC title in May 2025 and got the UFC call three months later. He uses a 6-foot-2 frame and length to strike at range, but has never been knocked out and tends to lose on the cards or to submissions. He is 0-2 in the UFC after a short-notice loss to Baisangur Susurkaev and a decision defeat to Farman Hasanov in June 2026.
- LFarman Hasanov · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres · June 27, 2026
- LBaisangur Susurkaev · SubmissionUFC 319 · August 16, 2025
- WBlayne Richards · KO/TKOCFFC 142 · May 24, 2025