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- Conor McGregor says fighters get '1% sponsor' and vows to change that at BKFCMcGregor, a co-owner of BKFC, said fighters get "not even a fraction" of the sponsor money other athletes earn, and that a fighter who can draw a crowd "is a 7-figure fighter".
- Conor McGregor says he is working on 'largest attendance of a fight event of all time'At a BKFC press conference McGregor talked up an "80,000-seater stadium" and "the Colosseum 10x", and teased an announcement he did not want to "jump the gun" on.
- Conor McGregor says Max Holloway 'called for the stoppage' and wants him for final UFC fightMcGregor, three months on from knee surgery, said he has "done this injury before" and returned within nine months, which would put him back "pre-summer".
- Dana White says he is flying to Washington 'right now' for Monday meeting with TrumpThe UFC CEO said he would have "more to talk about" after meeting the president over the press secretary offer, after a source told CNN earlier on Saturday that he had turned it down.
- Igor Severino stops unbeaten Max Holzer in 54 seconds, a day after the “little bitch” bite jibeSeverino keeps the OKTAGON bantamweight title and hands the 12-0 home fighter the first defeat of his career in Hannover.
- Ilia Topuria says Arman Tsarukyan is 'going to be pure panic' like Evloev against VolkanovskiTopuria said Tsarukyan stands out for his takedowns rather than his ground game, and that if his next opponent is not Justin Gaethje or Paddy Pimblett, it has to be Tsarukyan.
- Joaquin Buckley hits back at Andrei Arlovski over "he's dead" remark about Anthony JohnsonArlovski said he was the winner anyway of the 2013 fight Johnson won by decision, adding: "He's dead. I'm alive." Buckley said Johnson inspired him and called the remark "the lack of respect".
- Ozan Aslaner stops Ireland's Denis Frimpong in round one after OKTAGON 97 weigh-in clashAslaner finished it with punches at 4:16 of the first round in Hannover, a day after OKTAGON staff had to hold the pair apart at the weigh-ins.
- Josh Hokit claims Trump promised to release 'the Epstein list' if he beats Ciryl GaneHokit says his post-fight speech will be "just the list" if he takes the UFC heavyweight title from Gane at Madison Square Garden on 14 November.
- Adrian Yanez out of UFC 334 injured, Alatengheili steps in on short notice against Juan DiazJuan Diaz takes a nine-fight win streak into Madison Square Garden on November 14, where he now meets a 34-year-old veteran making his 11th UFC appearance.
- President Donald Trump offers UFC CEO Dana White press secretary roleThe UFC CEO has made no official announcement on whether he will accept, and it is unclear whether he would have to give up running the promotion to take the post.
- Khabib Nurmagomedov says Cristiano Ronaldo is 'the best of the best' after Portugal retirementRonaldo, 41, quit international football after a 30-day suspension over a dispute with Portugal's new head coach, Jorge Jesus.
- Jose Delano says Sean Shelby told him he has what it takes to fight any ranked opponentThe Brazilian featherweight faces unbeaten Murtazali Magomedov on the UFC Vegas 124 prelims and told MMA Fighting: "I don't think things are going to turn out too well for him."
- Maycee Barber out of UFC 335 fight with Carli Judice as UFC reportedly plans to rebook itHer comeback from a knockout loss to Alexa Grasso is on hold, and with no replacement for Judice, the 12 December card in Las Vegas is a fight short.
- Marcos Degli says Mitch Raposo had a "padded record" before their UFC Vegas 124 fightThe Brazilian flyweight believes the UFC wants him to "send this guy packing" on Saturday, and plans to call out Brandon Moreno after the fight.
- Borralho: "I fought with a totally broken rib" against De Ridder, then needed emergency surgeryThe Brazilian middleweight, who faces Yousri Belgaroui at UFC 334 next Saturday, says the UFC did not know how severe the injury was and he kept it from his own parents.
- Ilia Topuria says brother's call to stop Justin Gaethje fight saved his careerIlia Topuria believes he may never have fought again had his brother not stopped his UFC White loss to Justin Gaethje. He fought on with both orbital bones, his nose and his foot broken.
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta faces Johnny Walker in UFC Vegas 124 heavyweight main eventThe heavyweight bout was put together to top Saturday's card after Sean Brady withdrew injured from his welterweight main event against Gabriel Bonfim and no replacement was found.
- Islam Makhachev says his team has talked about a middleweight move: 'It would be hard'The UFC welterweight champion joked he would need a month in Uzbekistan eating pilaf, and says he would have to gain a lot of muscle first.
- Ciryl Gane on Josh Hokit's trash talk: 'You can insult my mum, you don't know my mum'The UFC heavyweight champion also says he knows he is not a cheater, a week before his first title defence against Hokit at UFC 334.
- Ilia Topuria on coaching TUF against Paddy Pimblett: 'It's something that could happen'Pimblett said in October he did not think Topuria had "got the balls" to coach The Ultimate Fighter against him. Topuria says nothing is official and he has not spoken to the UFC.
- Tye Ruotolo submits Christian Lee to win ONE Championship lightweight titleRuotolo, who already holds ONE's grappling belt, finished Lee with a first-round rear-naked choke in Bangkok in only his third professional MMA fight.
- Khamzat Chimaev says he didn't lose to Sean Strickland: 'I'm the real champion'Chimaev, ranked No 1 at middleweight by the UFC, wants to wait and fight the winner of Strickland's expected title defence against Nassourdine Imavov.
- Ilia Topuria rules out Alexander Volkanovski rematch: 'I like him too much'Topuria, who knocked Volkanovski out at UFC 298, said he respects the featherweight champion too much to hit him and called him the best featherweight there has ever been.
- Johnny Walker calls Waldo Cortes-Acosta 'a Christmas present' before UFC Vegas 124 main eventWalker took the heavyweight headliner on eight days' notice, five weeks after his flying-knee knockout of Mick Parkin, and says it is "already time to go for the belt".
- Joe Elmore returns against former BKFC champion Gorjan Slaveski at BKFC 97 in HollywoodThe welterweight fight on December 11 is the co-main event under Bryce Henry v Clay Collard at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida.
- Virna Jandiroba: Tatiana Suarez fight 'could be a title eliminator' as she eyes Dern trilogyChampion Mackenzie Dern has beaten Jandiroba twice, and the No 3 strawweight believes a third fight could come in 2027 if she gets past No 2 Suarez at UFC Vegas 124 on Saturday.
- Ilia Topuria kept parents out of his room after Gaethje loss: 'I didn't want my mom to see me'Topuria told Adam Catterall he was "almost blind" in front of the President of the United States, and that when he did let his family in, everyone was almost crying.
- Ilia Topuria on his Justin Gaethje gloves post: 'He was a better man that night'Topuria told Adam Catterall there will be 'more chapters' with Gaethje, who called his September post about the gloves 'a lame excuse'.
- Max Holzer says Igor Severino “had to bite his opponent like a little bitch” in the UFCSeverino, disqualified for biting Andre Lima in 2024, answered at the OKTAGON 97 press conference: “I did my mistakes, but I also was punished for them.”
