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- Ansar Khamzaev says he would beat Justin Gaethje now after winning LFA title at 21The unbeaten 21-year-old, who trains with Khamzat Chimaev's team, submitted Juliano Prescendo with a first-round D'Arce choke at LFA 245 to win the vacant lightweight title and move to 7-0.
- Jacobe Smith hits back at Dominick Reyes over Daniel Cormier criticismThe unbeaten welterweight, coached by Cormier, said critics of his coach are frustrated with their own careers, as he prepares to face Randy Brown on less than two weeks' notice.
- Renato Moicano backs Arman Tsarukyan as ‘the next champion’ over Justin GaethjeMoicano, who headlines UFC Vegas 123 against Tom Nolan on Saturday, told MMA Fighting he would still rather watch Alexander Volkanovski fight Gaethje.
- Stipe Miocic would come out of retirement for 'a lot more money': 'I'd probably fight anyone'The former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, 44, has not fought since Jon Jones stopped him at UFC 309 and says he has no dream opponent.
- Renato Moicano vs Tom Nolan headlines UFC Vegas 123 at the Meta ApexRandy Brown, a veteran of 22 UFC fights, meets the unbeaten Jacobe Smith in the co-main event, while Julian Erosa competes for the final time on the same card.
- Paul Heyman says Brock Lesnar would still be UFC champion at 49 without diverticulitisLesnar's long-time WWE manager told Graham Bensinger that nobody would get out of the first round with a healthy Lesnar, who left the sport in 2011.
- Jacobe Smith says he is 'bound to smack' Kevin Holland if he sees him outside the cageThe unbeaten welterweight, who faces Randy Brown in the UFC Vegas 123 co-main event on Saturday, said Holland is the one running his mouth in their DMs.
- Shavkat Rakhmonov won't return in January, says manager, denying Della Maddalena fight talkDaniel Rubenstein called talk of a Jack Della Maddalena fight "completely false". The unbeaten welterweight has not fought since 2024 and has needed several knee surgeries.
- Colby Covington calls Khamzat Chimaev a 'weight bully' before their RAF match in Abu DhabiCovington told MMA Junkie he will have Chimaev 'on his back, butt-scooting in three minutes' when they meet at Etihad Arena on 14 November.
- Luana Santos says win over Yana Santos could earn her the next UFC bantamweight title shotThe Brazilian, 26 and on a three-fight win streak, says the shot is "definitely possible" depending on how she wins, and that Kayla Harrison might retire.
- Colby Covington says Carlos Prates and Michael Morales 'aren't worthy' of an interim titleCovington told MMA Junkie that Michael Morales 'has fought nobody', but he still picks Carlos Prates to win their UFC 336 fight in Toronto on 30 January.
- Islam Makhachev says his next fight is 'one of the last in my career'The UFC welterweight champion says he wants to face the best of Carlos Prates and Michael Morales, who meet for the interim title at UFC 336 in Toronto.
- Francis Marshall misses weight by 2lb for UFC Vegas 123 fight with Dakota HopeThe featherweight came in at 148lb and was the only one of the 24 fighters on Saturday's card to miss at Friday's official weigh-ins in Las Vegas.
- Gabriel Bonfim vs Sean Brady off UFC Vegas 124 as heavyweights take top billingCortes-Acosta and Walker now headline the 7 November card after Brady withdrew injured, with Bonfim set to be booked on a future event instead.
- Randy Brown and Jacobe Smith both weigh 170.5lb for UFC Vegas 123 co-main eventBoth welterweights made weight in Las Vegas on Friday for Saturday's card at the Meta APEX, where Renato Moicano and Tom Nolan also came in on weight for the main event.
- Alex Pereira's coach screams 'back of the head' at Herb Dean in new UFC White House footagePereira, who has criticised the referee ever since losing to Ciryl Gane in June, faces Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 in December.
- Arman Tsarukyan meets Eddie Hearn in Marbella amid Dana White feudEddie Hearn posted a photo with the UFC lightweight contender captioned only with a handshake emoji, as his Matchroom Talent stable continues to sign MMA names including Tom Aspinall and Ian Machado Garry.
- Paddy Pimblett next fight uncertain after stem cell injections in left handThe British lightweight said he cannot use his left hand in training after recent stem cell injections, having said earlier this month that he expects to return in 2027.
- BKFC boss David Feldman wishes Mike Perry well but says his return makes little sense for nowFeldman says he has heard Perry got an offer that should be announced soon, and that BKFC would still love a Perry v Darren Till fight.
- Buenos Aires Gauchos fighters named for GFL's first event at Club Atlético LanúsFormer UFC title contender Marlon Moraes, recently added to the Miami Monsters roster, will not compete on the 18 December card in Argentina, sources with knowledge of the event told MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz.
- Paddy Pimblett says Ilia Topuria ‘got a push’ up the UFC rankings because of their feudPimblett told Jeremy Piven that “no one knew who he was” before their rivalry, and that Topuria got a title shot off a win over Josh Emmett.
- Kevin Vallejos signs new UFC deal and says he can't believe his pay before Sterling fightThe Argentine featherweight faces Aljamain Sterling at UFC Qatar on 21 November and says a win would earn him Alexander Volkanovski.
- Fedor Emelianenko says he would box Francis Ngannou but denies any talksThe 50-year-old says he has too many injuries to manage an MMA fight now, and called the idea of facing Ngannou thinking out loud.
- Alexander Volkov says he is no longer hunting the UFC heavyweight titleThe No. 2 heavyweight has won seven of his last eight fights and fought in seven UFC main events without ever getting a title shot.
- Sean Brady says staph infection from a knee cut forced him out of UFC Vegas 124Brady, who was due to headline against Gabriel Bonfim on 7 November, is now targeting the UFC's 16 January card in Dallas.
- Johnny Walker v Waldo Cortes-Acosta reportedly the new UFC Vegas 124 main event on 7 NovemberThe heavyweight fight would replace Sean Brady v Gabriel Bonfim at the Meta APEX after Brady pulled out injured and no short-notice opponent was found for Bonfim.
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti (10-2 record) faces unbeaten Michelle Montague at UFC QatarCavalcanti returns in Doha on 21 November seeking to bounce back from her first UFC defeat, a unanimous decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in May.
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti v Michelle Montague added to UFC Qatar on November 21Unbeaten Michelle Montague meets Jacqueline Cavalcanti, who lost for the first time in the UFC in May, in Doha.
- Tom Nolan says MMA was his escape from Australia's 'theft capital' before first UFC main eventThe Australian, who headlines against Renato Moicano at the Meta APEX on Saturday, said he would like to be a beacon for others trying to get out.
- David Winiarski gets world title fight against Lorawnt-T Nelson at BKB 63The Scottish fighter challenges for the super middleweight belt at Foxwoods in Connecticut on Saturday 19 December, on a card that also features Yampier Ramirez defending the featherweight title against Jorge Martinez.
