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- Rafael Espinoza retains WBO featherweight title as a cut stops Ricardo Blandon in round threeThe ringside doctor waved the fight off at 1:22 of the third round in Riyadh, and the unbeaten Mexican moves to 29-0 with 25 knockouts.
- Carl Jammes Martin beats David Picasso by split decision on Canelo vs Mbilli undercardThe unbeaten Filipino won the WBC Silver title over ten rounds in Riyadh, handing Picasso his first defeat since Naoya Inoue beat him last December.
- 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.
- Sitthichai Sor Dechapan stops Arthur Evan with head kick at ONE Friday Fights 176The 22-year-old Thai ended the flyweight Muay Thai co-main event against the 17-year-old French debutant four seconds before the end of the second round at Lumpinee Stadium.
- Friday Fights 176: Khunsuk T1 Fight Academy stops YodUdon with late body shotThe 22-year-old stopped fellow Thai YodUdon K Tongtalingchan at 2:59 of round two of their atomweight Muay Thai bout, one second before the bell, at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
- Denzel Bentley stripped of WBO middleweight title ahead of Shane Mosley Jnr fightThe WBO refused Denzel Bentley permission to make a voluntary defence against Shane Mosley Jnr in London on 7 November, and declared its middleweight title vacant after he did not fulfil his mandatory obligation against Hernandez.
- 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.
- Canelo Alvarez faces unbeaten WBC champion Christian Mbilli in RiyadhAlvarez returns at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday seeking to recover from his unanimous decision defeat by Bud Crawford, which cost him four super middleweight titles.
- Oleksandr Usyk targets cruiserweight return in 2027 in blow to Tyson Fury trilogyUsyk's team director Sergey Lapin said the Ukrainian wants to become undisputed cruiserweight champion again, with David Benavidez the target, in what he called the final chapter of Usyk's career.
- 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.
- Rafael Espinoza sings for Canelo Alvarez with a mariachi guitarist at the Riyadh weigh-inThe unbeaten WBO featherweight champion took the mic minutes after weighing in for his own title defence against Ricardo Blandon on the same card.
- 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.
- Deontay Wilder vs Jai Opetaia reportedly agreed for Fury vs Joshua card but not yet signedOpetaia, the lineal cruiserweight champion, would move up in weight for the fight in Cardiff on 11 December. Wilder's side accepted the offer earlier this month.
- 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.
- Robert Garcia doubts Oleksandr Usyk will drop to cruiserweight for David BenavidezThe trainer thinks Benavidez wants Usyk a few pounds under his normal weight, but expects Usyk to insist on fighting at whatever weight he comes in at.
- Ryan Garcia gives Floyd Mayweather 'final warning' and says he fights on 6 February regardlessGarcia wrote that the Mayweather fight is gone unless it is made. He and Teofimo Lopez have been in advanced talks for a unification fight on the same date.
- Oleksandr Usyk plans cruiserweight return for David Benavidez super fight, says adviserUsyk, whose last nine fights have been at heavyweight, also wants to become undisputed cruiserweight champion again, and the IBF title is currently vacant.
- 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.
- Canelo Alvarez weighs 167.6lb and Christian Mbilli 167.8lb for WBC title fight in RiyadhBoth men are inside the 168lb super middleweight limit for Saturday's fight, Alvarez's first since he lost to Terence Crawford in September 2025.
- 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.
- Jake Paul next fight set for Dubai on 24 December after broken jawThe YouTuber-turned-boxer will headline an MVP event on Christmas Eve, with his opponent and the broadcaster yet to be announced.
- 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.
