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- 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.
- Carlos Adames to fight Gerome Warburton in Zuffa Boxing 13 main event in RiyadhJason Moloney returns on the 14 November undercard against Andres Teran in a bantamweight contest.
- 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.
- Jazza Dickens says even Frank Warren has dropped the ball with the Ryan Garner fightDickens challenges Garner for his WBC interim super-featherweight title at the Bournemouth International Centre on 9 January, live on DAZN.
- Jake Paul's Christmas Eve comeback fight in Dubai will reportedly not be shown on NetflixPaul's opponent for his first fight since Anthony Joshua broke his jaw is still to be named, with Darren Till reported as the most likely.
- King Charles III visits Bahamas boxing academy with Frank Warren BuildingThe academy was built by Nicholas Maughan CBE, co-founder of the boxing charity BoxWise, whose development board is chaired by the veteran promoter Frank Warren.
- 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.
- Numsurin Chor Ketwina faces Akram Hamidi at The Inner Circle 36 tonightKhunsuk T1 Fight Academy and YodUdon K Tongtalingchan top ONE Friday Fights 176 on the same night at Lumpinee Stadium, where more than two dozen fighters are chasing US$100,000 ONE Championship contracts.
- 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.
- On this day in 2009: Bellew stops Velecky in the first round in LiverpoolThe stoppage came 1:28 into a scheduled eight-rounder and formed part of a year that Tony Bellew finished with a perfect 12–0 professional record.
- 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.
- Canelo Alvarez joins Kalshi as ambassador and investor before Christian Mbilli fightThe multi-year deal has reportedly earned him more than $10 million in equity already, and he will wear trunks carrying the Kalshi logo in Riyadh on Saturday.
- 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 Benavidez says 'I don't duck nobody' when asked about Jai Opetaia fight on Cinco de MayoBenavidez says a fight with Opetaia will be for the undisputed cruiserweight belts, but gave no date. He first faces Michal Cieslak on 5 December.
- 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.
- Sean Brady out of UFC Vegas 124 main event against Gabriel Bonfim with injuryThe UFC is looking for a short-notice replacement to face Bonfim at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on 7 November.
- Jean Silva hits back at Volkanovski's coach Joe Lopez over claim he doesn't deserve title shotSilva said Volkanovski had named him as next before his coach spoke, and urged the champion to stay at featherweight and fight him.
- Paddy Pimblett would take a Justin Gaethje rematch before Ilia Topuria: 'Justin's got the belt'Pimblett, beaten by Gaethje before Gaethje won the lightweight title against Topuria, says he would shoot for a takedown in the first 10 seconds if they fought again.
- Charles Oliveira backs Alex Pereira to knock out Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335Oliveira, who defends his BMF title against Diego Lopes on the same Las Vegas card on 12 December, said Pavlovich does not defend against kicks.
- Tom Nolan honoured to face Moicano a week after Volkanovski title winThe 26-year-old Australian, unbeaten in his last five fights, headlines a UFC card for the first time when he meets veteran Renato Moicano at the Meta APEX on Saturday.
- Stipe Miocic backs Ciryl Gane to beat Josh Hokit at UFC 334The former two-time UFC heavyweight champion also rates a potential rematch between Gane and Britain's Tom Aspinall as about even, saying constant pressure would be Aspinall's best chance of winning.
- Usman Nurmagomedov becomes a free agent as his PFL exclusive negotiating window endsHis manager Ali Abdelaziz says he turned down a $2 million PFL offer after his final fight, and his team wants Ilia Topuria for a UFC debut.
- Fedor Emelianenko says Dana White 'always changes his story' on why the UFC never signed himThe 50-year-old also says the UFC only came for him when he was under contract elsewhere, never when he was a free agent.
