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- Carlos Prates tells Islam Makhachev's manager 'I will finish his legacy'Ali Abdelaziz told the welterweight contenders to talk less. Prates, who fights Michael Morales for the interim title at UFC 336, said Makhachev would fight the number one contender if he fought for passion.
- Amanda Serrano to face Skye Falzon in her final fight, in Puerto Rico on 9 JanuaryHer unified WBO and WBA featherweight titles are on the line in San Juan, and she will be chasing the all-time women's knockout record.
- Derek Brunson backs UFC in Sean Strickland pay row: 'Why would you sign a ten-fight contract?'Brunson, who spent over a decade in the UFC, makes his BKFC debut in Myrtle Beach on 20 November.
- Renato Moicano says Brian Ortega vs Dan Hooker will be 'the worst fight in the UFC'Moicano, whose two booked rematches with Ortega were both called off, has been calling for a fight with Hooker himself.
- Vadim Nemkov says UFC fighters "get paid mere pennies" and he earns about twice as much in PFLThe PFL heavyweight champion says money was a major reason he never signed with the UFC, ahead of his first title defence in Dubai on November 14.
- Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov title rematch planned for February in Florida, says BohnMMA Junkie's Mike Bohn said the fight may already be signed, after a pay dispute with the UFC derailed plans for a December date in Las Vegas.
- Vadim Nemkov defends PFL heavyweight title against Sergei Bilostenniy in Dubai on November 14The 15-fight card at the Coca-Cola Arena is now finalised, with unbeaten welterweight Patrick Habirora facing PFL MENA champion Omar El Dafrawy in the co-main event.
- Quillan Salkilld vs Benoit Saint-Denis to headline UFC Sydney on February 6The lightweight main event at Afterpay Arena gives Australia's Salkilld a home headliner against France's Saint-Denis, a two-time winner this year.
- Anthony Yarde says Joshua Buatsi is 'as boring as watching paint dry outside of the ring'Buatsi faces Willy Hutchinson for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title on November 7, and Yarde wants him to win so the pair can finally meet.
- Anthony Pettis to challenge Arman Tsarukyan for RAF title in RAF 15 main event in ChicagoPettis was due to make his RAF debut against Donald Cerrone, who is now off the 28 November card, and Henry Cejudo vs Song Yadong moves to the co-main event.
- Vasiliy Lomachenko likely to face Charly Suarez on February return, Bob Arum saysArum hopes Lomachenko can then fight unified super-featherweight champion O'Shaquie Foster by the middle of next year. Nothing has been officially announced.
- TUF 34 winner Tina Black wants a top-10 or top-15 opponent for her UFC debutThe Brazilian strawweight, who stopped Melissa Amaya to win season 34 on 26 September, said she came through the final uninjured and still hopes to fight again before the end of the year.
- Sean O'Malley says Daniel Cormier messaged him to say he should fight for the titleO'Malley said the pair then recorded a podcast together, and that he no longer feels Cormier wants to see him lose.
- John Kavanagh says Conor McGregor would not walk out at UFC 329 until his runners arrivedMcGregor's coach said he saw nothing different in him before the Max Holloway fight, and that McGregor told him he felt "supremely confident" going in.
- Conor McGregor's coach John Kavanagh joins Scott Coker's new Ki MMA promotion as ambassadorKavanagh said Coker and Rich Chou flew in to meet him at McGregor's last training camp, and the promotion aims to launch in 2027 with fights in a ring.
- Aljamain Sterling not ready to call Petr Yan greatest bantamweight after Merab winSterling, who has beaten Yan twice, said on his podcast that naming Yan the greatest bantamweight after one title defence went too far, though he rated him among the division's best.
- Shane Fury Jr, Tyson Fury's nephew, wins Under-15 European Championship goldEngland's Shane Fury Jr took the 70kg title in Trabzon, Turkey, while Solomon Dubois, brother of Daniel Dubois, won silver and Ricky Hatton's niece Lola Hatton won bronze.
- Conor Benn open to Conor McGregor fight after Ryan Garcia lossThe British boxer is taking a break to spend time with his family after being stopped inside two rounds by Ryan Garcia, but said he would commit fully to a crossover bout with McGregor if offered.
- Jake Paul team in talks with Darren Till as Nakisa Bidarian eyes Christmas Eve fightBidarian said the date, venue and broadcaster depend on how quickly an opponent is agreed. Three to five more weeks of talks would mean no fight this year, probably putting Paul's return into early next year.
- Khusein Askhabov disqualified and TKO win over Reinaldo Ekson overturnedThe Danish MMA Federation has also banned the former UFC fighter and his cornermen from all its sanctioned events for 12 months after he went after his opponent during a timeout for an eye poke.
- King Green says his custom Range Rover is totaled after a crash on his own live streamThe UFC lightweight says he had a green light when the other driver turned in front of him, and that he is not looking to sue.
- Floyd Mayweather claims two men he trusted stole over half a billion dollarsFloyd Mayweather has alleged that a man he saw as a father figure took $350 million from him and a second associate took $200 million. He named neither, and the claims have not been proven in court.
- Dave Allen expects Sheffield fight with Anthony Joshua conqueror Andy Ruiz JrDave Allen says the fight with Andy Ruiz Jr, who share Matchroom as promoter, will depend on him proving he can get himself into the best possible shape.
- Chris Eubank Jr could lose Zerafa to WBO title fight after Conor Benn rematch defeatDenzel Bentley is set to be stripped of the WBO middleweight title, with Michael Zerafa expected to face No 1 contender Yoenli Hernandez for the vacant belt, according to a post on X.
- WBO orders Shakur Stevenson to defend 140lb title against Raymond Muratalla nextNo date or venue has been named. Stevenson was released from Zuffa Boxing before fighting for the promotion and says he is now a free agent.
- Matt Brown says UFC interim welterweight title feels like a punch in Islam Makhachev's gutThe UFC veteran defended Makhachev's right to choose when he returns, two months after the champion's last title defence against Ian Machado Garry.
- Adam Azim reportedly set to face Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela at the Copper Box on December 4The unbeaten Slough super lightweight is 15-0 and last fought in May, when he stopped Steve Claggett in the third round at Wembley Arena.
- Jacobe Smith reportedly to replace injured Carlos Leal against Randy BrownUnbeaten welterweight Jacobe Smith would face Randy Brown on less than two weeks' notice in the co-main event of the UFC's 31 October card in Las Vegas, according to Marcel Dorff. The UFC has not confirmed the change.
- On this day in 2001: Ricky Hatton stops Freddie Pendleton in two roundsHatton, then 23, kept his WBU light-welterweight title when the fight ended 2:40 into the second round at the MEN Arena in Manchester.
- Dalton Smith next fight: Hillsborough or Shakur Stevenson after Alberto Puello winThe Sheffield fighter kept his WBC super-lightweight title on a split decision against Alberto Puello, and promoter Eddie Hearn believes a fight with Shakur Stevenson can be made.
