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- Dillon Danis says Nick Diaz was due to be his fight after Mike PerryDillon Danis said Nick Diaz had been agreeing to fight him before admitting he was not supposed to discuss it. Danis faces Arman Tsarukyan in the RAF 14 main event in Las Vegas on Friday 23 October.
- Khamzat Chimaev says Colby Covington will need an ambulance after their RAF match in Abu DhabiCovington puts his RAF cruiserweight crossover title on the line against Chimaev at the Etihad Arena on Saturday 14 November.
- Arman Tsarukyan charges Dillon Danis over Khamzat Chimaev shirt at RAF 14Dozens of people rushed the stage during the brawl at Thursday's press conference, and neither man returned for the face-offs before their main event on Friday.
- Alexander Volkanovski's coach says he is not in top half for talentAlexander Volkanovski's coach credits the champion's success to hard work rather than natural ability, and says athletes widely seen as elite pale in comparison to the 38-year-old.
- Francis Ngannou vs Jon Jones could bring Netflix back to MVP MMA, report saysNetflix is unlikely to stage another MVP MMA event soon despite May's card peaking at 17 million viewers, according to combat sports insider Blake Avignon, who cited sources within the company.
- Arman Tsarukyan swings at Dillon Danis as brawl breaks out at RAF 14 press conferenceDanis wore a shirt about Khamzat Chimaev that Ariel Helwani called disparaging, and security rushed the table a day before the pair wrestle for an RAF title.
- Jay Emmanuel-Thomas vs Nile Ranger called off over Ranger's high blood pressureMedics stopped Nile Ranger from fighting Jay Emmanuel-Thomas at A Night to Remember III, so former Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong's bout with ex-Arsenal man Armand Traore now headlines the charity card.
- Khamzat Chimaev vows to follow Sean Strickland to any weight for rematchChimaev's warning comes as Strickland, who beat him for the UFC middleweight title in May, threatens to vacate the belt and move up to light heavyweight over a pay dispute.
- Atif Oberlton vows to face anyone at 175lb, with Ben Whittaker a possible foeThe unbeaten Philadelphia light heavyweight, 17-0 with 14 knockouts, said he is targeting the division's belt holders and believes a world title shot is close. He faces Deon Nicholson on 7 November in Albuquerque.
- Joe Rogan calls Sean Strickland a fan favourite amid UFC pay disputeThe UFC middleweight champion has not fought since taking the title from Khamzat Chimaev in March, and has said he plans to see out his contract so he can box Jake Paul.
- Dillon Danis gives Conor McGregor recovery update after ACL surgeryDillon Danis said Conor McGregor was in a dark place after his knee injury at UFC 329 but now has a nurse with him around the clock while he rehabilitates in L.A.
- Filip Hrgovic in advanced talks to defend IBF title against Frank Sanchez in CroatiaThe fight against his mandatory challenger is being lined up for the first three months of 2027, but nothing has been signed and no date or venue is set.
- Arman Tsarukyan says his next fight is a UFC lightweight title shotArman Tsarukyan says he has been told his UFC lightweight title fight will come at the beginning of next year, despite champion Justin Gaethje considering retirement and talk of a Gaethje-Ilia Topuria rematch.
- Devin Haney and Liam Paro agree WBO and IBF welterweight unification before end of yearThe fight would take place in the US and would be Haney's first since he beat Brian Norman in November 2025. No date, venue or broadcaster has been announced.
- Kevin Rooney: Mike Tyson trainer with dementia sidelined in Netflix doc, son saysKevin C. Rooney, who works in fighter talent development at Matchroom Boxing, says his father has been battling dementia for years and no longer remembers guiding Tyson to the heavyweight title.
- Aaron Pico: 'I just need to fight whoever' as Losene Keita replaces Arnold Allen at UFC 333The 30-year-old featherweight accepted the unranked replacement straight away and said he would be ready if anything happened in Alexander Volkanovski's title defence on Saturday.
- Naoya Inoue vs Bam Rodriguez faces decision this week over tune-up fightJesse 'Bam' Rodriguez wants a bantamweight bout on the Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undercard before facing Naoya Inoue, and Matchroom's Frank Smith said the plan is now 50-50, with a decision due this week.
- Mayweather will risk 50-0 against me, says Ryan Garcia, amid Manny Pacquiao talkRyan Garcia shared what appeared to be a screenshot of a video call with Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather has also spoken of a Manny Pacquiao rematch and a December exhibition with Mike Tyson.
- Vergil Ortiz Jr faces Keith Thurman in December after Boots Ennis fight derailedThe unbeaten 154lb contender returns for the first time since settling his contractual dispute with Golden Boy Promotions, against a former unified welterweight champion who was stopped by Sebastian Fundora in March.
- Merab Dvalishvili says Umar Nurmagomedov feud is over before Petr Yan trilogyDvalishvili made the claim while arranging a training session at Khabib Nurmagomedov's gym in Abu Dhabi, days before his bantamweight trilogy fight with Yan on Saturday.
- Tyson Fury reveals Joyce, Miller and Dronov as sparring partners for JoshuaFury, 38, is preparing for his long-awaited heavyweight fight with Anthony Joshua at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December, which will be shown live on Netflix.
- Tyson Fury brings in Joe Joyce and Jarrell Miller for Anthony Joshua campRussian unbeaten prospect Aleksei Dronov completes Fury's trio of sparring partners ahead of the all-British heavyweight clash at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December.
- Ryan Garcia would lose WBC title fight to Floyd Mayweather, says Eddie HearnEddie Hearn believes Ryan Garcia's claim that Floyd Mayweather has agreed to fight him for the WBC welterweight title is real, and the promoter expects the 49-year-old to win.
- Alexander Volkanovski still fights on, facing unbeaten Movsar Evloev at UFC 333The Abu Dhabi card is a title fight double-header, with Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili meeting for a third time with the bantamweight title on the line in the co-main event.
- David Benavidez next fight: Michal Cieslak unification set for 5 DecemberThe three-belt cruiserweight bout has been brought forward a week to avoid a clash with Joshua vs Fury, and Irishman Tommy O’Toole is set to face Elijah Garcia on the card, Chris Mannix reported.
- Joe Cordina agrees terms to face Manny Pacquiao on Fury vs Joshua undercard in CardiffEddie Hearn says Cordina's side has agreed to the fight, but he does not know if it will happen and Pacquiao's camp has not confirmed it.
- Petr Yan vows to break Merab Dvalishvili's nose again in UFC 333 trilogyThe bantamweight champion defends his title against Dvalishvili in Saturday's co-main event in Abu Dhabi, after holding the Georgian to two takedowns in their rematch, down from 11 in their first fight.
- Alex Pereira hints heavyweight stay not guaranteed if Pavlovich fight goes wrongAlex Pereira, who opened as the underdog for his UFC 335 co-main event against Sergei Pavlovich on 12 December, said he would not keep forcing a heavyweight run when he has another option.
- Brendan Allen says he will not fight Khamzat Chimaev unless a title is at stakeBrendan Allen says he and Khamzat Chimaev, his friend and former training partner, have agreed to fight each other only for a championship. Both men compete on the RAF 14 card in Las Vegas on Friday.
- Alberto Puello says he is 'a level above' Dalton Smith before Sheffield WBC title fightPuello says he has faced better opponents than the champion, and does not believe his defeat to Subriel Matias was a clear decision. Smith says he has never avoided a fight.
