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- Liam Smith says Chris Eubank Jr "doesn't punch hard enough to stop me" and it eats away at himThe former world champion told iFL TV that Eubank "should never have beat me" and moved on to fight Conor Benn "for millions" rather than give him a third fight.
- Virna Jandiroba: Tatiana Suarez fight 'could be a title eliminator' as she eyes Dern trilogyChampion Mackenzie Dern has beaten Jandiroba twice, and the No 3 strawweight believes a third fight could come in 2027 if she gets past No 2 Suarez at UFC Vegas 124 on Saturday.
- Ilia Topuria kept parents out of his room after Gaethje loss: 'I didn't want my mom to see me'Topuria told Adam Catterall he was "almost blind" in front of the President of the United States, and that when he did let his family in, everyone was almost crying.
- Ilia Topuria on his Justin Gaethje gloves post: 'He was a better man that night'Topuria told Adam Catterall there will be 'more chapters' with Gaethje, who called his September post about the gloves 'a lame excuse'.
- Max Holzer says Igor Severino “had to bite his opponent like a little bitch” in the UFCSeverino, disqualified for biting Andre Lima in 2024, answered at the OKTAGON 97 press conference: “I did my mistakes, but I also was punished for them.”
- Ilia Topuria on Gaethje: 'I don't think that he's gonna retire without one more paycheck'Topuria told Adam Catterall that the most money Justin Gaethje has made was against him, and just under 60% of voters picked the rematch hours after his Instagram poll went up.
- Ilia Topuria fan poll backs Justin Gaethje rematch over Paddy PimblettIlia Topuria, who is targeting April 2027 for his return, has asked his Instagram followers to choose his next opponent, even though lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has already dismissed a rematch.
- Willy Hutchinson calls Joshua Buatsi 'a fatty' and vows to 'open a can of whoop-ass'Joshua Buatsi replied that Hutchinson was talking as if they had never fought, after their ceremonial weigh-in for Saturday's vacant WBC light heavyweight title rematch in Manchester.
- Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson make weight for vacant WBC title rematch in ManchesterBuatsi weighed 174.9 lb and Hutchinson 174.5 lb, inside the 175 lb limit, for the belt David Benavidez gave up to fight at cruiserweight.
- Tatiana Suarez and Virna Jandiroba make weight for UFC Vegas 124 strawweight co-mainSuarez weighed 115.5lb and Jandiroba 116lb, with the UFC saying both top-five contenders are looking to make their case for a shot at champion Mackenzie Dern.
- Islam Makhachev says his mother may decide when he retires: 'I will obey her word'The UFC welterweight champion says he is "reaching the finish line" and does not "see any new names" to fight, as he waits for the Carlos Prates v Michael Morales winner.
- Ilia Topuria says brother saved his vision: 'probably I wouldn't be able to fight again'Topuria has written that he left his White House loss to Justin Gaethje with both orbital bones fractured, and is considering a comeback from April.
- SNL star Sarah Sherman: 'Dana White is evil' and UFC fighters 'get annihilated' on paySherman said she could get tickets to UFC events but asked "isn't it a little evil?", speaking on Stavros Halkias' Stavvy's World podcast.
- Derek Chisora tells Deontay Wilder to knock out 'that little f***ing weasel' Jai OpetaiaWilder beat Chisora on a split decision in April and faces the unbeaten cruiserweight champion at heavyweight on the Fury vs Joshua card in Cardiff on 11 December.
- Ilia Topuria targets Paddy Pimblett for April return after Justin Gaethje lossThe former two-division champion said he is considering a comeback from April and suggested he may retire after it. UFC chief executive Dana White has said the promotion is planning Topuria's return for early 2027.
- Caroline Dubois to fight Stephanie Han: 'I'm coming to El Paso to take her title'The unbeaten lightweight champions meet on Saturday 20 February at GECU Arena at the Don Haskins Center in Han's hometown, live on Sky Sports in UK prime time.
- Eddie Hearn says Arman Tsarukyan photo came from 'staying in the same hotel randomly'The Matchroom boss answered a fan who asked if he was signing the UFC lightweight, after posting their breakfast photo with a handshake emoji on 30 October.
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta wants Josh Hokit's teeth: 'the whole f***ing mouth, that dirty mouth'The UFC Vegas 124 headliner says he is "no fan" of the UFC 334 title challenger, who fights Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight belt on 14 November.
- Tye Ruotolo submits Christian Lee in 2:08 to take ONE lightweight title in his third MMA fightThe 23-year-old grappling champion is now 3-0 in MMA and holds ONE world titles in two sports, after beating the man whose younger brother he submitted in 2025.
- Henry Cejudo says UFC should cut Conor McGregor before his final fight: 'I would cut him'Cejudo said he believes McGregor was paid $30 million to fight Max Holloway and that the UFC should "let him be a free agent" rather than pay him again.
- Shane Mosley Jr misses weight at first attempt for Denzel Bentley fightThe American made the 160lb limit on his second trip to the scales, so his chief-support bout with London's Denzel Bentley at the Copper Box Arena goes ahead on Saturday.
- Christian Lee defends ONE lightweight title against Tye Ruotolo tonight in BangkokTye Ruotolo, the reigning ONE welterweight submission grappling world champion, can become a two-sport, two-division titleholder at Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, 6 November.
- Chris Billam-Smith and Cheavon Clarke make weight for Zuffa Boxing 12 grudge matchClarke, who refused Billam-Smith's handshake on Thursday, came in lighter, while Denzel Bentley and Shane Mosley Jr both weighed 160lb for the co-main event.
- Derek Chisora tells Usyk to 'shut the f*** up and go stand on the front line at the war'Chisora, who lost to Usyk in 2020, still called him "a GOAT" on the level of Ali, but does not think he will win back at cruiserweight.
- Palokaj and Mohsen both make 66.2kg for OKTAGON 97 co-main with a title shot in sightMohsen, the man who knocked out Ireland's Richie Smullen, can earn a title shot with a win, OKTAGON said, while home fighter Palokaj is back after his first OKTAGON defeat.
- Frimpong and Aslaner held apart at OKTAGON 97 weigh-ins: “Your skin's gonna get sliced up”Both made weight for Saturday's 72kg catchweight in Hannover, Frimpong at 71.9kg and Aslaner at 71.95kg, before staff stepped between them at the face-off.
- Igor Severino tells Max Holzer “I'm going to kill you” before OKTAGON 97 title fightUnbeaten Holzer, fighting at home in Hannover, vowed to “flatten” the champion as both men made the 61.2kg bantamweight limit.
- Tyson Fury says Deontay Wilder is 'shot to bits': 'It's a dying shame' he has to keep fightingFury says Wilder should never have fought again after their last fight, with Wilder set to face cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia on the Fury vs Joshua card in Cardiff on 11 December.
- Ilia Topuria on Paddy Pimblett: 'I will eat him like the sausage that he is'The former UFC lightweight champion answered Pimblett's callouts in his first public interview since losing to Justin Gaethje, and said a return is being considered from April.
- Josh Hokit tells Dana White 'send anybody you want' and calls Derrick Lewis a 'Fat Cow Pig'The UFC 334 title challenger listed his four UFC opponents after White said he "might have threw some tough guys" at him.
