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- Raul Rosas Jr submits Colby Covington in under 45 seconds in Hype main event in RomeThe UFC bantamweight took the Hype main event in Rome on days' notice after Dillon Danis pulled out, with Covington due to face Khamzat Chimaev on 14 November.
- Lou DiBella rips Oliver McCall's fight at 61: "This is immoral, dangerous, and just sad"The Hall of Fame promoter reacted to the weigh-in for the former WBC heavyweight champion's fight with Jeremiah Williams in Nashville.
- Colby Covington says Islam Makhachev's retirement talk is 'probably a negotiation tactic'Covington told Submission Radio the UFC welterweight champion "might not even ever fight again", and wondered aloud about "crazy demands" of "$15, $20, $30 million".
- Aslamjon Ortikov holds open workout before ONE title rematch in BangkokOrtikov challenges Asadula Imangazaliev for the ONE flyweight Muay Thai world title on 20 November, with a Grand Prix semi-final place also at stake after their split-decision fight in June.
- Rodtang Jitmuangnon like a new fighter before Nong-O, says nutritionist Peter MillerThe pair meet in a ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix quarter-final at Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium on 13 November, a year after their title fight was cancelled when Rodtang fell ill.
- Carlos Prates says Islam Makhachev 'chickened out', vows to beat him 'twice as hard'Prates says he was "pretty pissed off" after losing a 30 January title shot. He must now get past unbeaten Michael Morales for the interim belt at UFC 336.
- Paulie Malignaggi rips reported Dana White Netflix doc: 'best ... bulls*** artist one of all'The former two-weight world champion says a tell-all about the UFC chief is 'kind of an oxymoron'. Page Six reports the film is expected on Netflix in early 2027.
- Alycia Baumgardner says Caroline Dubois 'has no backbone' and calls herself 'the cash cow'Baumgardner, who challenges Elif Nur Turhan on Sunday, says Dubois turned that fight down, with money the excuse, and gives her a C- for her win over Amelia Moore.
- Jake Paul says he'll retire if he loses to Cedric Doumbe: 'I will hang up the gloves'Paul says he has two titanium plates in his mouth and thought about quitting after Anthony Joshua broke his jaw. He fights Doumbe in Dubai on Christmas Eve.
- 'Who the f*** is that?' Logan Paul's reaction to Jake Paul's next opponent Cedric DoumbeJake Paul told his brother Doumbe is 'super big in France', then listed his view counts and said: 'It doesn't matter who they are.'
- Merab Dvalishvili back three weeks after Petr Yan loss, joins Chimaev's RAF card in Abu DhabiRAF has not named his opponent yet, and the man Dvalishvili said he wanted, Henry Cejudo, is already booked in Chicago two weeks later.
- Dalton Smith says Adam Azim gets his publicity by 'throwing delusional comments'The WBC super-lightweight champion told The Ring the fight has never been blocked by his side, and that he is 'thinking of much bigger things at the minute'.
- Dan Hooker says Charles Oliveira 'killed' the BMF belt and 'too many nice guys' got a crackHooker, who fights Brian Ortega at UFC Qatar on 21 November, also blames the UFC as Oliveira prepares to defend the title against Diego Lopes.
- WBO orders Hernandez v Zerafa for vacant title Denzel Bentley was stripped ofUnbeaten Yoenli Hernandez and Michael Zerafa have 20 days from the formal order to agree terms for the WBO middleweight title, or face a purse bid.
- Lennox Lewis conqueror McCall fights at 61 after weak PPV sales reportedly sank October boutThe former WBC heavyweight champion has fought three times in the last two years, and Bloody Elbow says a defeat to Jeremiah Williams would likely mean retirement.
- Matt Brown says Dan Miragliotta should be reprimanded over Renato Moicano standupRenato Moicano had back control with a body triangle when the referee stood the fight up, and went on to lose to Tom Nolan in the third round. Brown says no warning was given.
- Tye Ruotolo says it’s going to be a war against Christian Lee for MMA titleThe unbeaten 23-year-old would become the first ONE world champion in both MMA and submission grappling by taking the lightweight belt in Bangkok on Friday 6 November.
- Alycia Baumgardner vs Caroline Dubois within 18 months, predicts promoterNakisa Bidarian also names Baumgardner as the new figurehead of women's boxing, before she challenges unbeaten Elif Nur Turhan for the IBF lightweight title on Sunday.
- Chantelle Cameron says Claressa Shields fight is off as she eyes Mayer rematchThe unified junior middleweight champion from Northampton turned away from the superfight only hours after saying she still hoped to make it, and hinted that a deal to face Mikaela Mayer again is close.
- Chris Billam-Smith vs Cheavon Clarke: fight time, undercard and how to watchFormer world champion Chris Billam-Smith seeks revenge for a 2016 amateur final defeat by Cheavon Clarke when Zuffa Boxing 12 comes to London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday 7 November.
- Ben Shalom says Eddie Hearn 'will say whatever suits his thing' after Zuffa and Sky comparisonThe promoter said he was up against "DAZN and Warren and Saudi" at Sky with "no Saudi money" and "no sugar daddies", and that Hearn will "never be able to admit" what he has done in the sport.
- Artem Lobov says Conor McGregor 'took care of nobody' in attack over Mayweather moneyHis former sparring partner claims McGregor got “100M for Mayweather” while John got “100K if even”, adding: “All of this allegedly of course.”
- On this day in 2007: Calzaghe beats Kessler to unify titles in CardiffJoe Calzaghe threw 1,010 punches and won all three scorecards against Mikkel Kessler in the 21st defence of his WBO title, in front of 50,000 fans at the Millennium Stadium.
- Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson 2 for vacant WBC title in Manchester on SaturdayBuatsi won the pair's first fight by split decision at Wembley Stadium in September 2024, and now faces Hutchinson again at the AO Arena with a light-heavyweight world title at stake.
- Jake Paul to face Cedric Doumbe in Dubai in first fight since Anthony Joshua knockoutThe eight-round cruiserweight contest will be Paul's first since Anthony Joshua knocked him out in December 2025, a fight that left him with a fractured jaw.
- Deontay Wilder's next fight set to be Jai Opetaia on Tyson Fury vs Joshua cardBoxing Kingdom reports a deal is in place for the 11 December bout, which is expected to be at heavyweight, a division cruiserweight world champion Opetaia has not fought in since 2017.
- Deontay Wilder says he would love Murat Gassiev fight despite Jai Opetaia deal reportThe 41-year-old told the IBA there has been contact with the WBA heavyweight champion's team and that the pair have sparred, but no agreement has been announced.
- Kevin Vallejos jokes Dan Miragliotta will referee his UFC Qatar fight with Aljamain SterlingSterling said the referee's stand-up in Moicano v Nolan left him close to "storming that cage". He meets Vallejos in the co-main event in Doha on 21 November.
- Uros Medic says he's 'a little tired' of watching Islam Makhachev win: 'Go rest, go relax'Medic, who faces Kevin Holland at UFC 334 on 14 November, says the welterweight champion has accomplished everything and should get out if he is considering retirement.
- Eddie Hearn wants 'back-and-forth debate' with Dana White at Fury vs Joshua press conferenceHearn says he is 'certain' White will be at the fight, as the two dispute who can promote and produce the Netflix bout in Cardiff on 11 December.
