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Conor McGregor inside the Octagon ahead of a UFC bout
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Dillon Danis Says Conor McGregor Was 'In a Dark Place' After UFC 329 Injury

McGregor's close friend says the 22-7 Irishman has a 24/7 nurse and is targeting a 2027 return following ACL surgery.

Oct 22, 2026

Farid Basharat during a UFC bantamweight bout
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Farid Basharat Says Dana White's Exit Comments 'Did Damage' to Him

The 16-0 bantamweight went 7-0 in the UFC and still wasn't re-signed. Now he's pushing back on White's implication that there was 'a reason' he's gone.

Oct 21, 2026

Iasmin Lucindo poses during a UFC media event in Abu Dhabi
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Iasmin Lucindo Returns at UFC 333 After 14 Months in Limbo

The 24-year-old strawweight owns an 18-6 record and 24 pro fights, but a tainted-supplement ban cost her a year and her ranking. She faces Nicolle Caliari Saturday.

Oct 21, 2026

Merab Dvalishvili in the Octagon ahead of his trilogy bout with Petr Yan
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Merab Dvalishvili Wants His Belt Back — and Petr Yan Is in the Way

After 14 straight wins and a title reign ended last December, Dvalishvili meets Yan for a third time at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. The series is tied 1-1.

Oct 21, 2026

Nikita Krylov in the Octagon during a UFC light heavyweight bout
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Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Eyes Top 10 Leap Against Nikita Krylov at UFC 333

The unbeaten prospect has spent just 4:03 inside the Octagon across three wins. Now he wants a veteran scalp in Abu Dhabi on October 24.

Oct 21, 2026

Alexander Volkanovski in the Octagon ahead of his UFC 333 featherweight title defense
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Paul Felder Takes Rogan's Seat for Volkanovski vs. Evloev at UFC 333

Felder joins Anik and Cormier on the UFC 333 call as Volkanovski, 28-4, defends his featherweight belt against undefeated contender Movsar Evloev.

Oct 21, 2026

Promoter Scott Coker, founder of the Ki MMA promotion
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Scott Coker Wants PRIDE Rules Back for New Ki MMA Promotion

Coker has asked California's commission to greenlight knees to a grounded fighter for Ki MMA's 32-man featherweight grand prix. The vote could come Dec. 1.

Oct 21, 2026

Amanda Nunes poses during a UFC media appearance
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Amanda Nunes Says She Already Has Kayla Harrison Figured Out for UFC 334

Nunes (23-5) comes out of retirement to face reigning bantamweight champ Harrison on Nov. 14 at MSG — and says old sparring sessions gave her the blueprint.

Oct 20, 2026

Merab Dvalishvili standing in the Octagon ahead of his bantamweight title fight
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Merab Dvalishvili Won't Bite on Petr Yan's Trash Talk Before UFC 333 Trilogy

The Machine dominated Yan in 2023, lost the belt in December. Saturday's rubber match snaps a quiet year — and ends a 14-fight streak chapter.

Oct 20, 2026

Dustin Poirier stands in the octagon before a UFC fight
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Weidman and Poirier on the Fighters Who Scared Them at First Sight

Chris Weidman went 16-8 across his UFC run, but only one man made him question himself in the cage: Yoel Romero. Dustin Poirier has his own story.

Oct 20, 2026

Glover Teixeira, former UFC light heavyweight champion and coach, inside the octagon
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Glover Teixeira Says Belgaroui's Ground Game Is Catching Up to His Hands

Belgaroui is 3-0 in the UFC with three TKOs, but faces his toughest test yet in #5 Caio Borralho at UFC 334 on Nov. 14.

Oct 20, 2026

Alexander Volkanovski in the Octagon during a UFC title fight
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Volkanovski Puts Featherweight Record on the Line Against 20-0 Evloev

Volkanovski chases a division-record title defense in Abu Dhabi while Movsar Evloev, 20-0 and 10-0 in the UFC, fights for the belt at last.

Oct 19, 2026

Alex Pereira walking to the Octagon ahead of a UFC fight
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Alex Pereira's Post-Gane Spiral: Does the Complaining Dent His Legacy?

Pereira (13-4) is beefing with Daniel Cormier months after his UFC White House KO loss. Next up: Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 — and a fork in the road.

Oct 19, 2026

Mike Malott celebrates after his UFC Edmonton main event win at Rogers Place
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UFC Edmonton's Wildest Knockout May Have Happened in the Stands

A viral clip from Rogers Place appears to show an officer suplexing a fan during a crowd brawl — on a night when 12 of 13 fights ended inside the distance.

Oct 19, 2026

Colby Covington in fight stance ahead of a grappling-style crossover bout
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Colby Covington Headlines RAF's First Crossover Rankings at 5-0

The grappling promotion dropped its debut pound-for-pound list, with Covington leading a top five stacked with ex-UFC champs ahead of RAF 14.

Oct 19, 2026

Charles Oliveira celebrating inside the UFC octagon
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Charles Oliveira to BMF Critics: Take the Belt Somewhere Else

With 22 submissions and more finishes than anyone in UFC history, Oliveira isn't apologizing for out-grappling Max Holloway. Next up: Diego Lopes at UFC 335.

Oct 19, 2026

Farid Basharat during a UFC bantamweight bout
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Farid Basharat Fires Back at Dana White After Shock UFC Exit

Basharat left the UFC undefeated at 16-0 with a 7-0 promotional run. White says there's 'a reason' he wasn't re-signed. Basharat isn't buying it.

Oct 19, 2026

UFC CEO Dana White speaking at a press conference
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UFC 336 Heads Back to Toronto on Jan. 30 for First Card Since 2024

The UFC returns to Scotiabank Arena for its eighth numbered event in the city — the first since Dricus du Plessis edged Sean Strickland in January 2024.

Oct 18, 2026

Alexander Volkanovski in the octagon during a UFC featherweight title fight
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Movsar Evloev Eyes First UFC Finish in Volkanovski Title Fight

The undefeated 20-0 featherweight has zero stoppages in 10 UFC wins. He thinks UFC 333 might be where that changes.

Oct 18, 2026

Welterweight contender Mike Malott celebrating a finish inside the Octagon
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Malott Stops Buckley With Second-Round Knee in Edmonton Main Event

Mike Malott delivered the first stoppage loss of Joaquin Buckley's UFC run, a R2 knee at 2:32, as four of six main-card fights ended inside the distance.

Oct 18, 2026