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Cris Cyborg standing in the cage before a PFL bout
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Ketlen Vieira Hit With Six-Month Ban After Failed PFL Debut Drug Test

The ex-UFC contender won't be cleared until March 22, 2027. She blames knee-injury medication taken as a free agent, not performance gain.

Oct 13, 2026

Alex Pereira standing in the Octagon before a UFC fight
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Pereira Claims UFC Used Cormier and 'Influencers' to Sell Gane vs. Hokit

Snubbed for a heavyweight title rematch, Pereira says the UFC steered fan opinion before booking Gane vs. Hokit for Nov. 14.

Oct 13, 2026

Islam Makhachev inside the Octagon during a UFC welterweight title bout
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Jean Silva Backs Carlos Prates to KO Makhachev and Take the 170 Belt

Prates says he has a UFC deal to fight welterweight champ Islam Makhachev. His Fighting Nerds teammate thinks 19 KOs settles it fast.

Oct 13, 2026

Michael 'Venom' Page poses during a fight-week faceoff
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Michael 'Venom' Page Says 3 Misfits Fights Beat His Entire UFC Pay

MVP claims his three-fight Misfits deal will pay more than double his full UFC contract — at seven figures per bout.

Oct 13, 2026

Ismael Bonfim inside the octagon during a UFC fight
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Ismael Bonfim Cut by UFC After 2-5 Run and Third Weight Miss

Bonfim was 7.5 pounds over for his knockout loss to Francisco Prado — his fourth straight UFC stoppage defeat. He arrived 18-3. He leaves 2-5.

Oct 12, 2026

Julianna Pena posing before a UFC bout
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Julianna Pena Ends 17-Month Layoff — On the Wrestling Mat

The two-time UFC champ makes her Real American Freestyle debut Nov. 14 in Abu Dhabi, her first competitive action since losing the belt in June 2025.

Oct 12, 2026

Amanda Nunes stands in the octagon ahead of a UFC bout
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Kayla Harrison's Neck Surgery Doubts Nearly Cost Her the Nunes Fight

Harrison spine fusion repaired five herniated discs and derailed her UFC 324 date. Now she faces Amanda Nunes for the bantamweight belt on Nov. 14.

Oct 12, 2026

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland during a fight week appearance
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Sean Strickland Is Right About UFC Pay — And It Won't Change a Thing

The middleweight champ torched the UFC over fighter pay, but with roughly 18-20% of revenue reaching athletes, one loud voice won't move the machine.

Oct 12, 2026

Jiří Procházka in the Octagon during a UFC light heavyweight bout
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Procházka vs Navajo Stirling: Former Champ Headlines UFC's Doha Return

Procházka (32-6-1, 28 KOs) meets undefeated Stirling (11-0) on Nov. 21, with the Kiwi riding a 6-0 UFC run and three straight stoppages.

Oct 12, 2026

UFC president Dana White, whose son and nephew have launched a new manga series
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Dana White's Son and Nephew Trade the Octagon for Manga With 'Martial War'

Aidan White and Will Carter teamed with Shaman King creator Hiroyuki Takei to launch their first Dark Horse manga at New York Comic Con.

Oct 12, 2026

Joaquin Buckley in the UFC Octagon ahead of his welterweight main event in Edmonton
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Buckley vs Malott: Can a Top-10 Welterweight Survive Hostile Edmonton?

Joaquin Buckley arrives in Canada on a two-fight skid to face Mike Malott, who's riding four straight wins and a nation at his back.

Oct 12, 2026

Former UFC fighter Tim Kennedy getting his hands wrapped backstage
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Tim Kennedy Shot Three Times on Security Contract in the Congo

The former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight survived a mid-September ambush that killed 7, taking three rounds to the leg while under contract in the DRC.

Oct 11, 2026

Jon Jones reacts after his heavyweight title win at UFC 309 in Madison Square Garden
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Jon Jones Calls Missing the UFC White House Card His Biggest Regret

Jones, the LHW GOAT and reigning heavyweight champ after his UFC 309 win over Stipe Miocic, says he probably won't fight again.

Oct 11, 2026

Brendan Allen celebrates a submission win inside the UFC APEX octagon
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Allen chokes out Duncan in round five to stay a middleweight problem

Brendan Allen tapped Christian Leroy Duncan at 2:46 of the fifth for his 15th career submission, headlining a brutal APEX card full of early finishes.

Oct 11, 2026

Brendan Allen celebrates a submission victory inside the UFC Octagon
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Brendan Allen Chokes Out Duncan, Then Takes Aim at Du Plessis

Allen's fifth-round submission of Christian Leroy Duncan stretched his win streak to four and kept the #4 middleweight's title case alive.

Oct 11, 2026

Andre Fili celebrates a knockout victory inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas
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Andre Fili Snaps Skid With a Brutal Head-Kick KO at UFC Vegas 122

Fili's finish of Kai Kamaka III was his first Octagon win since April 2025, nudging his UFC record back above .500 at 14-13.

Oct 11, 2026

Gerald Meerschaert in the Octagon during a UFC middleweight bout
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Gerald Meerschaert Retires After UFC Vegas 122 KO Loss to Julius Walker

The submission king walks away at 32-23 (per the broadcast), ending a 60-fight career on a six-loss skid. He still owns two UFC middleweight records.

Oct 11, 2026

Brendan Allen in the Octagon during a UFC middleweight bout
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Brendan Allen to Damian Pinas: Earn the Fight Before You Ask

The #4 middleweight is 3-0 in his current run and has a title shot in sight. He says Pinas, 3-0 in the UFC, is 'reaching' with his callout.

Oct 10, 2026

Yair Rodriguez throwing a strike inside the Octagon
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Abdi Iniestra Lands Yair Rodriguez Buzzer-Beater Elbow in Mexico

The 21-year-old flyweight dropped Anthony Ramirez with a reverse elbow with three seconds left at Lux Fight League 63 — a near-perfect tribute to one of MMA's wildest finishes.

Oct 10, 2026

Mikey Musumeci competing in a UFC BJJ grappling match
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Mikey Musumeci Vacates UFC BJJ Title to Chase an MMA Career

The four-time IBJJF world champ went 4-0 by submission in title bouts before leaving the belt open at age 30 for a shot at mixed martial arts.

Oct 9, 2026