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Gilbert Burns grappling during a submission exchange
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Two UFC BJJ Titles Up for Grabs as Moura Chases History vs Fornarino

The 20-year-old bantamweight champ Cassia Moura fights for a second belt October 8, while Gilbert Burns makes his second grappling-only start.

Oct 6, 2026

Ilia Topuria inside the octagon during a UFC event
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Paddy Pimblett Pitches a TUF Season Opposite Ilia Topuria

Pimblett wants to coach against rival Ilia Topuria and swears the pairing could out-draw TUF 10 — the last season anyone really remembers.

Oct 6, 2026

Shavkat Rakhmonov inside the UFC octagon
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Rakhmonov Teases 19-0 vs 19-0 Showdown With Michael Morales

Two unbeaten welterweights, 38 wins and zero losses between them. Rakhmonov hasn't fought since December 2024 — and he likes what Morales is selling.

Oct 6, 2026

UFC CEO Dana White speaking at a press conference
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Sal Everett Blocks Out Dana White's Bias Ahead of DWCS Debut

The ex-UFC security guard brings a perfect 4-0 record — all first-round finishes, including a four-second KO — into his Tuesday test against Ozzy Martin.

Oct 6, 2026

Dana White watching cageside at the UFC APEX during Dana White's Contender Series
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Contender Series Week 9: 10 Prospects Chase UFC Deals in Vegas

Season 10 has already sent 38 fighters to the UFC. Tonight's five-fight card at the APEX gives 10 more a shot at Dana White's attention.

Oct 6, 2026

Ciryl Gane in the Octagon ahead of his UFC heavyweight title defense
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Matt Brown Says Volkov Earned Hokit's UFC 334 Title Shot Over Him

Josh Hokit is 4-0 in the UFC and one win from gold against Ciryl Gane at UFC 334 — but Matt Brown thinks a more deserving contender got passed over.

Oct 6, 2026

Zabit Magomedsharipov poses on the scale during a UFC weigh-in in Moscow
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Zabit Magomedsharipov Returns to Face Giga Chikadze at RAF Abu Dhabi

After nearly seven years away, the 6-0 UFC featherweight returns on a grappling card — but on the mats, not in the cage. Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena.

Oct 6, 2026

Khamzat Chimaev inside the Octagon during his UFC middleweight title bout
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Chimaev Offers Strickland $1 Million to Settle the Score Anywhere

The deposed middleweight champ wants a rematch outside the UFC — and he's put a seven-figure number on it after his first career loss at UFC 328.

Oct 5, 2026

Natalia Silva celebrates a win inside the UFC octagon
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Natalia Silva Is Flyweight Champ — Is Shevchenko Next or Next in Line?

Silva took the 125-pound belt from Wang Cong at UFC 332 and wants to stay busy. The question now: does Valentina Shevchenko get first crack?

Oct 5, 2026

UFC middleweight contender Brendan Allen
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Allen vs Duncan: Two Rising Middleweights, One Title Shortcut

Brendan Allen rides a three-fight streak into Saturday's APEX headliner against Christian Leroy Duncan, who's won five straight to crack the top 10.

Oct 5, 2026

Sean O'Malley reacts inside the UFC octagon
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O'Malley Denies Ducking Payton Talbott: 'He Made It Up'

Suga says he was never offered Talbott for UFC White House, but he's happy to squabble — if Petr Yan loses at UFC 333 on Oct. 24.

Oct 5, 2026

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev, named by Michael Morales as his top target
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Michael Morales Calls Out the Welterweight Division While Garry Fires Back

Morales is 7-0 in the UFC with three straight first-round KOs, but inactivity could leave him on the outside of the title picture until 2027.

Oct 5, 2026

UFC president Dana White speaking at a press conference
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Dana White Opens Up on the Mother Who Wrote a Book Against Him

The UFC boss revisited the 2011 tell-all his mother June published and the threatening emails he says ended their relationship for good.

Oct 5, 2026

UFC heavyweight contender inside the Octagon
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Anthony Wint Calls Out Sean Sharaf After 23-Second KO at UFC 332

Wint pushed to 9-0 with a 23-second finish in Salt Lake City, then immediately asked for the man who stunned Gable Steveson. His pitch: give Sharaf another chance to prove the doubters wrong.

Oct 4, 2026

Kevin Holland during a UFC welterweight bout
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Jacobe Smith Rips Kevin Holland After UFC 332 No-Show

Smith needed just 92 seconds to stop late replacement Bruce Whitehead, then unloaded on Holland for pulling out of two fight camps.

Oct 4, 2026

Sean O'Malley stands in the octagon before a UFC bantamweight bout
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Payton Talbott Wants Sean O'Malley Next — But Yan vs. Merab Decides It

Fresh off a 2-minute finish of Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 332, Talbott is on a three-fight tear and chasing O'Malley at 135.

Oct 4, 2026

Lightweight contender King Green in the octagon at a UFC event
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King Green Rips Herb Dean's Stoppage After UFC 332 Loss to Ribovics

Green's four-fight win streak ended in the first round in Salt Lake City — and he thinks the fight was stopped too soon.

Oct 4, 2026

Natalia Silva celebrates after her unanimous decision win at UFC 332
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Silva outpoints Wang over five rounds to seal flyweight title case

Natalia Silva swept 25 minutes against Wang Cong, while Payton Talbott needed just 2:09 to erase Deiveson Figueiredo in Salt Lake City.

Oct 4, 2026

UFC fighter celebrating a win inside the octagon
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Natalia Silva Captures Flyweight Gold as Shevchenko Lurks

Silva dominated Wang Cong to win the vacant UFC women's flyweight title at UFC 332 — and immediately drew the former champ out of hiding.

Oct 4, 2026

Valentina Shevchenko inside the octagon during a UFC title fight
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Natalia Silva Wins Vacant UFC Flyweight Title — and Shevchenko's Already Calling

Silva pushed her octagon record to 9-0 with a decision over Wang Cong, but Valentina Shevchenko says she's coming back for the belt.

Oct 4, 2026