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Motono retains Pancrase strawweight title with 50-punch TKO as Sugiyama ends 18-year career
Miki Motono overwhelmed Satomi Takano with more than 50 unanswered punches from scarf-hold to retain her Queen of Pancrase strawweight title via second-round TKO at Pancrase 366 in Tokyo. In the co-main event, flyweight champion Shizuka Sugiyama closed out an 18-year career with a unanimous decision victory.
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Degli earns UFC contract with standing one-arm choke after 13-fight winning streak
Brazilian flyweight Marcos Degli submitted Paris Moran with a rare standing one-arm rear-naked choke at DWCS Season 10 Week 7, capping a 13-fight winning streak and earning a UFC contract from Dana White.
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Piwowarczyk earns UFC contract with first-round TKO of unbeaten Quissua at DWCS
Polish light heavyweight Damian Piwowarczyk secured a UFC contract on Week 7 of Dana White's Contender Series Season 10, stopping the previously undefeated Emilio Quissua via TKO at 4:55 of round one at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
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Unbeaten Dasuyev earns UFC contract on DWCS but blames jet lag for failing to finish Ortega
Alvi Dasuyev improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Jaden Ortega on Dana White's Contender Series Season 10 Week 7, earning a UFC contract. The fighter later claimed jet lag prevented him from securing a knockout, adding: 'I hate that guy.'
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Gaethje's manager shuts down Topuria rematch push: 'He doesn't call the shots'
Ali Abdelaziz, manager of UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, has dismissed Ilia Topuria's push for an immediate rematch, insisting the former champion holds no power to demand one after losing his title at UFC Freedom 250 in June.
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Dana White insists UFC has offered Costa fights as 'Borrachinha' demands release
Dana White has pushed back against Paulo Costa's public frustration with the UFC, revealing the Brazilian has turned down multiple fight offers while still on the final bout of his contract.
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Tsarukyan stops Ruffy with late elbow after wrestling game is shut down
Arman Tsarukyan finished Mauricio Ruffy with an elbow at 4:56 of round one on September 19 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, overcoming an improved takedown defence by switching to a clinch-and-elbow attack that caught Ruffy off guard.
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Steveson breaks silence after 12-second KO loss and fight-week assault allegations
Olympic wrestling champion Gable Steveson has issued a public statement following his stunning 12-second knockout defeat to Sean Sharaf in the UFC, addressing both the historic upset and sexual assault allegations from his college years that resurfaced during fight week.
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UFC champion Van credits Petr Yan as his primary model after second title defence
Joshua Van, fresh from his second successful title defence at UFC 331, has revealed he mirrors his striking game on fellow champion Petr Yan — and used to flip Dustin Poirier footage to account for their stance difference.
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Marlon Vera reveals $200K watch heist struck his home on eve of O'Malley title fight
Marlon Vera has disclosed that his California home was robbed the night before his 2024 UFC bantamweight title challenge against Sean O'Malley, with thieves stealing a watch collection worth approximately $200,000. Police were never able to identify the culprit.
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UFC 331 upset hero Sean Sharaf opens up on $600K debt after stunning 12-second knockout
Sean Sharaf, the massive underdog who knocked out Gable Steveson in 12 seconds at UFC 331, has detailed the gambling losses, an unaffordable truck, and borrowed money from his mother that left him $600,000 in debt.
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Dvalishvili admits fighting Yan's game cost him UFC bantamweight title in rematch
Merab Dvalishvili has pinpointed his critical error in losing the UFC bantamweight title to Petr Yan last December — standing and trading with an elite boxer rather than imposing his own grappling-heavy style. The two meet again at UFC 333 on October 24 in Abu Dhabi.
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Dana White signs six at DWCS Week 7, including two fighters who lost their bouts
Dana White handed out six UFC contracts at Contender Series 2026 Week 7, rewarding not only winners but also Jaden Ortega and Callum Connor despite both losing decisions in bouts White described as Fight of the Year contenders.
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Sharaf reveals Steveson's mid-camp wrestling detour convinced him the Olympian was ripe for an upset
Sean Sharaf has explained how spotting Gable Steveson compete in a wrestling match just weeks before UFC 331 convinced him the Olympic gold medalist was overconfident — and fuelled the 12-second knockout that shocked the heavyweight division.
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Strickland escapes serious injury as helmetless ATV rolls six times at 60mph
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland walked away with minor scrapes after an ATV he was riding with a friend flipped and rolled six times at around 60mph. Strickland was not wearing a helmet; his friend lost consciousness and was hospitalised.
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PFL CEO John Martin steps down just seven weeks after MVP merger
John Martin has announced his resignation as CEO of the combined PFL-MVP organisation, barely seven weeks after the two promotions merged. Martin endorsed MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian as his likely successor to lead the next chapter.
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Six UFC contracts awarded at DWCS Season 10 Week 7, including two losing fighters in historic first
Dana White's Contender Series made history at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Tuesday, awarding six UFC contracts in a single night — including two fighters who lost their bouts, a first in the show's ten-season run.
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Steveson breaks silence on sexual assault allegations after 12-second UFC 331 knockout
Gable Steveson issued his first public statement following his 12-second knockout loss to Sean Sharaf at UFC 331, using it primarily to address sexual assault allegations from his University of Minnesota years that Sharaf repeatedly raised during fight week.
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Novenyi Jr. faces Haig in DWCS middleweight main event at Las Vegas Meta APEX
Former Bellator standout Norbert Novenyi Jr., riding three straight first-round finishes, meets Theo Haig in the Dana White's Contender Series middleweight main event at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Undefeated welterweights Alvi Dasuyev and Jaden Ortega clash in the co-main event.
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Fleury accuses Muradov of ducking rematch after Oktagon title loss in August
Will Fleury has publicly called out Makhmud Muradov for backing away from an agreed light heavyweight rematch, claiming the Oktagon promotion is shielding the champion from a return fight after their controversial August finish.
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