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Gaethje reveals how Topuria's predictable footwork handed him the lightweight title at UFC White House
Justin Gaethje dissected Ilia Topuria's footwork patterns and pre-fight emotional mistakes as the key factors behind his fourth-round corner stoppage victory to claim the undisputed UFC lightweight title.
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Jean Silva targets UFC featherweight title shot with Noche UFC win over Delgado
Jean Silva heads into Noche UFC's main event against short-notice replacement Jose Delgado convinced a victory in Glendale, Arizona will make him the mandatory challenger for the UFC featherweight title. The Brazilian also predicts Movsar Evloev will dethrone Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 333 in October.
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Jake Paul targets Michael Page after UFC parts ways with 'MVP' following Paris win
Jake Paul has publicly expressed interest in signing Michael Page to his soon-to-be-rebranded MVP MMA promotion, days after the UFC declined to re-sign the former Bellator star following his unanimous decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris.
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Shinya Aoki returns to RIZIN a decade on to close the chapter DREAM never finished
Shinya Aoki, 43, steps back into a RIZIN ring for the first time since headlining the promotion's debut card in 2015, facing Mikuru Asakura at Super RIZIN 5 in Osaka with a mission to deliver the closure that the defunct DREAM promotion never gave Japanese MMA.
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Schaub brands Silva vs. Wang Cong at UFC 332 'worst main event in MMA history'
Brendan Schaub has launched a scathing attack on the UFC 332 main event, calling the Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong flyweight title fight — created after Valentina Shevchenko vacated the belt through injury — the worst championship bout ever announced in MMA.
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Covington faces Muhammad as RAF 13 confirms stacked card with Chimaev-Burns co-main
Real American Freestyle 13 has finalised its full lineup, headlined by a cruiserweight crossover between former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington and former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad, with Khamzat Chimaev meeting Gilbert Burns in the co-main event.
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BKFC president opens door for Michael Page return after UFC release
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship president Dave Feldman has expressed strong interest in signing Michael 'Venom' Page following the UFC's decision not to re-sign him, citing the format's ability to draw out a more exciting version of the British fighter.
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Delgado vows spectacular finish as he steps up to headline Noche UFC 4 against Jean Silva
Jose Delgado says he can visualise a spectacular finish against Jean Silva with his eyes open as he prepares to headline Noche UFC 4 on 12 September at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona — his first UFC main event.
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Kalinn Williams embraces short-notice UFC 332 clash with hyped Roberto Soldic
Kalinn Williams accepted his fight with former two-division KSW champion Roberto Soldic just days before it was announced, viewing the October 3 UFC 332 bout in Salt Lake City as a chance to add a marquee name to his record.
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Grasso enters Noche UFC 4 as underdog against Fiorot with Belgaroui the card's heaviest favourite
Former UFC women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso is priced as a +205 underdog against Manon Fiorot at Noche UFC 4 on September 12 in Glendale, Arizona. Yousri Belgaroui opens as the card's most lopsided favourite at -850, while main event man Jean Silva is listed at -430 against late-notice replacement Jose Delgado.
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Unbeaten Moreno earns UFC contract on 10 days' notice then marries fiancée same night
Isaac Moreno edged a unanimous decision over Reginaldo Geraldo Jr. at Dana White's Contender Series Week 5 to stay perfect at 9-0 and land a UFC deal — then announced he was marrying fiancée Luna Garcia just hours later that evening.
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Undefeated Kozak becomes youngest Slovakian to earn UFC contract with DWCS TKO
Martin Kozak, 24, stopped Christian Echols in the second round of Dana White's Contender Series Week 5 on September 8 to go 7-0 and become the youngest Slovakian fighter ever signed by the UFC.
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White overrules UFC matchmakers to sign Moreno as DWCS Season 10 hands out four contracts
Dana White admitted he had to argue with his own matchmakers to award Isaac Moreno a UFC deal at DWCS Week 5 on September 8 in Las Vegas, where four of the five fighters on the card earned contracts — the fewest in the show's tenth season.
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Whittaker calls Page the UFC's best point-fighter but admits he's hard to watch
Robert Whittaker has praised Michael Page's technical brilliance after his unanimous decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris, but confessed on the MMArcade Podcast that he struggled to sit through the bout live.
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Unbeaten Pasley earns UFC contract with brutal elbow finish as White draws Jon Jones comparison
Quentin Pasley improved to 4-0 by stopping Arlind Berisha in the first round of the Dana White's Contender Series 2026 Week 5 main event on Sept. 8, earning a UFC contract and a Jon Jones comparison from the promotion's president.
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Diego Sanchez arrested on aggravated DWI charge months after firearm probation deal
Former UFC fighter Diego Sanchez was arrested in Socorro County, New Mexico, on 7 September on charges of aggravated DWI and probation violation, months after pleading guilty to a separate firearm incident and receiving five years of supervised probation.
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Undefeated Natividad earns UFC contract in 70 seconds on eight days' notice
Christian Natividad needed just 70 seconds to finish Colton Loud with a liver shot on Dana White's Contender Series Week 5, earning a UFC contract after stepping in on eight days' notice — and becoming the second member of his family to sign with the promotion.
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PFL tournament winner Popov faces unbeaten first-round finisher Rahmani in Dubai
Oleg Popov, fresh off winning the PFL 2025 heavyweight tournament, will face undefeated Pouya Rahmani — who has stopped all five opponents inside round one — at PFL Dubai on November 14 at Coca-Cola Arena.
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Jean Silva calls Diego Lopes knockout loss his favourite UFC fight despite the defeat
Jean Silva has named his second-round stoppage loss to Diego Lopes at Noche UFC 3 as his favourite fight, praising Lopes for standing and trading with him. Silva, now 17-3, headlines Noche UFC 4 against Jose Delgado on September 12.
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Dana White confirms UFC will not re-sign Michael 'Venom' Page after Paris win
Michael 'Venom' Page has been released by the UFC despite winning his final contracted bout at UFC Paris on Saturday. Dana White confirmed on Tuesday that the promotion has no plans to re-sign the 39-year-old Briton, who enters free agency on a four-fight winning streak.
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