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PFL Africa brings first North Africa card to Casablanca with six semifinal bouts on October 10
The Professional Fighters League will stage PFL Africa 3: 2026 Playoffs at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca on October 10, with semifinal bouts across bantamweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions, plus a heavyweight main event between Abdoulaye Kane and Badr Medkouri.
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Makhachev and Garry both hit 170 as two UFC 330 title fights made official in Philadelphia
Islam Makhachev and Ian Garry both weighed in at 170 pounds on Thursday, clearing the way for their welterweight title clash at UFC 330 in Philadelphia on Saturday. A second title fight also passed the scales without issue.
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Unbeaten Donte Johnson knocks out McConico at UFC 330 and demands middleweight title shot
Donte Johnson remained perfect at 9-0 by stopping Eric McConico with a first-round left hand at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, then declared his intention to become a multiple-time UFC middleweight champion.
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Fernando dominates Tobias with third-round TKO to announce UFC debut at 330
Lucas Fernando lived up to his pre-fight promise at UFC 330, overwhelming fellow Brazilian Rafael Tobias with kicks and boxing combinations before stopping him at 1:10 of the third round to improve his record to 14-3.
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Volkanovski defends featherweight title against unbeaten Evloev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi
Alexander Volkanovski puts his featherweight championship on the line against the undefeated Movsar Evloev in the UFC 333 main event on October 24 at Etihad Arena. Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili settle their rivalry in a bantamweight title trilogy bout on the same card.
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Johnson's rare Scottish twister headlines four UFC 330 performance bonuses
Charles Johnson, Jalin Turner, Jeremiah Wells and Dustin Stoltzfus each earned a $100,000 performance-of-the-night bonus at UFC 330, a card that produced eight finishes in total.
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Makhachev breaks UFC win record with decision over Garry at UFC 330
Islam Makhachev surpassed Anderson Silva's all-time UFC record with his 17th consecutive victory, defeating Ian Garry by unanimous decision in Philadelphia. Mackenzie Dern also retained her strawweight title on a card packed with finishes.
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Garry praises Makhachev but insists he was better in unanimous UFC 330 defeat
Ian Garry lost his first UFC title shot to Islam Makhachev by unanimous decision at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, but the 28-year-old Irishman maintained he outperformed the champion on the night while making no excuses for the result.
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Turner snatches back-to-back first-round finishes at UFC 330 and salutes retiring Barboza
Jalin Turner stopped Kaue Fernandes in the first round at UFC 330 on 16 August 2026, his second consecutive finish since reversing a brief retirement. In his post-fight interview, Turner paid tribute to Edson Barboza, who retired on the same night.
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Johnson lands rare Scottish twister at UFC 330, credits Patchy Mix for teaching him the move
Charles Johnson earned a performance bonus at UFC 330 in Philadelphia by submitting Eduardo Henrique with a Scottish twister — a rare grappling technique he says he drills weekly and learned from former Bellator champion Patchy Mix.
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21-year-old Rosas Jr. headlines first UFC main event against 39-year-old Barcelos in Las Vegas
Raul Rosas Jr. steps into his first UFC main event at Fight Night 289 on 26 September in Las Vegas, facing veteran Raoni Barcelos in a bantamweight clash that spans an 18-year age gap between two fighters each riding five-fight winning streaks.
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Din Thomas retires from cornering after Robertson's lopsided UFC 330 title loss to Dern
Din Thomas has announced his retirement from cornering fighters following Gillian Robertson's one-sided strawweight title defeat to Mackenzie Dern at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. The former UFC fighter said he believes the failed title bid may represent the ceiling of Robertson's career.
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Njokuani blames faulty commission scale for bizarre UFC 330 double weigh-in
Chidi Njokuani has explained why he was forced to step on the scales twice at UFC 330 weigh-ins, claiming a discrepancy between backstage digital scales and the official scale caused the confusion — not a failure to make weight.
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Charles Johnson lands only second Scottish twister in UFC history at 330 — and drills it weekly
Charles Johnson submitted Eduardo Henrique with a Scottish twister in the third round at UFC 330, becoming only the second fighter in UFC history to finish with the rare move. The flyweight revealed he lands the technique in practice at least once or twice a week and learned it from former Bellator champion Patchy Mix.
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Magny stops Brahimaj at UFC 330 to move within three of Miller's all-time wins record
Neil Magny's second-round stoppage of Ramiz Brahimaj at UFC 330 lifted him to 25 UFC wins, drawing level with Charles Oliveira for second on the all-time list and leaving him just three behind record-holder Jim Miller.
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Makhachev breaks UFC win-streak record with hard-fought decision over Garry at UFC 330
Islam Makhachev retained his UFC welterweight title against Ian Garry in Philadelphia, edging a closely contested five-round decision to set a new record for the longest win streak in UFC history. The champion credited Garry's passive, counter-based approach as the toughest tactical challenge he has faced.
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Garry vows to return after Makhachev extends UFC record to 17 straight at UFC 330
Ian Machado Garry dropped a unanimous decision to Islam Makhachev in the UFC 330 welterweight title main event in Philadelphia, but the 28-year-old Irishman insists the defeat has only strengthened his resolve to fight for the championship again.
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Dern retains UFC strawweight title at UFC 330, targets Suarez, Zhang or Godinez next
Mackenzie Dern successfully defended her UFC strawweight title with a unanimous decision over Gillian Robertson at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. The champion has since named Tatiana Suarez, Weili Zhang, and Lupita Godinez as potential next challengers.
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Makhachev opens as heavy favourite for next welterweight title defence after UFC 330 retention
Islam Makhachev retained his welterweight title at UFC 330 and is already installed as a -250 favourite against Carlos Prates for his next defence, with unbeaten Michael Morales also in contention. UFC 333 heads to Abu Dhabi on 24 October, headlined by Alexander Volkanovski vs. Movsar Evloev.
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Cyborg reveals the mission driving her into a final MMA fight against Vieira
Cris Cyborg defends the PFL women's featherweight title against Ketlen Vieira on 22 August in Tampa in what is reported to be her retirement bout. The Brazilian legend says proving women's MMA could be as exciting as the men's game has been her defining motivation.
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