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#1Tsarukyan vs Danis

RAF14 · Fri 23 · 9:00 PM ET · 6:00 PM PT · FOX Nation, AMC Theatres

Our editor saysWill be a miracle if (1) this match actually happens and (2) it happens without any drama.

MW CHAMPIONSHIP#2Arman TsarukyanUFCDillon Danis RussiavsUSA

Middleweight Crossover

5′7″	HEIGHT	6′0″
30	AGE	33

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#2Chimaev vs Lawler

RAF14 · Fri 23 · 9:00 PM ET · 6:00 PM PT · FOX Nation, AMC Theatres

Our editor saysLove seeing Robbie back on the mat. True legend of combat sports; hoping he has a good showing.

#1Khamzat ChimaevUFCCATCHRobbie LawlerEX-UFC-8000vs+1900 UAEUSA

Catchweight Crossover

6′2″	HEIGHT	5′11″
32	AGE	44

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#3Volkanovski vs Evloev

UFC 333 · Sat 24 · 2:00 PM ET · 11:00 AM PT · Paramount+

Our editor saysVolk is a fan favorite and arguable GOAT of his division. Every match is either watching him work hmagic or watching the start of his downfall against time

FW CHAMPIONSHIPAlexander Volkanovski (C)#1Movsar Evloev28-4vs20-0-112-108 AustraliaRussia

Featherweight · 145 lb

5′6″	HEIGHT	5′7″
38	AGE	32

Last 3

WD. LopesDec · R5 · Feb ’26
WD. LopesDec · R5 · Apr ’25
LI. TopuriaKO · R2 · Feb ’24

Last 3

WL. MurphyDec · R5 · Mar ’26
WA. SterlingDec · R3 · Dec ’24
WA. AllenDec · R3 · Jan ’24

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#4Yan vs Dvalishvili

UFC 333 · Sat 24 · 2:00 PM ET · 11:00 AM PT · Paramount+

Our editor saysImportant fight to see how the division shakes up. Last time, merab said he had nothing for Yan after failed takedowns. Let’s see how he adjusts.

BW CHAMPIONSHIPPetr Yan (C)#1Merab Dvalishvili20-5vs21-5-148+125 RussiaGeorgia

Bantamweight · 135 lb

5′7″	HEIGHT	5′6″
33	AGE	35
67″	REACH	—

Last 3

WM. DvalishviliDec · R5 · Dec ’25
WM. McGheeDec · R3 · Jul ’25
WD. FigueiredoDec · R5 · Nov ’24

Last 3

LP. YanDec · R5 · Dec ’25
WC. SandhagenDec · R5 · Oct ’25
WS. O'MalleySub · R3 · Jun ’25

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UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev

Main card 2:00 PM ET · 11:00 AM PT

Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Paramount+

MAIN CARD · 5 FIGHTS2:00 PM ET · 11:00 AM PT

FW CHAMPIONSHIPAlexander Volkanovski (C)#1Movsar Evloev28-4vs20-0-112-108 AustraliaRussia

Featherweight · 145 lb

5′6″	HEIGHT	5′7″
38	AGE	32

Last 3

WD. LopesDec · R5 · Feb ’26
WD. LopesDec · R5 · Apr ’25
LI. TopuriaKO · R2 · Feb ’24

Last 3

WL. MurphyDec · R5 · Mar ’26
WA. SterlingDec · R3 · Dec ’24
WA. AllenDec · R3 · Jan ’24

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BW CHAMPIONSHIPPetr Yan (C)#1Merab Dvalishvili20-5vs21-5-148+125 RussiaGeorgia

Bantamweight · 135 lb

5′7″	HEIGHT	5′6″
33	AGE	35
67″	REACH	—

Last 3

WM. DvalishviliDec · R5 · Dec ’25
WM. McGheeDec · R3 · Jul ’25
WD. FigueiredoDec · R5 · Nov ’24

Last 3

LP. YanDec · R5 · Dec ’25
WC. SandhagenDec · R5 · Oct ’25
WS. O'MalleySub · R3 · Jun ’25

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#6Lone'er KavanaghFLY#7Ramazan Temirov10-2vs20-3-115-107 EnglandUzbekistan

Flyweight · 125 lb

5′4″	HEIGHT	5′4″
27	AGE	29
67″	REACH	63″

Last 3

LB. RoyvalSub · R3 · Jul ’26
WB. MorenoDec · R5 · Feb ’26
LC. JohnsonKO · R2 · Aug ’25

Last 3

WC. JohnsonDec · R3 · Mar ’25
WC. VergaraTKO · R1 · Oct ’24
WT. SoyaKO · R1 · Sep ’23

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#2Alexander VolkovHW#5Rizvan Kuniev40-11vs14-3-1 (1 NC)-122+102 RussiaRussia

Heavyweight · 265 lb

6′7″	HEIGHT	6′4″
38	AGE	34
80″	REACH	76″

Last 3

WW. Cortes-AcostaDec · R3 · May ’26
WJ. AlmeidaDec · R3 · Oct ’25
LC. GaneDec · R3 · Dec ’24

Last 3

WT. FortuneTKO · R3 · Jul ’26
WJ. AlmeidaDec · R3 · Feb ’26
LC. BlaydesDec · R3 · Jun ’25

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#11Aaron PicoFWLosene Keita14-5vs17-2-145+125 USABelgium

Featherweight · 145 lb

5′8″	HEIGHT	5′9″
30	AGE	28

Last 3

WP. PitbullDec · R3 · Apr ’26
LL. MurphyKO · R1 · Aug ’25
WH. CorralesTKO · R1 · Feb ’24

Last 3

WM. NaimovKO · R1 · Sep ’26
LN. WoodDec · R3 · Mar ’26
WR. ParadeiserTKO · R2 · Dec ’24

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PRELIMS · 4 FIGHTSShow12:00 PM ET · 9:00 AM PT

#7Azamat MurzakanovLHW#7Dominick Reyes16-1vs16-5-210+176 RussiaUSA

Light Heavyweight · 205 lb

5′11″	HEIGHT	6′4″
37	AGE	36
71″	REACH	77″

Last 3

LP. CostaTKO · R3 · Apr ’26
WA. RakićTKO · R1 · Oct ’25
WB. RibeiroTKO · R1 · Jun ’25

Last 3

LC. UlbergKO · R1 · Sep ’25
WN. KrylovKO · R1 · Apr ’25
WA. SmithTKO · R2 · Dec ’24

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#15Nikita KrylovLHW#15Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev31-12vs10-0+395-525 RussiaTurkey

Light Heavyweight · 205 lb

6′3″	HEIGHT	6′2″
34	AGE	25

Last 3

LR. WhittakerTKO · R3 · Jul ’26
WM. BukauskasKO · R3 · Jan ’26
LB. GuskovKO · R1 · Jul ’25

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#12Abusupiyan MagomedovMWCameron Rowston29-7-1vs15-3-125+105 GermanyAustralia

Middleweight · 185 lb

6′2″	HEIGHT	6′3″
36	AGE	31
78″	REACH	—

Last 3

WM. OleksiejczukSub · R1 · Jun ’26
LJ. PyferSub · R2 · Oct ’25
WM. PereiraDec · R3 · Apr ’25

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#14Grant DawsonLWNurullo Aliev24-3-1vs12-0-117-103 USATajikistan

Lightweight · 155 lb

5′10″	HEIGHT	5′10″
32	AGE	25
72″	REACH	72″

Last 3

WM. RębeckiSub · R3 · May ’26
LM. TorresTKO · R1 · Dec ’25
WC. Diego FerreiraDec · R3 · Jan ’25

Last 3

WM. ZaynukovDec · R3 · Sep ’28
WM. DavisDec · R3 · Jul ’26
WS. RockDec · R3 · Nov ’25

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EARLY PRELIMS · 5 FIGHTSShow

Colby ThicknesseBWAsaf Chopurov9-1vs—+440-600 Australia—

Bantamweight · 135 lb

5′7″	HEIGHT	—
27	AGE	—
69″	REACH	—

Last 3

WV. MoralesDec · R3 · May ’26
WJ. MusasaDec · R3 · Sep ’25
LA. TopuriaDec · R3 · Feb ’25

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Abubakar VagaevMWJacob Malkoun25-4vs10-3-157+134 RussiaAustralia

Middleweight · 185 lb

5′11″	HEIGHT	5′9″
33	AGE	31
—	REACH	73″

Last 3

WG. MeerschaertDec · R3 · May ’26
WT. FinneyDec · R3 · Feb ’26
WA. PetroskiTKO · R2 · Mar ’24

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Bolaji OkiFWDaniel Santos10-4vs14-3+102-122 BelgiumBrazil

Featherweight · 145 lb

5′10″	HEIGHT	5′7″
30	AGE	31
—	REACH	67″

Last 3

LC. Doo-hoTKO · R2 · May ’26
WY. Joo-sangTKO · R2 · Oct ’25
WL. Jeong-yeongDec · R3 · May ’25

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Kody SteeleLWNoah Gugnon8-1vs10-2-155+133 USAFrance

Lightweight · 155 lb

5′9″	HEIGHT	5′11″
31	AGE	26

Iasmin LucindoW-SWNicole Caliari18-6vs—-380+300 Brazil—

Women's Strawweight · 115 lb

5′3″	HEIGHT	—
24	AGE	—
66″	REACH	—

Last 3

WA. HillDec · R3 · Aug ’25
LA. LemosDec · R3 · Mar ’25
WM. RodriguezDec · R3 · Oct ’24

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BKFC · BARE KNUCKLE

BKFC Fight Night Clearwater: Reber vs. Street

Main card 6:00 PM ET · 3:00 PM PT

OCC Road House, Clearwater, Florida · BKFC+, Fubo

MAIN CARD · 10 FIGHTS6:00 PM ET · 3:00 PM PT

Ryan ReberBWJustin Street USAvsUSA

Bantamweight 61 kg

Michael LarrimoreBWNate Morrow USAvsUSA

Bantamweight 61 kg

Tony MurphyMWDoug Coltrane USAvsUSA

Middleweight 79 kg

Mike HeckertWWRickie McConnico USAvsUSA

Welterweight 75 kg

Crystal Van WykSWNoelia Vasallo South AfricavsUSA

W.Strawweight 52 kg

Tyler BakerMWYari Kaganovsky USAvsUSA

Middleweight 79 kg

Sam DelaoLHWChris Keirn USAvsUSA

Light Heavyweight 84 kg

Frankie Solomon Jr.MWTerryl Johnson USAvsUSA

Middleweight 79 kg

Jason DinunzioLWGabriel Freyre USAvsUSA

Lightweight 70 kg

Chachi VersaceFLYAngelo Trujillo USAvsUSA

Flyweight 57 kg

POWER SLAP · SLAP

Power Slap 25: Da Hawaiian Hitman vs. Dumpling 2

Time TBA

Space42 Arena, Abu Dhabi · YouTube

MAIN CARD · 8 FIGHTS

HW CHAMPIONSHIPDayne ViernesVasilii Kamotskii USAvs—

Super Heavyweight

Dakota McgregorLWReiley Montoyavs

Lightweight

Louis RobinsonHWJujhar Singhvs

Heavyweight

Peter TruchlikMWMerlis Muusikusvs

Middleweight

Jaco MarneweckHWMichael Backvs

Super Heavyweight

Neeraj KumarWWTangjialike Shalagulivs

Welterweight

Frigyes SzaboMWCameron Delanovs

Middleweight

Pavol HorelicanLHWNikica Vujicicvs

Light Heavyweight

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Main card 9:00 PM ET · 6:00 PM PT

Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV · FOX Nation, AMC Theatres

MAIN CARD · 8 FIGHTS9:00 PM ET · 6:00 PM PT

MW CHAMPIONSHIP#2Arman TsarukyanUFCDillon Danis RussiavsUSA

Middleweight Crossover

5′7″	HEIGHT	6′0″
30	AGE	33

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#1Khamzat ChimaevUFCCATCHRobbie LawlerEX-UFC-8000vs+1900 UAEUSA

Catchweight Crossover

6′2″	HEIGHT	5′11″
32	AGE	44

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SW CHAMPIONSHIPLucia YepezSarah Hildebrandt EcuadorvsUSA

Strawweight

—	HEIGHT	5′3″
25	AGE	33

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Sebastian RiveraFWVito Arujau USAvsBelarus

Featherweight

—	HEIGHT	5′7″
28	AGE	27

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Jordan BurroughsMWMichael Caliendo USAvsUSA

Middleweight

5′7″	HEIGHT	—
38	AGE	—

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LW CHAMPIONSHIPRidge LovettJordan Oliver USAvsUSA

Lightweight

AGE

—

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Yonger BastidaHWZach Elam CubavsUSA

Heavyweight

AGE

—

Full profile

Mekhi LewisCWAkhmed Gadzhimagomedov USAvsRussia

Cruiserweight

5′8″	HEIGHT	5′9″
27	AGE	36

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UFC BJJ · GRAPPLING

UFC BJJ Opens Indianapolis

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Best Choice Field House, Fishers, Indiana

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WNO 30

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Sunny Days Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · FloGrappling, FloSports app

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ADCC LATIN AMERICA – (VENEZUELA) CARACAS OPEN 2026

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Gimnasio José Joaquín "Papá" Carrillo / Gimnasio de Parque Miranda, Avenida Rómulo Gallegos de Sebucan, Sucre, Miranda, Caracas, Caracas, Distrito Capital

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Next week · Oct 26–Nov 1

FRI30OCT ONE Friday Fights 176 / The Inner Circle 36ONE · Bangkok, ThailandTime TBA

Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand · YouTube / Facebook

MAIN CARD · 2 FIGHTS

Pethuahin JitmuangnonFLYJacob Thompson ThailandvsUK

Flyweight Muay Thai

Numsurin Chor.KetwinaATOMAkram Hamidi7-2vs34-5-1 ThailandFrance

Atomweight Muay Thai

5′4″	HEIGHT	5′7″
31	AGE	27

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5′0″	HEIGHT	5′1″
29	AGE	27

UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev

BKFC Fight Night Clearwater: Reber vs. Street

Power Slap 25: Da Hawaiian Hitman vs. Dumpling 2

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UFC BJJ Opens Indianapolis

WNO 30

ADCC LATIN AMERICA – (VENEZUELA) CARACAS OPEN 2026

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