MMA News

Cole Shelton - November 11, 2025

The 209th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live to preview UFC 322. We’re first joined by ninth-ranked UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush (0:51). We close things out by chatting with UFC middleweight Kyle Daukaus (11:54).

Harry Kettle - November 11, 2025

UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has compared defeating Conor McGregor to taking a vacation in the Maldives. All the way back at UFC 229 in late 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov fought Conor McGregor in the biggest fight in the history of mixed martial arts. While many fans and pundits were split on how the bout would go, in the end, it was Nurmagomedov who managed to secure a fairly dominant victory, finishing things off with a nasty submission before starting a brawl in the crowd with McGregor’s team.

Harry Kettle - November 11, 2025

MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has praised flyweight star Muhammad Mokaev and thinks he’s heading back to the UFC. For the longest time now, Muhammad Mokaev has been viewed as an incredibly exciting prospect at flyweight. During his time with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, it certainly seemed as if he was building his way towards a title shot. Alas, in the end, that didn’t quite come to fruition, and he was instead released following his big win over Manel Kape.

Harry Kettle - November 11, 2025

Former UFC champion Kamaru Usman believes he has earned the right to face the winner of the UFC 322 main event. For the longest time now, Kamaru Usman has been seen as one of the greatest welterweights in the history of mixed martial arts. While many would still put Georges St-Pierre ahead of him in the pecking order, others wouldn’t – and that includes UFC boss Dana White.

Cole Shelton - November 10, 2025

The UFC was back in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday for a decent UFC Vegas 111 card. In the main event, welterweight contenders threw down as Gabriel Bonfim took on Randy Brown. Entering the bout, Bonfim was coming off a split decision win over Stephen Thompson to extend his win streak to three. Brown, meanwhile, was coming off a KO win over Nicolas Dalby to return to the win column.

Dylan Bowker - November 10, 2025

Ikram Aliskerov made a point to clarify that it was a teammate of his who recently won inside the BRAVE CF cage after a playful internet rumor emerged that the fighter was the brother of Khamzat Chimaev. This joke picked up steam from popular combat sports broadcaster, and occasional combatant on circuits like BKFC as well as Karate Combat, Ben Davis. Via his X account @BenTheBaneDavis, he shared footage from a standout finish over the weekend inside the BRAVE CF cage with corresponding text that reads as follows,

Dylan Bowker - November 10, 2025

Dan Hooker has been getting in hard work ahead of his Arman Tsarukyan fight, and the former even had some dental alterations pop up ahead of UFC Qatar. This was expressed by the rising lightweight contender during an interview with Combat TV. When describing how his training has been going, in an excerpt from that interview was posted to the X account @Home_of_Fight, as Hooker said,

Curtis Calhoun - November 10, 2025

Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev looks absolutely shredded ahead of his title fight against Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322. Former UFC pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev is days away from potentially earning a second world title at UFC 322 against Jack Della Maddalena. Makhachev and Maddalena headline a stacked card at UFC 322 in the promotion’s latest event at the legendary Madison Square Garden.

BJPENN.COM Staff - November 10, 2025

Experience battles youth when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu royalty collides with modern systematization. Rafael Lovato Jr. studied his opponent extensively and discovered a complete grappler without exploitable weaknesses. The 42-year-old BJJ legend faces two-time ADCC World Champion Giancarlo Bodoni in middleweight submission grappling at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Lovato makes his promotional debut carrying a perfect 11-0 MMA record and recent ADCC silver medal from 2024.

Curtis Calhoun - November 10, 2025

Dillon Danis and Anthony Taylor will square off for the Misfits MMA championship on December 20th in Dubai. A rivalry will be renewed in the co-main event of Misfits’ upcoming event in Dubai.

Curtis Calhoun - November 10, 2025

Former UFC champion Leon Edwards hit back at Ian Machado Garry over talks of a potential future fight between former teammates. Top UFC welterweight contenders Leon Edwards and Ian Machado Garry were teammates earlier in their careers, before Garry’s nasty split from the gym resulted in the deterioration of their relationship. While Edwards and Garry share different sides to what happened, tensions remain thick between the two star fighters.

Cole Shelton - November 10, 2025

Jack Della Maddalena is confident he won’t just beat Islam Makhachev but will finish him at UFC 322. Della Maddalena is set to defend his welterweight title in the main event of the pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 10, 2025

A former foe of Islam Makhachev believes he knows what Jack Della Maddalena can do to keep his title at the conclusion of UFC 322. Makhachev will challenge Maddalena for the UFC Welterweight Championship on Saturday. This will be “JDM’s” first attempt at a successful title defense. Makhachev is moving up in weight after vacating the UFC Lightweight Championship.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 10, 2025

Francis Ngannou has weighed in on the UFC 321 controversy involving Tom Aspinall. Aspinall put the UFC Heavyweight Championship at stake against Ciryl Gane in Abu Dhabi at the end of October. The challenger found success early on, but things took a bad turn before the end of the opening frame.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - November 10, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili isn’t expecting to score a finish over Petr Yan, but he knows what it would mean if he can get it. Dvalishvili and Yan will collide a second time on Dec. 6. “The Machine” will put the UFC Bantamweight Championship at stake against Yan in the co-main event of UFC 323. The rematch will be held inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Harry Kettle - November 10, 2025

Georges St-Pierre has spoken about an amusing moment he had with Cindy Crawford during his fight against BJ Penn. When you’re talking about the greatest of all time in mixed martial arts, Georges St-Pierre needs to be a featured part of that conversation. He is easily one of the most successful fighters in the history of the sport, and in addition to that, he’s also one of the most well-respected competitors to ever step foot inside the cage.

Harry Kettle - November 10, 2025

UFC star Jiri Prochazka has spoken about his mentality heading into his iconic face-offs with rival Alex Pereira. If there’s anyone who defines what it means to be a true martial artist, it’s Jiri Prochazka. The former UFC light heavyweight champion lives by a samurai code and every single time he gets in there, he puts it all on the line. In the wake of his win over Khalil Rountree Jr, he may well be on the verge of earning a third crack at Alex Pereira in an attempt to avenge his two defeats at the hands of ‘Poatan’.

Harry Kettle - November 10, 2025

UFC commentator Jon Anik has given his thoughts on the Jon Jones/Tom Aspinall ‘ducking’ controversy. As we know, Jon Jones seems pretty set on competing on the UFC White Card next summer – perhaps even in the main event. With that being said, Jon has some work to do in order to receive such a placement. That includes apologizing to Dana White after ‘Bones’ recently admitted that he was in the wrong with how he approached the situation that ended with him retiring from mixed martial arts instead of fighting Tom Aspinall.