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BJPENN.COM Staff - November 11, 2025

Former bantamweight king Nong-O Hama brings technical brilliance and devastating kicks into the most emotionally complex fight of either warrior’s career. The vacant ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title demands someone’s dreams crumble in Tokyo. Nong-O battles friend Rodtang Jitmuangnon for the vacant strap at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. The 38-year-old seeks two-division glory against the 28-year-old Thai icon who lost his crown on the scales last year.

Curtis Calhoun - November 11, 2025

Renowned Mixed Martial Arts referee Herb Dean recently revealed details of recent rules meetings between top officials. Tom Aspinall’s first undisputed heavyweight title defense ended in disaster after he was accidentally eye poked in both eyes by Ciryl Gane in the first round of their UFC 321 fight. After taking five full minutes to attempt to recover from the infraction, Aspinall was deemed unable to continue competing due to loss of vision in his right eye.

Curtis Calhoun - November 11, 2025

Matt Brown believes former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev still has a ways to go to prove himself as an all-time great. Islam Makhachev has the chance to add himself to the UFC history books this weekend at UFC 322. With a win over UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday, Makhachev would become the latest two-division title winner in the promotion’s history.

Curtis Calhoun - November 11, 2025

UFC 322 welterweight title challenger Islam Makhachev responded to Kamaru Usman’s holdout for the next title shot. Islam Makhachev will challenge for UFC welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena’s title this Saturday at UFC 322. Makhachev, who was the UFC’s pound-for-pound king before vacating the lightweight belt earlier this year, has the chance to return to the throne and add to his legendary resume.

Curtis Calhoun - November 11, 2025

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira isn’t slowing down his callouts of Jon Jones for a potential fight at The White House. We’re less than a year away from the UFC’s planned event at The White House in what’s expected to be one of the biggest showcases in combat sports history. Several top names, including Jon Jones and Conor McGregor, have advocated to have headlining spots on the card.

BJPENN.COM Staff - November 11, 2025

Traditional Thai aggression collides with hybrid striking innovation when veterans and rising stars meet under Tokyo lights. Suakim Sor Jor Tongprajin brings more than 200 professional fights worth of knowledge into his toughest promotional test. The former three-division Lumpinee Stadium Muay Thai World Champion faces Jake Peacock in bantamweight Muay Thai action at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. The 30-year-old Thai veteran carries a five-fight winning streak into this pivotal clash, including a dominant victory over Zafer Sayik in his U.S. primetime debut last August.

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

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.

BJPENN.COM Staff - November 10, 2025

Brotherhood collides with championship ambition when family bonds face their ultimate test. Rodtang Jitmuangnon never imagined he’d have to face the man he calls friend, but destiny demands this confrontation. The 28-year-old former ruler battles Nong-O Hama for the vacant ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Tokyo’s Ariake Arena. Rodtang was stripped of his belt in November 2024 after missing weight, while 38-year-old Nong-O chases rare two-division glory after his legendary bantamweight Muay Thai reign.

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,

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.

Curtis Calhoun - November 10, 2025

Dustin Poirier warned UFC 322 title challenger Islam Makhachev about a big potential risk in his fight with Jack Della Maddalena. Islam Makhachev is days away from potentially making UFC history at UFC 322 against welterweight titleholder Jack Della Maddalena. With a win this weekend, Makhachev would become the latest two-division UFC champion and add to his legendary resume.

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.

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.

Curtis Calhoun - November 10, 2025

UFC Hall of Famer Chael Sonnen wants James Krause to be excluded from the FBI’s ongoing probe into suspicious gambling activity. It’s been a rough month thus far for the UFC.