MMA News

Harry Kettle - October 31, 2025

Former UFC champion and superstar Ronda Rousey has taken a shot at the promotion’s most famous commentator Joe Rogan. As we know, Ronda Rousey is easily one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts history. She helped put women’s MMA on the map and for a while, she was one of the biggest names in combat sports – and perhaps all of sports. Unfortunately, following losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, she fell off the map, and she also fell out of favor with a lot of fans because of how she responded to those defeats.

BJPENN.COM Staff - October 31, 2025

Superbon walks into enemy territory to face Masaaki Noiri with cold confidence that his performance will transform the Japanese crowd into stunned silence. The reigning ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion battles the interim titleholder in the main event of ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Ariake Arena at Tokyo, Japan. This unification clash determines the lone ruler of the 155-pound division. The 35-year-old Thai veteran enters the biggest fight of his career against a dangerous opponent who has proven his knack for delivering the improbable.

BJPENN.COM Staff - October 30, 2025

Stamp Fairtex returns from a career-threatening knee injury with one specific technique haunting her preparation more than anything else Kana Morimoto brings. The former three-sport ONE World Champion faces the four-time K-1 Champion in atomweight kickboxing action at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri. This goes down on Sunday, November 16, inside Ariake Arena at Tokyo, Japan. The 27-year-old spent two years rehabilitating from a torn meniscus that forced her to relinquish the ONE Women’s Atomweight MMA World Title. The fight falls on her birthday, making the return even more symbolic.

Dylan Bowker - October 30, 2025

Ronda Rousey recently touched on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement from MMA as something that stands out as a microcosm of a more toxic side of the MMA fandom. This was expressed by the dominant former UFC bantamweight champion during a recent interview with Bert Kreischer. Rousey covered multiple topics and opined about the rigidity of mixed martial arts fans demanding perfection, otherwise, that fighter was never skilled to begin with. ‘Rowdy’ didn’t just reference her own drop off as an example of that idea, but invoked the names of several prominent fighters who drew out the vitriol of fans for not being perfect.

Cole Shelton - October 30, 2025

Former Bellator fighter James Gallagher detailed his side of his story for his unique fight cancellation. Gallagher was booked to fight UFC veteran Ali AlQaisi at ACA 194 last Thursday. It was a highly anticipated fight on the card. But AlQiaisi went into the cage and revealed that Gallagher left the arena because he wasn’t happy with his warm-up area.

Curtis Calhoun - October 30, 2025

Former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad expects Tom Aspinall to go through a similar firestorm that he did after one of his earlier fights. UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall came under immense criticism for being unable to continue fighting in his UFC 321 title bout against Ciryl Gane last weekend. Aspinall, who was making his first undisputed title defense, was accidentally poked in both eyes by Gane just minutes into the first round.

Curtis Calhoun - October 30, 2025

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg got some work in just weeks after Pereira’s title redemption. Alex Pereira got his revenge against Magomed Ankalaev in the UFC 320 main event earlier this month in Las Vegas. Just minutes into their fight, Pereira stopped Ankalaev by TKO to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title.

Cole Shelton - October 30, 2025

Dan Hooker is glad he’s now fighting Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Qatar. Hooker was supposed to fight Justin Gaethje back in March, but an injury knocked him out of the fight. He will now take on Tsarukyan on Nov. 22 in the main event of UFC Qatar in a pivotal fight at lightweight.

Harry Kettle - October 30, 2025

UFC contender Steve Garcia has said that he believes Alexander Volkanovski is currently holding up the featherweight division. As we know, Alexander Volkanovski is an absolutely huge fan favorite in the world of mixed martial arts. That’s been the case for a long time now, and his legacy grew even further back in April when he defeated Diego Lopes to regain his UFC featherweight championship. Now, as we look ahead to the future, it seems as if Lerone Murphy could be the next man lined up to face him – but that has yet to be confirmed.

Harry Kettle - October 30, 2025

Former UFC fighter Muhammad Mokaev has voiced his frustration at how he was perceived at the end of his run with the promotion. Last year, Muhammad Mokaev was considered to be one of the most intriguing prospects in all of mixed martial arts. He was doing some incredible things in the UFC’s flyweight division, and it seemed like just a matter of time before he received a world title shot at 125 pounds.

BJPENN.COM Staff - October 29, 2025

Marat Grigorian heard enough trash talk from Rukiya Anpo during their press conference confrontation, and now he’s ready to deliver a brutal reality check inside the Circle. The Armenian battles the former three-time K-1 Champion in featherweight kickboxing action at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Ariake Arena at Tokyo, Japan. Tension between the fighters reached a boiling point during the September press conference.

Dylan Bowker - October 29, 2025

The business methodologies of the UFC have come under fire for years now, and the UFC’s first-ever Canadian champion has offered up his viewpoint on things. That fighter in question is Carlos Newton, who captured the UFC welterweight belts years back, and recently spoke at an NSAC hearing regarding aspects of the UFC antitrust lawsuit. Though not mentioning the new Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act specifically, Newton’s rhetoric did describe UFC’s business model which they want to bring into boxing.

BJPENN.COM Staff - October 29, 2025

Judges won’t determine this championship story. Masaaki Noiri refuses to leave the biggest moment of his career in anyone’s hands except his own. The ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion faces Superbon for undisputed gold in the main event of ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Ariake Arena at Tokyo, Japan. This unification battle on home soil represents the culmination of a long-held ambition for the 32-year-old Japanese striker. He set his crosshairs on Superbon from the moment he joined the world’s largest martial arts organization.

Curtis Calhoun - October 29, 2025

46-year-old Andrei Arlovski isn’t slowing down anytime soon as he’s set to headline an upcoming Misfits Boxing card. Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski appeared on the verge of retirement following four consecutive defeats to wrap up his promotional tenure. A split decision defeat to Martin Buday at UFC 303 signaled the end of his UFC career, as the promotion opted not to re-sign the MMA legend to a new contract.

Dylan Bowker - October 29, 2025

Conor McGregor is someone who could fight in bare knuckle against both big-name fighters in addition to the well-entrenched, active fighters on the circuit, unlike Mike Perry, as per the assessments of a former multi-division bare knuckle champion. Jimmy Sweeney mentioned this distinction during a recent interview on Bare Knuckle Bowker ahead of his sophomore BKFC bout against Carlos Trinidad Snake, which happened last weekend at BKFC Italy.

Curtis Calhoun - October 29, 2025

Surging UFC heavyweight Ante Delija responded to Tom Aspinall’s promise that he’ll vacate the belt if the matchmakers offer them a future title fight. UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s first title defense ended in a no-contest last weekend at UFC 321. Just minutes into his fight with Ciryl Gane, Aspinall was hit with multiple eye pokes, which left him unable to continue fighting.

Curtis Calhoun - October 29, 2025

Former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw is the latest to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Tom Aspinall at UFC 321. Undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s first title defense ended in disaster after he was eyepoked in both eyes just minutes into his fight with Ciryl Gane last Saturday. The UFC 321 main event was ruled a no-contest after Aspinall was unable to continue competing, failing to bring new life to the division post-Jon Jones.

Cole Shelton - October 29, 2025

Chris Weidman had thought of boxing Anderson Silva for quite some time. Weidman and Silva fought twice in the UFC in 2013, with Weidman winning both fights, to become the middleweight champion. The first fight was a massive upset, as Weidman knocked out Silva, and in the rematch, the Brazilian brutally broke his leg.