MMA News

Curtis Calhoun - October 31, 2025

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira came to Tom Aspinall’s defense following a disappointing night at UFC 321. UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall’s first undisputed title defense ended in disaster as he and Ciryl Gane went to a no-contest at UFC 321 last Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Just minutes into their fight, Gane accidentally eye poked Aspinall, leading the defending champion to lose vision and become unable to continue competing.

Harry Kettle - October 31, 2025

UFC veteran Michael Chandler has admitted that he needs a win in his next outing as he continues to tease a Conor McGregor fight. One thing we know to be true is that Michael Chandler is a warrior. He has endured some real punishment in his career and yet, at the age of 39, he’s still as motivated as he’s ever been. As we look ahead to the future, it certainly feels like he could finally be on the verge of getting the Conor McGregor fight that he’s been longing for.

Harry Kettle - October 31, 2025

Henry Cejudo has explained why he puts himself ahead of his friend Khabib Nurmagomedov in the GOAT debate. Everyone knows that Henry Cejudo is a pretty confident guy, and that much goes without saying. After all, in order to become a two-weight world champion in the UFC, you need to believe in yourself – and you need to be willing to put it all on the line as you continue to build your legacy.

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 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

Isaac Dulgarian is glad to finally be making the walk to the Octagon again. Dulgarian is set to end his nearly 14-month-long layoff on Saturday when he takes on Yadier del Valle at UFC Vegas 110. Although Dulgarian has a lengthy layoff, he said it wasn’t his doing.

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

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

Alex Pereira’s coach Glover Teixeira has both praised and criticized UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev in a recent interview. Right now, Khamzat Chimaev is on top of the world. He is the king of the middleweight division in the UFC after winning the world title from Dricus du Plessis earlier this year. Now, he has his eyes set on cementing his legacy even further, perhaps by going up to 205 pounds in search of a second world championship.

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.

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.

Curtis Calhoun - October 29, 2025

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira didn’t take kindly to Joaquin Buckley’s recent claims about a middleweight fight that never came to fruition. Alex Pereira got his revenge earlier this month at UFC 320 as he defeated Magomed Ankalaev by TKO to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title. Pereira avenged his lone light heavyweight loss and is back on the throne of the 205 lb division.

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.

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.