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BJPENN.COM Staff - September 30, 2025

Legacy demands proper closure, and Myanmar icon Aung La N Sang refuses to exit quietly against former welterweight kingpin Zebaztian Kadestam. Their friendship makes this farewell meaningful, but sentiment won’t soften punches. He faces Kadestam in middleweight MMA at ONE Fight Night 36: Prajanchai vs. Di Bella II on Prime Video on Friday, October 3, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium. The 40-year-old “Burmese Python” closes two decades of competition against the 35-year-old Swede making his middleweight debut.

Dylan Bowker - September 30, 2025

Charles Jourdain prepares for a looming UFC Fight Night bout in the great fight north, and a fellow Canadian compatriot has weighed in on that fight. Jesse Ronson is the combatant in question, who also had several fights in the UFC octagon. ‘The Bodysnatcher’ is coming off a victory in his bare-knuckle boxing debut at BKB 46 after a pair of gloveless MMA wins under Jorge Masvidal’s Gamebred Bare Knuckle MMA banner. Jourdain and Ronson were actually supposed to fight at one point, in a champ vs. champ fight in TKO many moons ago in Montreal. When asked what his thoughts are on the Charles Jourdain-Davey Grant fight coming up on October 18th at the UFC Vancouver card, Ronson said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

Curtis Calhoun - September 30, 2025

Former UFC champion Alex Pereira took notice of Magomed Ankalaev’s head coach’s claims that he doesn’t possess knockout power. Former UFC light heavyweight king Alex Pereira is days away from a second chance at handing Magomed Ankalaev a loss this Saturday at UFC 320. Pereira lost to Ankalaev by unanimous decision earlier this year at UFC 313, setting up an immediate rematch between the two top light heavyweights.

Cole Shelton - September 30, 2025

Youssef Zalal knows he can be closing in on a featherweight title shot at UFC 320. Zalal is set to open the main card against Josh Emmett in a pivotal fight at featherweight. After Zalal’s win over Calvin Kattar, he called out Emmett, but he said that was due to the fact that he was the highest-ranked fighter without a fight.

Cole Shelton - September 30, 2025

Magomed Ankalaev plans to make a statement in the main event of UFC 320. Ankalaev is set to defend his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 320 in a rematch against Alex Pereira. Ankalaev won the belt earlier this year as he beat Pereira by decision.

Curtis Calhoun - September 30, 2025

Din Thomas’s recent claims that the UFC should trade Magomed Ankalaev for PFL star Dakota Ditcheva were doubled down by another top analyst. UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev will face Alex Pereira for the second time this Saturday in the UFC 320 main event. Ankalaev defeated Pereira in their first fight at UFC 313 by decision, ending Pereira’s history-making light heavyweight title reign.

Curtis Calhoun - September 30, 2025

UFC Hall of Famer Chael Sonnen didn’t hold back on the man who brutally assaulted Wanderlei Silva during a chaotic post-fight brawl. MMA legend Wanderlei Silva’s exhibition boxing debut didn’t go according to plan against Acelino Freitas, during and after the fight itself.

Curtis Calhoun - September 30, 2025

Dustin Poirier is supremely confident in Alex Pereira’s chances to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight belt at UFC 320. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will get his desired immediate rematch against Magomed Ankalaev this Saturday at UFC 320 in Las Vegas. Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 comes just months after Ankalaev handed Pereira the lone light heavyweight defeat of his career at UFC 313 by decision.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 30, 2025

Brian Ortega appears ready to start a new chapter in his UFC run. Ortega hasn’t had the best of luck as of late. The once unbeaten contender has gone 1-4 in his last five outings. After having a rough weight cut ahead of his unanimous decision loss to Aljamain Sterling, many have suggested that “T-City” should move up to 155 pounds.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 30, 2025

UFC CEO Dana White doesn’t believe his presence in the boxing world is as bad as some make it out to be. There are concerns about the plans of White and TKO now that they’re entering the world of the sweet science. White says he’s looking to “add to” the Muhammad Ali Act, but others believe he’s attempting to take control away from the boxers. Recently, it was announced that Zuffa Boxing struck a broadcast deal with Paramount+

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 30, 2025

A former UFC slugger has a message for other fighters in the wake of Wanderlei Silva’s post-fight disaster. Silva recently had a boxing match that went awry. He shared the ring with Acelino Frietas in the main event of Spaten Fight Night 2. “The Axe Murderer” was disqualified after delivering multiple headbutts to his opponent. A brawl between both teams began in the ring and it ended after Frietas’ son, Rafael, knocked Silva out cold.

Harry Kettle - September 30, 2025

UFC veteran and fan favorite Stephen Thompson has explained his ideal scenario for making a return to the Octagon. For the longest time now, Stephen Thompson has served as one of the most popular fighters in all of mixed martial arts. While he may be coming off the back of five losses in his last six, the 42-year-old still knows how to put on a show – and in many of those fights, he still put forward a pretty honorable performance.

Harry Kettle - September 30, 2025

UFC light heavyweight Dominick Reyes has been called slow by a former foe of his following his KO loss at UFC Perth. Last weekend at UFC Perth, Dominick Reyes battled Carlos Ulberg in the main event of the evening. It was expected to be a close affair between two of the very best at 205 pounds but instead, it was a fairly quick encounter with Ulberg managing to land the knockout blow.

Harry Kettle - September 30, 2025

Alex Pereira has given his thoughts on the ongoing conflict between himself and Magomed Ankalaev ahead of UFC 320. In the last few years, Alex Pereira has been a real MVP for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is always willing to take on whatever challenge they throw his way and because of that, he has earned the respect of the masses in the world of mixed martial arts.

Cole Shelton - September 30, 2025

The 205th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live to preview UFC 320. The lone guest on this week’s show is the ninth-ranked UFC featherweight Youssef Zalal (0:45) to preview his main card bout against Josh Emmett.

Harry Kettle - September 30, 2025

UFC legend Dustin Poirier has laid out what he would do with the current landscape of the lightweight division. For the longest time now, Dustin Poirier has been a huge fan favorite in the world of mixed martial arts. While he’s now retired from the sport, he’s still able to provide the masses with some great insights into what he thinks and how he believes things should be at the elite level.

Dylan Bowker - September 29, 2025

Ateba Gautier is without a dance partner for UFC 320, only days out from the pay-per-view offering. Ozzy Diaz was initially supposed to compete against the man that some have been calling the middleweight Francis Ngannou. But alas, Diaz will no longer be stepping into the cage at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena to do battle with Gautier on Saturday, October 4th.

Dylan Bowker - September 29, 2025

Jack Hermansson will be moving down while Myktybek Orolbai will be moving up in this interesting crossroads battle that has been added to the UFC Qatar card. Hermansson is navigating a move to welterweight here and the stalwart, now former middleweight will fight with ex-lightweight mixed martial artist, Orolbai. It all goes down on the November 22nd UFC Fight Night offering set to transpire at ABHA Arena in Doha. This intiruging cross divisional bout booking was confirmed for UFC Fight Night 265 by both combatants on their social media accounts. This came after an initial report on this bout from X user @realkevink.