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BJPENN.COM Staff - September 15, 2025

Anatoly Malykhin transformed his darkest professional moment into renewed motivation. The former three-division ONE MMA World Champion believes losing his heavyweight crown actually restored the hunger that originally fueled his remarkable run. Malykhin faces “Reug Reug” Oumar Kane in their heavyweight title rematch at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The 37-year-old Russian seeks to reclaim the belt he lost at ONE 169 last November in his first career defeat.

BJPENN.COM Staff - September 14, 2025

Jonathan Di Bella discovered an unexpected friendship during his most crucial training camp. The ONE Interim Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion found kinship with lightweight ruler Regian Eersel while preparing for his title unification showdown. Di Bella faces Prajanchai PK Saenchai for the undisputed ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship at ONE Fight Night 36 on Prime Video on Friday, October 3, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The 29-year-old seeks redemption against the two-sport ONE World Champion who handed him his first professional defeat at ONE Friday Fights 68 in June.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 14, 2025

Alexander Volkanovski has a question to ask following Noche UFC. Diego Lopes shined when the lights were bright, and the crowd inside Frost Bank Center in San Antonio was firmly behind him. Standing across the Octagon from the Mexican star was Jean Silva, who hadn’t lost a fight since 2018.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 14, 2025

Diego Lopes has some blunt advice for Jean Silva after their Noche UFC battle. Lopes and Silva shared the Octagon inside Frost Bank Center in San Antonio this past Saturday. Lopes was a big fan favorite and he fed off that energy with a mostly one-sided fight that did not disappoint.

Chris Taylor - September 13, 2025

Tonight’s UFC Noche 3 event was headlined by a key featherweight matchup between perennial division contenders Diego Lopes and Jean Silva. Lopes (27-7 MMA) was competing for the first time since dropping a decision to Alex Volkanovski in a fight for the promotion‘s then-vacant featherweight title this past April at UFC 314. Prior to that setback, the Brazilian had strung together five straight wins, which included victories over Brian Ortega and Dan Ige.

Chris Taylor - September 13, 2025

We have you covered for all of today’s Noche UFC 3 results, including the featherweight main event between Diego Lopes and Jean Silva. Lopes (26-7 MMA) will be competing for the first time since dropping a decision to Alex Volkanovski in a fight for the promotion‘s then-vacant featherweight title this past April at UFC 314. Prior to that setback, the Brazilian had strung together five straight wins, which included victories over Brian Ortega and Dan Ige.

Chris Taylor - September 13, 2025

We have you covered for all of today’s Noche UFC 3 results, including the men’s bantamweight co-main event between Rob Font and David Martinez. Font (22-9 MMA) will enter the contest on a two-fight winning streak, his most recent victory being a split decision win over Jean Matsumoto this past February in Seattle. The 38-year-old veteran has gone 3-2 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - September 13, 2025

A catchweight contest between former TUF winner Kelvin Gastelum and Dustin Stoltzfus was featured on tonight’s Noche UFC 3 main card lineup. Gastelum (20-10 MMA) had missed the middleweight limit by a whopping 5.5lbs on Friday, and thus tonight’s fight with Stoltzfus was moved to a catchweight. ‘KG’ was competing for the first time since losing a decision to Joe Pyfer back at June’s UFC 316 event. The former TUF winner had gone 2-3 over his previous five Octagon appearances overall.

Chris Taylor - September 13, 2025

The Octagon returns to San Antonio for today’s Noche UFC 3 event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva. Lopes (26-7 MMA) will be competing for the first time since dropping a decision to Alex Volkanovski in a fight for the promotion‘s then-vacant featherweight title this past April at UFC 314. Prior to that setback, the Brazilian had strung together five straight wins, which included victories over Brian Ortega and Dan Ige.

Dylan Bowker - September 13, 2025

Arman Tsarukyan is the number two-ranked lightweight contender in the UFC. While he has outlined his competitive return, it will not be under a mixed martial arts ruleset. Islam Makhachev is the listed number one lightweight contender, but with his looming welterweight title bid against 170-pound champ Jack Della Maddalena at MSG later this year, many foresee Tsarukyan being next up for the title. While Tsarukyan versus Ilia Topuria is far from confirmed at this juncture, the former will, in fact, be testing his skills soon with a former UFC lightweight champ. This will transpire at ACBJJ 18 on September 19th. Tsarukyan will grapple against former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson.

Dylan Bowker - September 12, 2025

Mandel Nallo has finally punched his ticket to the UFC, and a long-time teammate of his is excited to see the former Bellator MMA veteran finally able to ply his trade under those bright octagon lights. ‘Rat Garbage’ secured a TKO win over Samuel Silva in the opening round of his Dana White’s Contender Series contest on September 2nd, which secured him a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mandel Nallo gets it done in 1️⃣ #DWCS pic.twitter.com/i4LSQn7AFO

Dylan Bowker - September 12, 2025

Robert Whittaker is one of the most decorated mixed martial artists of this generation, but there was a time when he almost ventured into another martial art to compete against a prominent professional wrestler. The former UFC middleweight champion, at one point, qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games to participate in their freestyle wrestling event. Another notable figure who had also qualified for that field was professional wrestling star Joe Hendry, who called out the UFC combatant upon finding out he would be competing in his same weight category.

Dylan Bowker - September 12, 2025

Joe Pyfer has called for a particular rematch a few times over the intervening years with the fighter in question responding to the call for a sequel clash someday. Dustin Stoltzfus collides with Kelvin Gastelum at Noche UFC on September 13th with the bout being amended to a catchweight following the latter’s weight miss on the scales. Stoltzfus punched his ticket to the UFC by defeating Pyfer in August 2020 after an arm injury came from the former slamming the latter, causing the bout to be halted in the opening stanza on Dana White’s Contender Series.

Curtis Calhoun - September 12, 2025

UFC CEO Dana White says the bonuses paid out to select Terence Crawford vs. Canelo Alvarez undercard fighters will be significantly higher than UFC bonuses. We’re hours away from one of the biggest fights in boxing history as superstars Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford prepare to square off in Las Vegas. Alvarez will put his super middleweight titles on the line against Crawford in a matchup of two of the best pound-for-pound boxers of the modern era.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 12, 2025

Dana White is happy to boast about a significant presentation change planned for the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford broadcast. White has dipped his toes into boxing promotion once again, and this time he has more control. He has been promoting this weekend’s undisputed super middleweight title fight between Alvarez and Crawford. White has used some promotional tactics that are familiar to UFC fans, such as the “Embedded” series.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 12, 2025

While Jon Jones may have apologized to UFC CEO Dana White, it doesn’t appear he’ll be getting his White House wish. Jones left the heavyweight division in a lurch with his noncommitment to a title unification bout against Tom Aspinall. Aspinall had been the interim UFC Heavyweight Champion since Nov. 2023, but “Bones” continued to tease both going through with the fight and retiring. White claimed that Jones initially agreed to the fight, but walked it back by retiring.

BJPENN.COM Staff - September 11, 2025

Rukiya Anpo refuses to show respect for established kickboxing royalty. The three-time K-1 Champion believes his ONE Championship debut will mark the beginning of a new era in featherweight kickboxing. Anpo faces Marat Grigorian in featherweight kickboxing action at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, inside Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. The 29-year-old Japanese striker seeks to establish himself as the division’s premier threat in front of his home crowd against the Armenian knockout artist.

Dylan Bowker - September 11, 2025

The all-time leader for strawweight wins in the UFC will return to the octagon at Madison Square Garden. UFC 322 will see Angela Hill step back into the cage to take on an up-and-coming prospect in Fatima Kline, as first reported by MMA Junkie. On November 15th at the World’s Most Famous Arena, the former Invicta FC titleholder will look to further add to her records for overall appearances in UFC contracted bouts at 115 pounds, in addition to Hill’s all-time strawweight wins distinction. ‘Overkill’ has garnered 12 wins across 27 appearances, which represent both of the aforementioned all-time records at 115 pounds throughout the annals of the promotion’s existence.