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Michael Page wanted top UFC welterweight prospect, heard crickets instead
Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 15, 2025
Michael Page hasn’t had luck securing a fight with one top UFC prospect. Page has been having success under the UFC banner, going 3-1 for the promotion. He’s fresh off a unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier at UFC 319 back in August.
Lerone Murphy goes off on suggested UFC title eliminator between Aljamain Sterling and Diego Lopes
Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 15, 2025
Lerone Murphy heard a suggestion to have Aljamain Sterling and Diego Lopes fight in a title eliminator and he will have none of it. Murphy believes he has earned the right to challenge Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Murphy delivered a spectacular spinning back elbow knockout in his bout with Aaron Pico back in August. Volkanovski was impressed by Murphy’s outing and agreed that the two should meet with the 145-pound gold at stake.
Jean Silva gets honest in first statement after KO loss at Noche UFC
Harry Kettle - September 15, 2025
UFC featherweight Jean Silva has given an honest announcement of his defeat to Diego Lopes last weekend. The confidence that Jean Silva has in his own abilities is clear for all to see. It’s been on full display throughout the course of his last few fights, and that was certainly still the case when he battled Diego Lopes in the main event of Noche UFC. Unfortunately, Jean left himself exposed to a nasty counter elbow that wound up serving as his downfall in the battle with Lopes.
Tatiana Suarez gives honest assessment of her Noche UFC victory
Harry Kettle - September 15, 2025
UFC veteran Tatiana Suarez has reviewed her performance, and win, over Amanda Lemos at Noche UFC. Last Saturday night, Tatiana Suarez went up against Amanda Lemos as she attempted to bounce back from her recent loss to Zhang Weili. While it may not have been the most electric performance of her career, she did manage to secure the win, getting herself back on track after what was a disappointing championship defeat.
Aljamain Sterling challenges Diego Lopes to title eliminator after Noche UFC
Harry Kettle - September 15, 2025
Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling is interested in fighting Diego Lopes following the latter’s Noche UFC victory. On Saturday night, Diego Lopes made a real statement by dusting off Jean Silva in the main event of Noche UFC. It was the kind of statement performance that made the masses sit up and take notice, and that includes Aljamain Sterling, who has floated the idea of taking on Lopes in the past.
Anatoly Malykhin embraces career-first defeat ahead of ONE 173 rematch with Reug Reug: "Nothing is holding me back now"
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.
Jonathan Di Bella describes new training partner Regian Eersel as "bigger version" of himself
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.
Alexander Volkanovski poses interesting question after Diego Lopes' Noche UFC win over Jean Silva
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.
Noche UFC 3 Bonus Report: Diego Lopes takes home two bonuses
Chris Taylor - September 13, 2025
The Octagon returned to San Antonio for tonight’s Noche UFC 3 event, and three fighters wound up taking home performance bonuses. The fight card was headlined by a high stake’s featherweight bout featuring Diego Lopes taking on Jean Silva. The contest resulted in an absolutely thrilling contest for as long as it lasted. Diego Lopes was able to get the fight to the floor early in the opening round and proceeded to batter ‘Lord’ with some heavy ground and pound. However, Jean Silva battled back quickly in round two, rocking Lopes with a right hand and then putting him on his bicycle. While moving in for a kill shot, Lopes countered Silva with a perfectly timed spinning elbow which sent Jean crashing to the floor. From there, Lopes promptly finished the fight with ground and pound (see that here).
Pros react after Diego Lopes TKO's Jean Silva at Noche UFC 3
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.
Noche UFC 3 Results: Diego Lopes TKO's Jean Silva (Video)
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.
Noche UFC 3 Results: David Martinez defeats Rob Font (Highlights)
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.
Noche UFC 3 Results: Kelvin Gastelum defeats Dustin Stoltzfus (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - September 13, 2025
We have you covered for all of today’s Noche UFC 3 results, including the catchweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Dustin Stoltzfus. Gastelum (19-10 MMA) missed the middleweight limit by a whopping 5.5lbs on Friday, and thus the fight was moved to a catchweight. ‘KG’ will be competing for the first time since losing a decision to Joe Pyfer back at June’s UFC 316 event. The former TUF winner has gone 2-3 over his past five Octagon appearances overall.
Noche UFC 3: 'Lopes vs. Silva' Live Results and Highlights
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.
Arman Tsarukyan booked against former UFC lightweight champ at ACBJJ 18
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.
UFC contender "would love" Mandel Nallo on UFC Vancouver: "He's really mastered a lot of the elements of fighting"
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
Din Thomas lambasts women's MMA as 'stale' in brutal assessment: "Not sure what happened!"
Curtis Calhoun - September 12, 2025
UFC analyst Din Thomas believes women’s MMA is at its lowest point. Din Thomas is never afraid to express his opinions. The former UFC star turned top analyst has set himself apart in the combat sports broadcasting space, for his views on topics such as Khamzat Chimaev’s title reign and hotly debated issues.
Noche UFC Fighter "not opposed" to Joe Pyfer rematch once getting on a win streak
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.