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Daniel Cormier reflects on 'unfair' interview with Kelvin Gastelum at Noche UFC after catastrophic weight miss
Curtis Calhoun - September 15, 2025
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has significant regrets about interviewing Kelvin Gastelum after his win at Noche UFC on Saturday. Former UFC interim title challenger Kelvin Gastelum returned to the win column with a victory over Dustin Stoltzfus on Saturday at Noche UFC. Hours before his victory, Gastelum missed the middleweight limit by a significant margin, leading many fans to call for the UFC to cut ties with the former The Ultimate Fighter winner.
Robert Whittaker scolds Kelvin Gastelum for Noche UFC weigh-in miss
Fernando Quiles Jr. - September 15, 2025
Robert Whittaker wasn’t thrilled seeing Kelvin Gastelum miss weight again. Gastelum shared the Octagon with Dustin Stoltzfus on the Noche UFC card this past Saturday. One day prior to the fight, Gastelum missed the middleweight limit by five pounds and was fined 35 percent of his fight purse. Gastelum ended up winning the fight via unanimous decision.
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.
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.
Nate Diaz calls for massive crossover fight against boxing star Terence Crawford
Harry Kettle - September 15, 2025
UFC veteran Nate Diaz has called for a huge showdown against Terence Crawford at some point in the future. One thing that’s become pretty common is Nate Diaz calling for challenges that, on the face of it, seem pretty outrageous. There’s no denying that he’s one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts, even if he’s not part of the UFC roster anymore. He’s proven he can make interesting fights happen even outside the UFC, but sometimes, even the most positive-thinking Nate fan will raise an eyebrow.
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.
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.
Diego Lopes shares cold 4-word advice for Jean Silva following Noche UFC win
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.
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: 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.
Pros react after Kelvin Gastelum defeats Dustin Stoltzfus at Noche UFC 3
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.
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.
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
How Robert Whittaker almost wrestled a WWE star for real before UFC intervened
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.