UFC News

Curtis Calhoun - October 1, 2025

Newly signed UFC fighter Hecher Sosa will always be reminded of his viral post-event conversation with Dana White following his DWCS contract-winning performance. Bantamweight prospect Hecher Sosa has had a wild year. Just days before he was scheduled to fight for a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series last month, tragedy struck, as his father passed away.

Curtis Calhoun - October 1, 2025

The often talked about fight between former UFC standouts Darren Till and Mike Perry is closer than ever to coming to fruition in the Bare Knuckle FC ring. Bare Knuckle FC superstar Mike Perry is days away from his long-awaited return to the ring against Jeremy Stephens in defense of his ‘king of violence’ title. Perry returns to BKFC for the first time since defeating Thiago Alves in April 2024, followed by a professional boxing defeat to Jake Paul.

Cole Shelton - October 1, 2025

Joe Pyfer wants to set the record straight ahead of UFC 320. Pyfer is set to take on Abus Magomedov on the main card in a pivotal fight at middleweight. The fight was made after Pyfer turned down Magomedov earlier this year. But after they both won their recent fights, Pyfer felt like the time was now for the bout to be made.

Cole Shelton - October 1, 2025

In the main event of UFC 320, the light heavyweight title is up for grabs as Magomed Ankalaev takes on Alex Pereira. Heading into the fight, Ankalaev is a -265 favorite while the Brazilian is a +200 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their predictions for the light heavyweight title fight. The pros believe Ankalaev will be able to edge out another decision win, as Pereira won’t be able to defend the clinch and wrestling.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 1, 2025

Patchy Mix is looking for revenge. Mix entered the UFC with a decent amount of buzz. He was on a hot streak under the Bellator banner, even capturing the promotion’s bantamweight gold. Mix entered the UFC riding a seven-fight winning streak, but he was outgunned in his promotional debut back in June.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - October 1, 2025

Daniel Cormier isn’t the only American Kickboxing Academy member who gets roasted by Khabib Nurmagomedov. During his pro MMA career, head coach Javier Mendez served as an important mentor for “The Eagle.” Mendez helped turn Nurmagomedov into one of the best lightweights in UFC history. Nurmagomedov retired as the UFC Lightweight Champion with a perfect pro MMA record of 29-0.

Harry Kettle - October 1, 2025

Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo believes Merab Dvalishvili should head up to featherweight if he wins at UFC 320. On Saturday night, Merab Dvalishvili will attempt to successfully defend his UFC bantamweight championship for a third time. He’ll do so against Cory Sandhagen in a fight that looks pretty intriguing on paper. While Merab is an absolute monster when it comes to his wrestling and his cardio, Sandhagen presents a lot of potential problems for him in the striking department.

Harry Kettle - October 1, 2025

UFC legend Stephen Thompson believes Alex Pereira will get his revenge against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320. On Saturday night, Alex Pereira will challenge Magomed Ankalaev for the UFC light heavyweight championship. It’s the same clash we saw earlier this year and in their first meeting, it was Ankalaev who was able to snatch the title away from ‘Poatan’. This time around, of course, the Brazilian sensation will be hoping to make the necessary adjustments to win him back the crown.

Harry Kettle - October 1, 2025

Alex Pereira has given his thoughts on a possible move up to the heavyweight division following UFC 320. On Saturday night, Alex Pereira will attempt to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight championship. He’ll do so by going up against Magomed Ankalaev, the same man that took the belt from him earlier this year. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of pressure on the shoulders of ‘Poatan’ as he tries to overcome a challenge many doubt he can pull off.

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.