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Oct 8, 2026
Tsarukyan to wrestle Neiman Gracie, Zabit faces Chikadze at RAF Abu Dhabi
Real American Freestyle added five matches to its first Abu Dhabi card on November 14, led by the UFC's No. 2 lightweight against a member of the Gracie family. Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Giga Chikadze, which RAF confirmed earlier in the week, is also on the card.
Oct 8, 2026
Ex-UFC fighter Tim Kennedy reportedly shot in deadly Congo ambush
Former UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy was reportedly shot several times in a September 17 ambush in the DR Congo. A former New Zealand SAS soldier was reportedly killed in the same attack.
Oct 6, 2026
Dana White's runner Sal Everett KOs Ozzy Martin to earn a UFC contract
Everett, Dana White's runner for about two and a half years, stopped the unbeaten Martin in 1:57 on Tuesday's Contender Series. White awarded him a contract in the cage.
Oct 6, 2026
Dustin Poirier admits he lifted an overweight friend to make weight in Mississippi
On the Deep Waters podcast, the former interim UFC champion said he stood behind the towel and lifted a fighter so the scale read on weight. He gave no name, date or event, and we found no comment from any commission.
Oct 5, 2026
Chimaev offers Strickland his own money for a rematch as pay standoff stalls title
Khamzat Chimaev offered Sean Strickland "1 🍋", widely read as $1 million, a day after Nassourdine Imavov offered $500,000 of his own if Strickland beats him. The middleweight champion has answered neither, and his next title fight has no date.
Oct 4, 2026
Shevchenko vows to reclaim belt as Helwani reports she didn't vacate willingly
Valentina Shevchenko told new flyweight champion Natalia Silva to "keep it warm" after UFC 332. Ariel Helwani reports the UFC pushed her to give up the title. Neither she nor the UFC had responded as of Tuesday.
Oct 2, 2026
Raoni Barcelos suffered brain swelling in UFC Vegas 121 collapse, says Glover Teixeira
Barcelos's cornerman says tests found swelling in his brain after he blacked out against Raul Rosas Jr. on September 26. No doctor or UFC official has confirmed it, and Barcelos says he is still waiting on exam results.
Fight news
Preview · UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev · Oct 24, 2026
Volkanovski vs Evloev: can the champion's jab keep an unbeaten wrestler off him?
Alexander Volkanovski defends the featherweight title against 20-0 Movsar Evloev in Abu Dhabi. Here's how each man wins, where the fight is likely to turn, and whether Volkanovski's own wrestling matters.
Preview · UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott · Oct 17, 2026
UFC Edmonton preview: Malott's precision against Buckley's late-round danger
Mike Malott headlines UFC Edmonton against Joaquin Buckley, a southpaw who has lost only to elite wrestlers lately. Who wins the standup, whether Malott should wrestle, and what rounds four and five might bring.
AI crowd · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · Oct 10, 2026
AI crowd leans Allen, defies the odds on Tanzilovi at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan
100 AI forecasters lean Brendan Allen at 55% in the main event, where our model prefers Christian Leroy Duncan. They also side with Otari Tanzilovi, against the betting market.
Fight week · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · Oct 10, 2026
Allen vs. Duncan: the line has drifted toward Duncan, and our model goes further
Brendan Allen has gone from -210 to -137 since the open. Here is what our model makes of the fight, plus Camilo vs. Herbert and the card's biggest model-versus-market gap.
Preview · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan · Oct 10, 2026
Allen vs Duncan preview: can Brendan Allen get the kicker to the mat?
Christian Leroy Duncan has won five straight with kicks, knees and spinning strikes. Brendan Allen has the top game to test him, if his takedowns land.
Recap · UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang · Oct 3, 2026
Natalia Silva wins flyweight gold as UFC 332 sets a knockout record
Silva held off Wang Cong's late surge to win the vacant title in Salt Lake City, on a night of 11 knockouts. Favourites won nine of 10 priced fights, and the market beat our model every time the two disagreed.