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I had several changes. I was preparing for the Ecuadorian Carlos Vera. Then Quang Le, but just a couple of weeks ago I got a call from my manager to offer me this fight, a ranked fighter,

Lopes is in been there, done that territory here. His own impressive rise up the 145lb division took him to a title fight with Alexander Volkanovski earlier this year. Now, he looks to bounce back from a loss there, an adopted Mexican of sorts originally from Brazil, headlining a card celebrating Mexican independence and the nation's fighting spirit. While Diego Lopes might relate to Jean Silva on one front, he doesn't fully understand his latest opponent.

It's a very long road to get here. I'm internalizing everything because I see everybody - we say something in Brazil that's very popular. We say 'we don't have to pay taxes on having dreams.' So everybody has dreams, everybody has a lot of dreams and aspirations. And I am blessed enough to have worked myself so hard to be able to be living my dream,

Former UFC strawweight Cynthia Calvillo has announced her retirement from mixed martial arts. Calvillo (10-6-1), who competed for the UFC from 2017 to 2023, was last in action a year ago, winning the HEX women's flyweight championship in regional action. In her heyday, she was considered a contender at 115lbs, winning her first three bouts with the company before running into former (and future) women's strawweight champion Carla Esparza. More wins would follow that setback, with Calvillo going 4-0-1 over her next five fights.

Sam Hughes opened up the action moving forward, taking some big, wild swings at times and forcing Bannon to backpedal. Things settled down after a moment, Bannon went after a takedown; that was stuffed, and "Sampage" Hughes then landed her own. Working inside Bannon's closed guard, Hughes was tight to the body, without much space to work. Hughes tried to posture up, while Bannon tied things up,

Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre. He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: "Chuck and Tito,", which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.

"Who I'm trying to have sex with is none of your business, unless I'm trying to have sex with you," he said.

gave that Russian guy six days notice. Is a Russian better than an American? That's how I look at it. So I'm ready to go five days notice. I'm ready to fight next week.

Reinier de Ridder, a former ONE Championship double-champ, will face Anthony Hernandez in the main event at UFC Vancouver on October 18, 2025.

Deiveson Figueiredo will face Montel Jackson at UFC Rio on Oct. 11. Figueiredo dropped consecutive outings at bantamweight and is returning after a knee injury.

"It's actually kind of weird that people here are booing me. You all know you all came from the same place I'm from, right? Where are you all at?"

There should be a button to turn off DC commentary during fights. The only way Kayo can redeem themselves. DC mute button.

"When [the president] called me and asked me to do it, he said, 'I want Ivanka in the middle of this,'" White said. "So Ivanka reached out to me, and her and I started talking about the possibilities."

The UFC has secured a deal with Paramount+ worth $7.7 billion for seven years, covering all Fight Night and numbered UFC events starting in 2026.

Elijah Smith hoisted Toshiomi Kazama up and slammed him down, resulting in a knockout, despite a delayed response from the referee as Kazama was hit again after being dazed.

I moved to Vegas about a year-and-a-half ago so I get to be a dad during fight week. It's good for the soul.

"Honestly I'm so used to having canceled and switched opponents. It doesn't even faze me. I'm training. Throw a name at me and I'll be there."