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Carlos Prates calls Islam Makhachev a coward and promises to retire him, after the champion’s absence turns UFC 336 into an interim title fight

The Brazilian says a 17-year dream has been postponed. Makhachev answered with one line about the only man to beat Prates in the UFC.

Andrew WeissmannOct 262 min read

MMA

UFC 333 wrap: Volkanovski stops Evloev to take Aldo’s featherweight record, and Yan rallies past Dvalishvili to win the trilogy

The 38-year-old champion handed the unbeaten challenger his first loss in the second round. Yan lost the first two rounds on every card, then took the last three in a Fight of the Night war.

Andrew WeissmannOct 253 min read

MMA

UFC 333 preview: Can anyone keep Volkanovski down? Evloev gets his chance, and Yan-Dvalishvili 3 decides the bantamweight belt

Volkanovski and Evloev are as close to even as a championship fight gets. Yan and Dvalishvili settle a series tied at one apiece. Everyone made weight.

Andrew WeissmannOct 233 min read

MMA

Julian Erosa sets his own last fight: the 18-fight UFC veteran will retire after Halloween to help run his mother’s business

The 37-year-old featherweight from Yakima says he had to pick the date in advance, because win or lose, he would always want one more.

Andrew WeissmannOct 223 min read

UFC

Volkanovski grants Evloev the best wrestling in the division, then insists it still won’t be enough at UFC 333

The two-time featherweight champion says he would beat the unbeaten challenger even in a pure grappling match. Saturday in Abu Dhabi, a record and an undefeated streak are both on the line.

Andrew WeissmannOct 223 min read

MMA

OKTAGON turns its striking-first experiment into a championship: Josef Hála meets Vladimír Lengál for the first Stand and Bang title at OKTAGON 100

An unbeaten former BKFC champion against a former boxer who has never won an MMA fight any other way than by knockout, at the O2 Arena on December 29.

Andrew WeissmannOct 213 min read

Boxing

Shakur Stevenson walks away from Zuffa Boxing without throwing a punch for it, and goes into business for himself

Barely 100 days after signing with the promotion, the unbeaten WBO 140-pound champion says eight weeks of camp for fights that never happened was enough.

Andrew WeissmannOct 203 min read

Oliveira laughs off the ‘boring’ label and vows to defend the BMF belt his own way against Lopes

Criticised for grappling his way past Max Holloway in March, the UFC’s all-time finishes leader says he will not fight recklessly to suit a nickname when he defends the belt against Diego Lopes at UFC 335.

Oct 203 min read

MMA

PFL Chicago wrap: Jena Bishop avenges her loss to Liz Carmouche and becomes the first PFL women’s flyweight champion

Bishop survived a big opening round, nearly finished Carmouche with a third-round choke, and won 48-47 on all three cards. Timur Khizriev stayed unbeaten on a split decision many watching disagreed with.

Oct 193 min read

MMA

UFC Edmonton wrap: Mike Malott knocks out Joaquin Buckley, and Niagara Top Team owns the top of the card

Malott finished Buckley in the second round of the main event, and teammate Jasmine Jasudavicius outpointed Erin Blanchfield in the co-main. The night began with a tougher lesson for the third member of their gym.

Oct 183 min read

PFL

PFL Chicago weigh-ins: Carmouche and Bishop on weight for their rematch and the first PFL women’s flyweight title, and Khizriev is cleared for his return

Carmouche needed a haircut to hit 125. Khizriev, unbeaten and away for nearly two years after an armed attack, made 145.4 for his rematch with Gabriel Braga.

Oct 163 min read

MMA

‘The Best Fisherman in MMA’ finally gets his UFC debut: Cody Chovancek opens UFC Edmonton after 396 days and a knee injury

The unbeaten Contender Series graduate from Petrolia, Ontario has a charter captain’s license, a steelhead derby title, and a much tougher first assignment than most debutants draw.

Oct 162 min read

MMA

Merab Dvalishvili promises Petr Yan ‘some tools that I haven’t showed’ as their trilogy arrives at UFC 333

The former champion says the first fight carried a national weight that made him nervous, and the second slipped away when he stopped fighting his own fight. One and one, with the belt on the line in Abu Dhabi.