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MMAThe Algorithm Made Him Do It: Inside Guskov’s 15-Second Yes to Ankalaev
The Uzbek light heavyweight took 15 seconds to accept the Abu Dhabi main event, on ten days’ notice, and told Cageside Press the UFC’s AI-driven ranking system factored into the decision. Fighters using an algorithm as leverage in career math is the piece of 2026 the sport has not fully absorbed.
MMATommy McMillen’s record-breaking night in OKC and why he may be exactly the prospect the featherweight division needs
The Gun landed 252 significant strikes on Alberto Montes at UFC Oklahoma City, more than any fighter in UFC history in a three-round contest, snapping a mark Nate Diaz had held for nearly 15 years. Michael Bisping already called him the promotion’s next big star. The rest of the industry is starting to agree.
Bare Knuckle BoxingBKB president David Tetreault outlines sports entertainment repositioning after Ortiz’s debut in LA
After Victor Ortiz headlined a sold-out Novo at LA Live, the promotion’s president told MyMMAnews the Los Angeles card was the second stop on a four-city summer tour built to reposition BKB as a full sports entertainment operation. London is next.
MMAWhat comes next for Oklahoma City’s main-card winners
DDP is back in the title conversation. Duncan just extended a five-fight streak with a ranked scalp. Hooper snapped a two-fight slide with a first-round submission. Kline earned herself into the strawweight top ten. And Tommy McMillen broke Nate Diaz’s UFC record. The matchmakers now hold five decisions.
Muay ThaiTawanchai vacates ONE featherweight Muay Thai belt after four-year reign, Carrillo elevated to undisputed champion
The Thai superstar’s injury forces a decision his camp had resisted for months. The Scot who took the interim strap in February inherits the full belt. A rematch remains on the table once the shin heals.
Bare Knuckle BoxingBKFC 91 Naples wrap: Hunt survives an R1 knockdown to make history, and Europe gets two new belts
Lorenzo Hunt got dropped by a left hook in round one, landed just two punches for the entire opening frame, then walked out of Arena Flegrea three-division champion. Jindrich Byrtus and Tomas Melis added European belts to a card built to plant BKFC’s flag on the continent.
MMASix fights announced for Noche UFC 4, headlined by Moreno and Grasso returns
The September 12 card at Desert Diamond Arena builds around two former Mexican champions bouncing back from tough recent stretches. Zuffa Boxing has Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn the same night, meaning TKO Group is running major MMA and boxing cards in parallel.
Blachowicz now faces Navajo Stirling at UFC Belgrade after Guskov’s re-routing
RAF 11 preview: Ben Askren’s return anchors a card built around his impossible year
UFC Oklahoma City preview: Du Plessis vs. Usman headlines a middleweight-heavy card with Strickland watching
Alex Pereira reopens Herb Dean feud after Michel Pereira’s UFC release following Baku loss
Ankalaev vs. Guskov booked for UFC Abu Dhabi after Rountree pulls out injured
