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The UFC featherweight division has a shakeup brewing, and all eyes are back on Alexander Volkanovski. Earlier this year at UFC 314, Volk reminded the world why he’s a legend when he reclaimed the featherweight crown with a gritty unanimous decision over Diego Lopes.
Besides Charles Oliveira returning to face Rafael Fiziev in the main event, the promotion just announced four more compelling fights to the card. The October 11 Fight Night hails the return of Oliveira to his home country of Brazil.
UFC contender Josh Hokit goes viral after delivering a fiery WWE-style promo on DWCS, sparking mixed fan reactions online.
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The main event of UFC Vancouver in October will pit Reinier de Ridder against Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez, potentially offering a clue to Khamzat Chimaev ’s first challenger for the middleweight title.
However, Battle fell at the first hurdle, weighing in at 190lbs ahead of his UFC 319 fight against Ruziboev, resulting in their fight being canceled. And with that being his third weight miss of his short UFC tenure, it was announced this Wednesday that he has officially been cut from the UFC roster.
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has a name and date in mind for his next fight. Volkanovski called out Lerone Murphy after his highlight reel knockout of Aaron Pico at UFC 319. If Volkanovski has his way, the fight will take place this year.
Former Bellator standout Aaron Pico has shared a heartfelt message with fans after coming up short in his UFC debut.
Romanov, 34, fights Oleg Popov (21-2) on Thursday at 2025 PFL World Tournament 10 in the promotion's heavyweight tournament final. Should he win, Romanov will move to 2-0 with one no contest in three appearances. "My hand will be raised up," Romanov said.