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All fighters successfully made weight for Week 3 of Dana White’s Contender Series 2026, scheduled for Aug. 25 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.Frank Mir’s daughter faces Alex Apodaca atop Dana White’s Contender Series 2026 Week 3Five matchups for Week 3 of DWCS 2026 are set, with fighters competing for Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts. Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir’s daughter Bella is set to compete in the main event.

The action begins at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Weigh-in results of Week 3 of DWCS 2026 Bella Mir (136) vs Alex Apodaca (135.5)Mario Piazzon (238) vs Guilherme Uriel (241.5)Gary Belletto Jr. (169) vs Sean Clancy Jr. (170)Ronald Humphrey (169) vs Alexis Miranda (170)Carlos Petruzzella (185.5) vs Nick Galanti (185)

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Sharabutdin Magomedov and Neiman Gracie will meet in a grappling contest at Real American Freestyle in Moscow.

RAF recently announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight will face the former Bellator MMA and Professional Fighters League welterweight on Sept. 5.

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Magomedov last competed in June, earning a unanimous decision over Michel Pereira in the UFC. The Russian previously tested his grappling skills under the Hype FC banner, taking on lightweights Arman Tsarukyan and Edson Barboza, with both matches ending in draws.

Gracie, meanwhile, has not competed since losing to Magomed Umalatov in Professional Fighters League in August 2024. The Brazilian challenged Rory MacDonald for the Bellator MMA welterweight title in 2019 but came up short and went 4-5 thereafter. Gracie's most recent grappling appearance came at ADXC 1 in 2023, where he submitted Benson Henderson.

The Magomedov-Gracie matchup joins a loaded RAF Moscow lineup …

Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Edson Barboza has made it clear that his retirement is final and he has no plans to reverse his decision.

Just days after announcing the end of his 17-year professional mixed martial arts career, the Brazilian has a message for managers and promoters who might try to entice him back into competition.

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Barboza rules out an MMA comeback after ending his 17-year fighting career Barboza announced his retirement after suffering a fourth consecutive defeat, getting finished by Esteban Ribovics at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. The 39-year-old then removed his gloves inside the Octagon as the crowd gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name.

For Barboza, having his children beside him made the moment particularly emotional.

“The entire arena spontaneously chanting ‘Barboza,’ with my kids by my side inside the Octagon — they had never been to one of my fights before,” Barboza told Sherdog. “Definitely, that was t…