Day: 20. August 2026

Sean Brady didn’t take his first professional loss lightly.

Brady was a highly touted, undefeated welterweight prospect with five wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship going into his clash against Belal Muhammad at UFC 280 in 2022. Muhammad tagged Brady late in the second round and followed up with a barrage of shots, eventually forcing the referee to step in.

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Sean Brady details the emotional toll of his UFC 280 loss to Belal Muhammad Brady recently revealed that he was mentally broken after his loss to Muhammad. He admits that his identity was built around his undefeated record, with the thought of losing never crossing his mind. Brady hired a mental health coach as he was an absolute mess. He even claims that he used to randomly start crying while driving.

“I thought I was going to retire undefeated,” Brady told Daniel Cormier. “I really truly thought I was never going to lose and then obviously, I did lose. My whole identity was wrapped up…

Namo Fazil says he was jumped by a group inside his hotel room leading up to his loss at Dana White’s Contender Series.

Fazil suffered a brutal knockout loss against Kaik Brito in the main event of Week 2 of DWCS 2026 on Tuesday. Fazil claims his performance was affected due to an altercation during his weight cut.

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Namo Fazil details alleged confrontation during weight cut before Kaik Brito fight According to Fazil, he was already drained, with just a few pounds left to cut, when he heard a knock on his hotel door. As his coach opened the door, around 15 Chechens allegedly entered the room and confronted Fazil.

He claims one of them slapped him, trying to provoke him to fight. Fazil eventually reacted after he was slapped a second time. His coaches then intervened and tried to de-escalate the situation before the cops showed up.

“While cutting weight for my Dana White’s Contender Series fight, about 15 Chechens showed up at the hotel room wh…

The Professional Fighters League will return to Chicago in October.

Liz Carmouche and Jena Bishop will meet in a rematch for the inaugural PFL women’s flyweight title in the main event at PFL Chicago on Oct. 16 at Wintrust Arena. This is the first new title to be introduced since the PFL’s merger with Most Valuable Promotions.

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PFL CEO previews promotion’s upcoming trip to Chicago Carmouche (26-8) stopped Bishop (11-3) in the third round of their first bout last August. Bishop has rebounded from that loss with first-round stoppage wins over Borena Tsertsvadze and Ariane Lipski da Silva. Meanwhile, Carmouche has since scored a submission win over Viviane Araujo this past June, to extend her winning streak to four.

Cris Cyborg’s final MMA bout headlines PFL Tampa: Tune in on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN.

“Chicago has become an important market for PFL, and we're excited to return with another championship event for our fans,” PFL CE…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s fourth edition of Noche UFC reportedly has a new main event.

Jean Silva was originally scheduled to face Yair Rodriguez in the main event at Noche UFC 4 on Sept. 12 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. However, per a new report by Guilherme Cruz, Rodriguez has pulled out for unknown reasons and will now be replaced by Jose Delgado.

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Jose Delgado replaces Yair Rodriguez in Jean Silva’s Noche UFC 4 main event Delgado (12-2) is 4-0 in the UFC since making his Octagon debut in 2024. Coming off decision wins over Andre Fili and Austin Bashi, he will face his biggest step up in competition by far against Silva (17-3).

Meanwhile, Silva is coming off a decision win over Arnold Allen, rebounding from his lone UFC loss to Diego Lopes. “Lord” had finished all five of his previous UFC opponents before losing to Lopes. The Brazilian reacted to the change of opponent on X.

“Hunter took care of everything, w…