Day: 15. Oktober 2026

Mike Malott believes he is the main attraction at the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Canada.

Malott faces Joaquin Buckley in the main event of UFC Edmonton on Oct. 17 at Rogers Place. Buckley says he feels at home in Canada and has a larger fan base than Malott. The Canadian disagrees, viewing his higher-ranked American opponent as an opportunity to climb the welterweight rankings.

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Mike Malott disputes Joaquin Buckley's Canadian fan-base claim ahead of UFC Edmonton Malott noted that he has already headlined a UFC event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he stopped Gilbert Burns in April. He believes Buckley would not headline a UFC card in Canada without him.

“He’s a great fighter, Top 10 in the world for a reason, but as far as my name and notoriety in Canada, I’ve main-evented in Canada without him,” Malott told Full Send MMA. “He would never main event in Canada without me. He is in the main event because I’m the main event for this…

Asaf Chopurov credits Khabib Nurmagomedov with inspiring his interest in mixed martial arts.

Chopurov said Nurmagomedov’s discipline motivated him as a teenager. He later traveled to Dagestan for a training camp with Khabib’s father, the late Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.

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Asaf Chopurov credits Khabib Nurmagomedov and recalls Abdulmanap's Dagestan camp ahead of UFC 333 debut Chopurov is scheduled to make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut against Colby Thicknesse at UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of the bout, he discussed what inspired him to pursue MMA.

“When I was 14-15, first of all, I saw Khabib Nurmagomedov and how disciplined he was,” Chopurov told Ariel Helwani. “Then I also went to Dagestan and did a training camp with Abdulmanap, and this was really good motivation for me. After that, I just enjoying fighting. That's why I'm here.”

Chopurov (11-0) defended the UAE Warriors bantamweight title twice before sign…

Tanner Boser is questioning the qualifications of mixed martial arts judges.

While the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight acknowledges that judges usually score fights correctly, he says mistakes can have significant consequences for fighters’ careers.

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Tanner Boser questions MMA judging qualifications ahead of Jhonata Diniz fight at UFC Edmonton Boser faces Jhonata Diniz on Oct. 17 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. Ahead of the bout, he questioned whether judges without fighting experience are equipped to score MMA.

“They get way more right than they do wrong,” Boser said at UFC Edmonton media day. “But it’s just that when they get something wrong, it affects somebody’s life in a very, very significant way. It is what it is. It’s just an imperfect system… Who are the judges? Were they fighters? Because if they are not, you don’t really know your logic. Were they boxers? Because that’s kind of different too… But a lot of the time the ju…

Jasmine Jasudavicius wants to fight for an Ultimate Fighting Championship title on home soil.

Jasudavicius will have the Canadian crowd behind her when she faces Erin Blanchfield on Oct. 17 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta. She views the matchup as a women’s flyweight title eliminator. With UFC 336 reportedly targeted for Toronto next year, Jasudavicius hopes a victory over Blanchfield will earn her a quick turnaround and a title shot in Canada.

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Jasmine Jasudavicius sees Erin Blanchfield fight at UFC Edmonton as path to Natalia Silva title rematch Valentina Shevchenko relinquished the 125-pound title because of injury, and Natalia Silva won the vacant championship at UFC 332 by defeating Cong Wang by unanimous decision. Jasudavicius believes beating Blanchfield on Saturday would warrant a rematch with Silva, calling the opportunity to challenge for the belt in Canada an “honor.”

“I think whoever wins this fight does expect a title shot,” Jasuda…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has reportedly declined to renew another undefeated fighter’s contract.

Farid Basharat (16-0) has been removed from the UFC roster, according to MMA Fighting. He earned a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022 and went 7-0 in the promotion.

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Farid Basharat exits UFC after 7-0 Octagon run as promotion reportedly declines to renew contract Basharat completed his contract with a victory over John Garza in July and wasn't offered a new deal. The Afghan-born British fighter also defeated Da’Mon Blackshear, Jean Matsumoto and Chris Gutierrez. Six of his seven UFC victories came by decision.

Basharat joins Muhammad Mokaev and Michael Page among fighters whose UFC contracts were not renewed despite winning streaks.

His brother, Javid Basharat, also left the UFC in February and has since joined the Professional Fighters League. Javid won his final UFC appearance, though he went 1-2 with one no contest in …