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THAT'S WHAT HE DOES BEST 💪 @BrendanAllenMMA sinks in ANOTHER RNC for the main event victory at #UFCVegas122! https://t.co/fgyoOjZIrq

— UFC (@ufc) October 11, 2026 The Ultimate Fighting Championship's latest Meta Apex event saw four fighters earn performance bonuses worth an extra $100,000.

UFC Vegas 122 headliner Brendan Allen earned an extra $100K with his fifth-round submission win over Christian Leroy Duncan. "All In" made sure the competitive middleweight bout didn't go the distance by sinking in a rear-naked choke late against "CLD." Allen (28-7) has now won four straight fights.

Two of the performance bonuses went to beautiful head-kick knockouts by Otari Tanzilovi and Andre Fili. It was Tanzilovi (11-3) who struck first as he destroyed Malcolm Wellmaker with a well-placed head kick and several follow-up punches. Not to be outdone, Fili (26-14, 1 NC) followed up with his own stellar head kick KO over Kai Kamaka III just 22 secon…

Sherdog's live UFC Vegas 122 coverage will begin Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The event is also known as UFC Fight Night 290. Round 1 Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:Tyler Treese scores the round:Mike Sloan scores the round:

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BRENDAN ALLEN GOES ALL OUT FOR THE SUBMISSION 😤 [ #UFCVegas122 | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ] https://t.co/xNOClDmg1o

— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) October 11, 2026

Brendan Allen strengthened his case for a middleweight title shot by submitting Christian Leroy Duncan in the fifth round of their UFC Vegas 122 main event Saturday at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

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The competitive encounter featured striking exchanges, grappling battles and a second-round point deduction against Duncan for an eye poke. Duncan (15-3) found success on the feet, while Allen relied on his superior ground game.Brendan Allen secures fifth-round rear-naked choke against Christian Leroy Duncan Allen’s grappling ultimately proved decisive. “All In” scored a takedown against the cage in the fifth, worked his way to Duncan’s back and secured a rear-naked choke. “CLD” tried to escape but tapped at 2:46 of the final round, allowing Allen to improve to 28…

KANE RULES CASABLANCA! 🇸🇳👑 He did it again! Abdoulaye Kane brings explosive heavyweight fire to the main event stage and takes the TKO huge win back home to Senegal! 🇸🇳🔥 An absolute titan in the cage! #PFLMorocco | LIVE NOW | Mohammed V Complex | Live on SuperSport & STARZPLAY

— PFL Africa (@PFLAfrica) October 10, 2026

The Professional Fighters League Africa held its tournament semifinals Saturday at Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, Morocco.

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The PFL Africa 3: 2026 Playoffs headliner featured a heavyweight clash between Abdoulaye Kane and promotional newcomer Badr Medkouri. The heavyweights exchanged shots early before the action was temporarily stopped following an apparent eye poke by Kane. Medkouri was given time to recover and was able to continue.Abdoulaye Kane finishes Badr Medkouri in the first round in Casablanca When the action resumed, Kane (6-2, 3-2 PFL) controlled Morocco’s Medkouri (9-4, 0-1 …

Aiming for a big moment in the main event 😁 @BrendanAllenMMA | 186 lbs [ #UFCVegas122 | LIVE OCT 10 at 8pmET on @ParamountPlus ] https://t.co/DPIFdqdrv8

— UFC (@ufc) October 9, 2026 The UFC Vegas 112 weigh-ins saw three fighters miss weight.

Headlining the Ultimate Fighting Championship's 12-fight card is a five-round bout between middleweight contenders Brandon Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan. Neither headliner had an issue making weight, as both came in under the limit of 186 pounds. However, there were three weight misses of varying severity: First, Ketlen Souza came in a pound overweight for her strawweight fight against Lupita Godinez; Meanwhile, Brendson Ribeiro weighed 2.5 pounds over the light heavyweight limit for his contest versus Felipe Franco; Finally, Ismael Bonfim missed weight by a massive 7.5 pounds for his lightweight fight against Francisco Prado. All fighters will be fined a percentage of their purse if their respective b…

MAIN AND CO-MAIN HIT THE SCALE Tomorrow night, we see who rules the cage. Weights are locked and Casablanca is set for action. Abdoulaye Kane (265.2 LBS) vs. Badr Medkouri (246.8 LBS) Taha Bendaoud (145 LBS) vs. Yanis Ghemmouri (146 LBS) Who takes it? Comment your winners below! #PFLMorocco | Saturday, October 10 | Mohammed V Complex

— PFL Africa (@PFLAfrica) October 9, 2026 The Professional Fighters League Africa's latest event is now set after the PFL Africa 3 weigh-ins.

11 fights are now official for the event, which takes place in Morocco. The PFL Africa 2026 playoff card is headlined by two heavyweights. Abdoulaye Kane will take on the more experienced Badr Medkouri at heavyweight. Meanwhile, semifinals at welterweight, lightweight, and bantamweight will take place. The winners will fight later this year to earn the coveted championship.

Kane (5-2) enters the main event 2-2 inside the PFL. A two-fight winning streak was recently sn…

Brendan Allen plans to apply pressure when he faces Christian Leroy Duncan.

Allen (27-7) will headline Saturday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card against Duncan (15-2) at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The American hopes to overwhelm his English opponent, who will compete in his first UFC main event at UFC Vegas 122.

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Christian Leroy Duncan faces first five-round UFC main event as Brendan Allen targets sustained pressure Allen is on a three-fight winning streak and welcomes the chance to extend it against an aggressive opponent.

“I love guys that want to come kill,” Allen said in a pre-fight interview. “But the question with him is, are you willing to be killed? I am. I'm willing to be killed. That's just how I fight. That's all I know how to do. When those lights come on, and they say, ‘Are you ready? Are you ready?’ That's all I know how to do is just go try to kill.”

Duncan is riding a five-fight winning streak but has never reached a fourth …

Malcolm Wellmaker believes his recent losses in the Ultimate Fighting Championship have helped him become a more complete fighter.

Wellmaker (10-2) will look to snap a two-fight losing streak when he faces Otari Tanzilovi (10-2) at UFC Vegas 122 on Saturday at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.

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Malcolm Wellmaker says he underestimated Ethyn Ewing before changing camps and preparing for Otari Tanzilovi Wellmaker suffered his first professional loss to Ethyn Ewing last November. He was then submitted by Juan Diaz in May, dropping his UFC record to 2-2 after earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2024.

Wellmaker said the losses exposed shortcomings in his game and prompted him to seek a new training environment. He subsequently joined American Top Team, where he has worked with experienced fighters and coaches to refine his skills.

“I never had to deal with the loss part until recently, and fortunately those words stuck with me,” Wellmaker…

The Professional Fighters League has added a welterweight matchup between Khamzat Abaev and Leon Hill to its upcoming Dubai card.

The bout is scheduled for Nov. 14 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

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Khamzat Abaev returns after knockout win as Leon Hill brings four-fight streak to PFL Dubai Abaev (6-1) returns following a knockout victory over Luca Poclit at PFL Brussels in May. He stopped Poclit at 2:56 of the first round to rebound from his first professional defeat, a July 2025 loss to Chequina Noso Pedro.

Hill (9-2) enters the PFL Dubai matchup on a four-fight winning streak. The Irish welterweight most recently stopped Aldo Pereira in February under the Cage Warriors banner. His last defeat came against Ieuan Davies in October 2023.

PFL Dubai will be headlined by a heavyweight title bout between reigning champion Vadim Nemkov and Sergey Bilostenniy.

𝘿𝙐𝘽𝘼𝙄 𝙆𝙀𝙀𝙋𝙎 𝙂𝙀𝙏𝙏𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝘾𝙆𝙀𝘿 🔥 Khamzat Abaev returns to the …

Glover Teixeira believes Sergei Pavlovich is a more favorable matchup for Alex Pereira than Ciryl Gane.

Pavlovich and the former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder are scheduled to meet in the co-main event of UFC 335 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas. Pereira’s coach and mentor, Teixeira, believes the Russian’s more stationary style makes him a less challenging opponent than reigning heavyweight champion Gane.

Glover Teixeira explains why Sergei Pavlovich presents a better stylistic matchup than Ciryl Gane “Poatan” is coming off a second-round technical knockout loss to Gane in his heavyweight debut at UFC Freedom 250 in June. Teixeira believes his protégé will fare better against Pavlovich, who lacks Gane’s footwork and evasiveness.

Speaking to Sherdog, Teixeira welcomed the matchup, which he predicts will end before the fifth round. The former light heavyweight champion also outlined Pereira’s path to victory and reiterated his goal of becoming the first…

Real American Freestyle has announced five additional matchups for its first Abu Dhabi event, scheduled for Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island.

Arman Tsarukyan will face Neiman Gracie in a catchweight crossover bout, while Kyle Dake and Kennedy Blades will defend their RAF titles against Alp Arslan Begenjov and Bella Mir, respectively.

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Arman Tsarukyan faces Neiman Gracie as Zabit Magomedsharipov meets Giga Chikadze under freestyle wrestling rules Tsarukyan (24-3), one of the top contenders in the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division, will meet Gracie under freestyle wrestling rules. He has become a regular on the RAF circuit while remaining active in mixed martial arts. Gracie (13-6), a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, previously competed in Bellator and the Professional Fighters League.

Dake will defend his RAF cruiserweight title against Begenjov, while Blades will defend her women’s middleweight title against Mir. The card will…

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight Tim Kennedy was reportedly wounded in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

According to MMA Weekly, Kennedy was part of a three-man team that came under fire last month. The outlet reported that he sustained multiple gunshot wounds before being evacuated to the United States for treatment. It described his condition as stable.

Tim Kennedy reportedly shot three times in Congo attack that killed Justin ConaglenKennedy, who competed professionally in mixed martial arts from 2001 to 2016, was reportedly shot during an operation in the Central African country, according to The New Zealand Herald. The purpose of his reported presence there remains unclear.

The outlet cited speculation linking the operation to a private security company associated with Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a possible confrontation with Russia’s Africa Corps. Neither claim has been confirmed.

MMA Weekly reported that the atta…