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Valter Walker has a hilarious reason for his rather underwhelming reaction to his brother Johnny Walker’s successful heavyweight debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Johnny knocked out Mick Parkin in the first round of their clash at UFC 332 on Saturday in Salt Lake City, earning a bonus for his devastating knee from the clinch. His brother Valter livestreamed his reaction to the bout but showed hardly any emotion. Valter has now explained his subdued response to his brother’s knockout.

Valter Walker explains why he was subdued after Johnny Walker knocked out Mick Parkin Valter watched his brother make a statement in his heavyweight debut from his home in Russia. His restrained reaction sparked discussion online. After some questioned why Valter wasn’t overjoyed by the result, the Brazilian explained that he was drained because it was 1 a.m. in Russia. Valter, staying true to his style, also gave a sexually explicit reason for his exhaustion.

Valter (16-1), who…

Cong Wang says an eye injury affected her performance in her Ultimate Fighting Championship title bout against Natalia Silva.

Wang (10-2) fell short in her pursuit of the vacant women’s flyweight title, losing a unanimous decision to Silva (21-5-1) in the UFC 332 main event at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. After the bout, Wang said on social media that an eye poke had hindered her performance.

Cong Wang details eye injury after loss to Natalia Silva at UFC 332 Wang struggled to find her rhythm until late in the fight, saying afterward that the poke had impaired her vision. She reflected on the bout in an Instagram video, showing what she described as a scratch on her right eye.

“Thank you for supporting my friends,” Wang said in the video. “The game is lost; what a pity. I have some regrets then because of the first round. The eye was poked in the second half. The line of sight is blocked, and then I couldn't see it when I was poked in the right eye in the first roun…

Eric Nolan wouldn’t have sacrificed his post-fight interview for any opponent other than Court McGee.

Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran McGee (22-15) took on Nolan (9-5) in his retirement fight at UFC 332 in front of a home crowd in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Nolan got the better of McGee on the feet before dropping him with a right hand and earning a third-round stoppage. He cut his post-fight Octagon interview short so McGee could have his moment on the mic.

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Eric Nolan explains why Court McGee deserved the spotlight after their UFC 332 fight Nolan later explained that he would’ve made the most of his Octagon interview with Joe Rogan if his opponent hadn’t been McGee, who spent more than 16 years in the UFC. Nolan didn’t mind sacrificing his time on the mic to let McGee address his home crowd after his final bout.

“Any other opponent, I'd take the mic and talk my sh*t, get out of there,” Nolan said at the post-fight presser. “But you spend 1…

Roberto Soldic showcased his full skill set without chasing a finish in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.

Soldic bounced back from a shaky opening round to beat Kalinn Williams via unanimous decision at UFC 332 on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The former KSW champion recovered after being dropped twice by Williams in the first round, controlling much of the final two frames.

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Roberto Soldic explains how he recovered against Kalinn Williams at UFC 332 Soldic entered the matchup with a reputation for devastating knockout power but has no regrets about the fight going to the scorecards against the experienced Williams, whom he credited for his durability after the win.

“I didn't rush. I just took my win,” Soldic said at the UFC 332 post-fight press conference. “I don't want to prove I have to kill somebody. I have to win and just show my skills and that's it. He's an experienced fighter. He was like 16-5, so 21 fights with amateur of 33 fights. …

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has a stacked year-ender taking shape in Las Vegas.Charles Oliveira will defend his BMF title against Diego Lopes at UFC 335 in Las VegasDuring Saturday's UFC 332 card, the UFC announced that Charles Oliveira will make his Octagon return against Diego Lopes with the honorific “BMF” championship on the line in the UFC 335 headliner. Oliveira (37-11, 1 NC; 25-11, 1 NC UFC) claimed the BMF crown at UFC 326 after upending Max Holloway on all scorecards. Prior to that, “do Bronxs” forced Mateusz Gamrot to tap to a face crank in their UFC Fight Night 261 encounter in October 2025.

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Lopes (28-8, 7-3 UFC) had to weather the storm against Steve Garcia in their UFC White House encounter, but he ultimately scored a second-round knockout victory. The Lobo Gym MMA representative bounced back after losing a one-sided decision to Alexander Volkanovski in their rematch at UFC 325.

On the same card, former two-division titleholder Alex …

Johnny Walker, Damian Pinas, Imanol Rodriguez and Roman Kopylov each earned $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses Saturday following UFC 332 at the Delta Center.Johnny Walker, Damian Pinas, Imanol Rodriguez and Roman Kopylov collect UFC 332 bonuses Walker made his heavyweight debut in emphatic fashion, knocking out Mick Parkin with a knee at 3:35 of the first round. The Brazilian secured a Thai clinch before driving a left knee into Parkin’s jaw, leaving the Englishman unconscious on the canvas.

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Pinas needed just 75 seconds to dispatch Andrey Pulyaev. The rising middleweight landed a right uppercut that knocked Pulyaev out and improved Pinas’ record to 11-1. Pinas called for a Top-10 opponent afterward.

Rodriguez remained unbeaten with a first-round stoppage of Alden Coria. After using his hand speed effectively early, Rodriguez landed a front kick to the body that dropped Coria and prompted the stoppage at 3:11. Rodriguez improved to 8-0.

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After reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko had to vacate the title due to injury, Natalia Silva and Cong Wang duked it out for 125-pound supremacy in the main event of UFC 332.

It was Silva who prevailed to finally see her lifelong dream come true, as she outclassed Wang for five rounds, winning a rather lopsided unanimous decision to hoist the belt in front of a sellout crowd inside the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

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Natalia Silva defeated Cong Wang at UFC 332 before Payton Talbott stopped Deiveson Figueiredo Silva (21-5-1) used her tremendous speed and confusing movement to perplex “The Joker” throughout, preventing Wang from landing many impactful strikes during their encounter. Even when Wang (10-2) stepped on the gas late, it wasn’t enough, and Silva weathered the storm. In the end, Silva was awarded the cageside judges’ decision via tallies of 48-47 (twice) and 49-46, capping off what was an e…

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Former lightweight title challenger Yoshinori Horie earned an emphatic TKO victory in Saturday’s Rizin Fighting Federation: Landmark Vol. 16 main event in Nagasaki, Japan. Horie stopped Sho Patrick Usami with a nasty elbow and follow-up punches in the second round of the headliner, which underwent a late change yesterday.

The bout between Horie (16-6, 7-3 Rizin) and Usami (9-6, 5-4 Rizin) was scheduled to be contested at lightweight, but Usami came in heavy at weigh-ins and an agreement was reached to move the fight weight up to 160 pounds. The arrangement allowed Usami to avoid penalties such as point deductions or the…

#UFC332 Main event confirmed! @nataliasilvaufc - 125 lbs

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— UFC (@ufc) October 2, 2026 A new Ultimate Fighting Championship women's flyweight champion will be crowned, as UFC 332 is now official following the weigh-ins.

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Vying for the vacant championship are No. 1 contender Natalia Silva and Cong Wang. Both women successfully made weight for the five-round main event without issue. All other fighters on the card also hit their marks on the scale with the exception of Esteban Ribovics, who came in half a pound over the lightweight limit and will be fined a percentage of his purse.

Silva (20-5-1) was meant to challenge Valentina Shevchenko before "Bullet" got injured. The Brazilian is undefeated inside the Octagon and is on an impressive 14-fight win streak. Recent victories over Rose Namajunas, Alexa Grasso and Jessica Andrade made her claim t…

The Professional Fighters League returned to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the tournament semifinals of its MENA branch.Mostafa Nada submits Osama Elseady in Round 2 of their PFL MENA trilogy rubber match

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The PFL MENA 11 headliner featured the rubber match between 205-pounders Mostafa Rashed Nada and Osama ElSeady (9-4, 0-2 PFL). Elseady made his in-cage return following a nearly three-year hiatus, showing some cage rust in his takedowns and attempts to stall the action on the canvas whenever possible. In turn, Nada (10-4, 3-1 PFL) reached his opponent’s chin with his right hand on different occasions, with Elseady easily dropping to the canvas whenever Nada connected.

In the second frame, Nada found more success with his strikes, as fellow former Desert Fo…

Vitor Petrino wants to close out 2026 against one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s top heavyweights. The Brazilian has challenged Curtis Blaydes to a fight at UFC 335, scheduled for Dec. 12 in Las Vegas, and has already expressed his interest in the matchup to the promotion. Now, according to Petrino, all that is missing is a response from the American for negotiations to move forward.

The matchup would pit two fighters coming off victories against each other, with both sitting close together in the heavyweight rankings. Petrino is currently ranked No. 9, while Blaydes sits at No. 7.

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Petrino wants Curtis Blaydes next after climbing to No. 9 in the UFC heavyweight rankings At 29, Petrino is enjoying his best run since joining the UFC. The Minas Gerais native has remained unbeaten since leaving the light heavyweight division and moving up to heavyweight. He has won four straight fights against Austen Lane, Thomas Petersen, Steven Asplund and Ser…