Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili goes all 5 rounds once again #UFC333 15 rounds, 75 minutes shared together in the UFC octagon. Did the judges get the decision right? Was it the right winner or was this a robbery? How did you guys score it?

2 years ago today October 26, 2024 🥊 Lerone Murphy entered UFC 308 still unbeaten. Dan Ige had already spent years fighting ranked featherweights and was exactly the kind of veteran who could expose a contender. Murphy stayed composed. Sharp boxing. Good movement. Clean counters. Ige kept pressing, but Murphy kept finding enough of the better moments. Then came the scorecards. 29-28. 29-28. 29-28. Unanimous decision. Another experienced featherweight beaten. Murphy’s undefeated run had survived another serious test.

Plot twist at lightweight: Arman Tsarukyan is waiting to hear by the end of November if Justin Gaethje will fight him. While Alexander Volkanovski just asked Dana White for Gaethje as his retirement superfight. 👀

2 years ago today October 26, 2024 🥊 Shara Magomedov had already built a reputation for unusual striking. Against Armen Petrosyan, he produced something that looked like it belonged in a video game. Late in Round 2, Petrosyan was trapped near the fence. Shara spun. Backfist. Then spun again. Another backfist. The combination landed and Petrosyan went down. A double-spinning-backfist knockout. You can watch thousands of MMA fights and barely ever see anything like it. It immediately became one of the most replayed UFC finishes of 2024.

Having to fight Ciryl Gane and then Sergei Pavlovich at heavyweight is a brutal run for anyone. At least Alex Pereira is being completely honest about the size difference and his backup plan at 205. How do you see Alex Pereira vs. Sergei Pavlovich playing out. And should Poatan get an immediate title shot at 205 if he drops back down? 👇

For normal people a split lip like that is a trip to urgent care, and for Dan Hooker it's just a normal morning at City Kickboxing. 😬 Dan Hooker doesn't even know how to go light in the gym. The Hangman is always ready for a war. 🔥

Dana White said at the UFC 333 press conference that Islam didn't give a reason for skipping January. And now Islam lays it right out: Prates lost to Ian Garry (whom Islam already beat), while undefeated Michael Morales was sitting waiting. Now that you've heard both sides, who do you agree with here: Islam Makhachev or Dana White? 👇

Between that Herb Dean compilation going around earlier and now Alex Pereira saying Herb stopped the Ciryl Gane fight too soon while Gane was gassing out, Herb can't stay out of the headlines. Do you think Herb Dean stopped Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane too early, or was it the right call? 👇

Why do fans always call a knockout "fake" when a grazing shot catches someone on the temple or chin? Is it just rage-bait or do people really not know how Equilibrium shots work? 👇

2 years ago today October 26, 2024 🥋 Robert Whittaker had been UFC middleweight champion and had fought almost every elite name in the division. Khamzat Chimaev made him look helpless. The opening bell rang. Chimaev shot immediately. Whittaker went down. A few minutes later, Chimaev had a face crank locked in. Whittaker tapped at 3:34 of Round 1. That was it. One of the biggest wins of Chimaev’s career. And because it came against a former champion still near the top of the division, the result pushed him directly toward a middleweight title shot.

2 years ago today October 26, 2024 🏆 Max Holloway had been fighting elite competition for more than a decade. Jose Aldo could not knock him out. Dustin Poirier could not knock him out. Justin Gaethje could not knock him out. Nobody had. Then he fought Ilia Topuria. In Round 3, Topuria hurt Holloway with his hands, dropped him and finished the fight with punches. Official time: 1:34. Max Holloway had been knocked out for the first time in his career. And Topuria had done it in his first featherweight title defense. A historic statement from the new champion.

1 year ago today October 25, 2025 🥊 Mizuki had not fought in more than two years. Jaqueline Amorim had won four straight and looked ready to break into the rankings. The returning veteran spoiled the plan. Amorim had early grappling success. Mizuki adjusted. Started landing in close. Uppercuts. Knees. Pressure. Three rounds later: 30-27. 30-27. 29-28. Unanimous decision. Long layoff over. Four-fight winning streak stopped. Mizuki returned and immediately reminded the strawweight division how difficult she was to deal with.

When a former champion like Sean O'Malley admits that watching Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili gave him nerves just sitting on the couch, you know Yan looked terrifying at UFC 333. Say what you want about Suga, admitting that an opponent gives you the kind of nerves that make you train harder is the most honest compliment one fighter can give another. 🤝

1 year ago today October 25, 2025 🥊 Quillan Salkilld did not need the main card to make people remember his name at UFC 321. Nasrat Haqparast was the veteran standing across from him. Halfway through Round 1, Salkilld found the opening. Head kick. Clean. Haqparast went down. Official time: 2:30. One of the nastiest finishes of the prelims — and the kind of knockout that can change how quickly the UFC starts moving a prospect up the ladder.