Dana White really wasn't happy about Islam Makhachev turning down January, and now we've got Michael Morales vs. Carlos Prates for an interim belt. Whether you agree with needing an interim belt or not, five rounds of Michael Morales vs. Carlos Prates with gold on the line is going to be absolute chaos. 🔥

You can only watch one more fight ever. Max Holloway or Dominick Cruz?

First Dominick Reyes went after Daniel Cormier's commentary on X during UFC 333, and now he's doubling down on Ariel Helwani's show saying DC doesn't do his homework and leans toward Russian fighters. Zero filter. 😬 Your Thoughts?

9 years ago today October 28, 2017 🥊 Anthony Joshua was supposed to face Kubrat Pulev in Cardiff, but Carlos Takam stepped in late. Takam made the champion work and bloodied his nose before Joshua forced a Round 10 stoppage in front of more than 75,000 fans. Takam was a late replacement and still forced Joshua into a difficult night, but the Round 10 stoppage preserved the champion’s title in front of more than 75,000 people. The decisive sequence was only one part of the story. The pressure, preparation and small adjustments that came before it shaped the opening and made the finish possible. That is why the result stayed important after the final bell: it showed how quickly momentum can change when one athlete recognizes an opening and commits fully.

Rough week for Daniel Cormier: first Dominick Reyes accuses him of bias on the UFC 333 broadcast. Now Sean O'Malley's coach Tim Welch says DC has something against Suga after DC asked Petr Yan about fighting Song Yadong next. 👀

Best nickname in UFC history? 'Borz' Chimaev / 'Do Bronx' Oliveira / 'Rumble' Johnson / 'Ruthless' Lawler

9 years ago today October 28, 2017 🥊 Katie Taylor entered only her seventh professional fight already chasing world gold. She dropped Anahi Sanchez with a body shot and won a wide decision in Cardiff, becoming WBA lightweight champion less than a year after turning pro. Taylor was only seven fights into her professional career, so winning the WBA lightweight title less than a year after turning pro showed how quickly she had been pushed toward elite level. A title fight carries a different kind of pressure because every exchange is measured against the standard of a champion. The build-up made the stakes clear long before the result was official. In the aftermath, the performance mattered beyond one night. It changed how the division viewed the winner and became part of the larger story of that championship era.

"He remembers how Suga made him feel in that cage." Half the MMA world still argues Petr Yan won their first three-round fight at UFC 280 So that line from Tim Welch is guaranteed to start a war in the comments. 🔥

Kickboxing rules: Quinton Jackson vs Ernesto Hoost. Who takes it?

39 years ago today October 28, 1987 🥊 Jorge Vaca traveled to Wembley to challenge Lloyd Honeyghan for the WBC welterweight championship. Honeyghan was one of Britain’s biggest boxing stars, but Vaca survived the pressure and edged a close decision on the scorecards. The Mexican left London as world champion after pulling off one of the most important victories of his career. A title fight carries a different kind of pressure because every exchange is measured against the standard of a champion. The build-up made the stakes clear long before the result was official. In the aftermath, the performance mattered beyond one night. It changed how the division viewed the winner and became part of the larger story of that championship era.

Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan linking up backstage with their belts at UFC 333 is even better. Mutual respect between two of the most skilled champions to ever do it. 🤝👑 Between Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan, who do you think keeps their belt longer from here? 👇

Who would you least want to face: Mirko Cro Cop or Fedor Emelianenko?

"Quillan smokes him." When Alexander Volkanovski gives a fellow Aussie prospect that kind of co-sign against a proven lightweight like Benoît Saint Denis, you pay attention. 👀🇦🇺 Do you agree with Alexander Volkanovski's bold call here: does Quillan Salkilld beat Benoît Saint Denis, or is BSD too much? 👇

3 years ago today October 28, 2023 🥊 O’Shaquie Foster made his first WBC super-featherweight title defense in Cancún against knockout artist Eduardo “Rocky” Hernández. Hernández pushed the champion hard and the fight was still violent deep into Round 12. Foster then dropped him twice and forced the stoppage, producing a dramatic final-round comeback on the road in Mexico. The decisive sequence was only one part of the story. The pressure, preparation and small adjustments that came before it shaped the opening and made the finish possible. That is why the result stayed important after the final bell: it showed how quickly momentum can change when one athlete recognizes an opening and commits fully. The details remain compelling because they show how preparation, belief and execution can turn a scheduled contest into a lasting piece of sporting history.

🧠 Trivia: What is the UFC light heavyweight limit?

8 years ago today October 27, 2018 🥊 Daniel Jacobs and Sergiy Derevyanchenko had shared hundreds of sparring rounds before fighting for the vacant IBF middleweight title. Jacobs dropped him in Round 1, survived a fierce rally and escaped Madison Square Garden with a split decision. Years of sparring made the title fight unusually familiar, but Jacobs’ first-round knockdown and split decision still gave him the vacant IBF middleweight crown. A title fight carries a different kind of pressure because every exchange is measured against the standard of a champion. The build-up made the stakes clear long before the result was official. In the aftermath, the performance mattered beyond one night. It changed how the division viewed the winner and became part of the larger story of that championship era.