The Uzbek light heavyweight took 15 seconds to accept the Abu Dhabi main event, on ten days’ notice, and told Cageside Press the UFC’s AI-driven ranking system factored into the decision. Fighters using an algorithm as leverage in career math is the piece of 2026 the sport has not fully absorbed.
MMAThe Gun landed 252 significant strikes on Alberto Montes at UFC Oklahoma City, more than any fighter in UFC history in a three-round contest, snapping a mark Nate Diaz had held for nearly 15 years. Michael Bisping already called him the promotion’s next big star. The rest of the industry is starting to agree.
Bare Knuckle BoxingAfter Victor Ortiz headlined a sold-out Novo at LA Live, the promotion’s president told MyMMAnews the Los Angeles card was the second stop on a four-city summer tour built to reposition BKB as a full sports entertainment operation. London is next.
MMADDP is back in the title conversation. Duncan just extended a five-fight streak with a ranked scalp. Hooper snapped a two-fight slide with a first-round submission. Kline earned herself into the strawweight top ten. And Tommy McMillen broke Nate Diaz’s UFC record. The matchmakers now hold five decisions.
Muay ThaiThe Thai superstar’s injury forces a decision his camp had resisted for months. The Scot who took the interim strap in February inherits the full belt. A rematch remains on the table once the shin heals.
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