The historic one-night, four-men, open weight tournament which will take place during the BRAVE CF 29 fight card, on 11/15 in Bahrain, was narrowed from 100s of applicants, to 15, and now to 5 (1 will be an alternate): Kickboxing sensation Guto Inocente; undefeated Russian powerhouse Azamat Murzakanov; Frenchman Malik Merad; powerful striker Mohammad Fakhreddine; and, submission machine Moise Rimbon. Winner earns US$100,000 prize, the right to be called the KHK World Champion, and being the provisional holder of the KHK belt, which is adorned with 14 pounds of gold. Semifinal matchups will be announced in the following days.

Kelvin Gastelum recently called for rematch vs. Tyron Woodley, and 'The Chosen One' is not impressed: “Kelvin Fatselum, the one who fought me at middleweight when I was a welterweight, and got his ass whooped when I broke my foot, and I gave him his money back, and now he’s talking $#!@ three years later. F@$% everybody around his team from top to bottom. He wants to fight me when? What are you going to do differently? You haven’t ever fought for a title and won, my man. What are you the king of? You’re the king of Qdoba or Chipotle. ... I ain’t got love for you G, I ain’t got no pity for you. I gave you mad props on air, I gave you mad props on ESPN, I gave you mad props for the Israel Adesanya fight. I ain’t had nothing to say about you. I was respectful to you, I didn’t bash you when you missed weight. And now you’re going to talk $#!@ about me? I will f@$% you up right now. I will f@$% you up in the Octagon. You're garbage and your whole squad is garbage.” h/t BJPenn.com • Watch TMZ’s Hollywood Beatdown (8:09)

Dan Hardy decisioned Ben Sosoli at UFC on ESPN 6 in Boston, but very shortly after the decision, the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission became aware that Hardy used an inhaler between rounds, and changed the win to a No Contest. Questions were raised as to the basis for the change; MSAC spokesperson Carolyn Assa has offered an explanation: “The inhaler was not pre-approved by the commission for use during the fight in accordance with the Commission’s regulations. Therefore, the commission overturned the win and declared the bout no contest.” Mass regulation 523 CMR 12.07 says corners can only bring in a water bottle, bucket with ice, commission-approved anti-coagulant, adhesive tape, gauze, scissors, and one extra mouthpiece. Anything ese must be approved by the commission ahead of time through a variance, which must be applied for in writing, on a commission-approved form. h/t MMA Fighting

“I think Usman has got everything that Colby has, just a bit better. [I] think he’s got more power. I don’t know who’s got the bigger gas tank. I know Colby’s got an unbelievable gas tank. Usman just edges it. But when I look at what he did to Lawler, many said Lawler wasn’t the same. But I don’t feel like that. I feel like Colby was too much for Lawler. Because people hate Colby so much and take what he says so personal, they just want Usman to win. They’re not looking at Colby. Colby’s an actually terrific fighter. Forget all the f@$%ing bull$#!@ he says because he’s just an idiot. He’s actually a terrific fighter.” Covington and welterweight champ Kamaru Usman fight at UFC 245 on 12/14. h/t Body Lock MMA

Richard FitzGerald, the Chief Executive of Racecourse Media Group, has joined the Board of Europe’s leading MMA promotion as Non-Executive Chairman. The highly-respected sports industry veteran FitzGerald worked for many years at IMG and was CEO at Aston Villa FC before taking on the CEO role at Racecourse Media Group back in 2008. Richard was one of a number of sports and media figures to invest in Cage Warriors, and is now stepping forward to help the management take the business to the next level: “Graham Boylan and Casimir Knight promised the investors to deliver a stable and credible MMA business in three years. They have certainly done that – and more. I’m delighted and excited to be asked to help them on the next stage of the journey.”

McGregor’s latest visit to Russia coincides with his recent announcement that his brand of Irish whiskey, Proper No. Twelve, is soon to be released to the Russian market. The press conference, which was revealed by Russia's largest news agency, Tass, comes in conjunction with Parimatch, a sports betting company of which McGregor is an ambassador. “McGregor will meet with reporters on October 24. This is the first such event involving McGregor in Russia,” the release stated, also going on to say that the Dubliner will provide an update as to his plans in Russia, his training regime and his current physical condition. “Perhaps he will make statements about his imminent return to the Octagon,” it continues. h/t The Mac Life