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)

Heading into UFC on ESPN 6 in Boston, Dana White believed this was Joe Lauzon's final fight, and when immediately post-fight Lauzon was noncommittal on retirement, the UFC president compared Lauzon to Chuck Liddell, and respectfully noted how difficult it is for fighters to retire - no one wants to retire on a loss, and a big win only fuels the desire to fight again. However, during a recent appearance on the Ariel Helwani MMA show, Lauzon explained that he never vowed to retire no matter what: "When I texted Dana, I told Dana, 'Look, give me one more shot. If the fight does not go well, I promise you'll never hear from me about fighting again. And he said, ‘Deal.’ They're looking out for me. I definitely understand. But I'm not 100 percent closing the door. ... I'm likely not fighting again, we'll see.” h/t Sherdog • Watch the interview (18:38)

“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

"Obviously, everybody in the gym’s jealous of me. I’ve got a lot of haters in the world, and that’s just how the world is today."

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

"Despite all the bitterness that can become an experience, we always look for the positive side of things and improve as human beings. I had a pending account against a great rival, I knew it would be a hard test in my career but I feel grateful and blessed by God for the opportunity to win this victory. ... I go with everything and everything but I do not go alone. I HAVE A GREAT TEAM! My respects for this warrior who, despite all that happened before this fight at the end, showed respect and that this is only part of the business. I only seek to face the best of the best in the division and I hope that the UFC after 9 fights for them, within which 8 are victories, 7 bonuses for fight and performances of the night, give me the opportunity to fight soon for a world title." h/t Instagram