Analysis
Deeper reads on styles, matchups, trends and title pictures.
Miljan Zdravkovic record: 10-0-0 and the FNC bantamweight title defense against Vargas
Miljan Zdravkovic is 10-0-0 with five KO or TKO wins and a decision over Josh Hill in his last fight. Next up: Joaquin Vargas at FNC 35.
PFL welterweight rankings: Thad Jean is champion and Musaev leads the chasing pack
Thad Jean is 11-0-0 and no title fight is booked. Of the four ranked directly behind him, three have lost once and one is unbeaten.
Mateusz Legierski's record and the OKTAGON lightweight title fight with Ivan Buchinger
Legierski's last two fights were title fights: five rounds against Korkmaz, then a first-round TKO of Aksu. Next up is Ivan Buchinger, 46-10-0.
UFC heavyweight rankings: Gane is champion and the top 15 did not move before Hokit
Ciryl Gane defends against unbeaten number 6 Josh Hokit at UFC 334, and nobody in the heavyweight top 15 changed position.
Igor Severino record: 9-1-0 and eight finishes before the Holzer title fight
The OKTAGON bantamweight champion is 23, has finished eight of nine wins and defends against unbeaten Max Holzer at Oktagon 97 on 7 November.
UFC middleweight rankings: Strickland is champion and Chimaev stays number 1
Four places changed after Allen vs. Duncan, and the top three did not move. Brendan Allen is now number 4 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
Vadim Nemkov record: 19-2-0, 14 straight wins and a PFL title defense in Dubai
Nemkov has won 14 in a row and finished 15 of his 19 wins. He defends the PFL heavyweight title against Sergey Bilostenniy on 14 November 2026.
UFC featherweight rankings: Volkanovski defends against unbeaten Evloev with the top 15 unmoved
Nobody in the UFC featherweight top 15 has moved since the last ranking. Alexander Volkanovski, 28-4-0, defends against the unbeaten Movsar Evloev on 24 October.
Max Holzer record: 12-0 with ten finishes before the Severino title fight
Max Holzer is 12-0 with seven submissions and ten finishes. On 7 November he drops to bantamweight to fight Igor Severino for a title in Hanover.
UFC lightweight rankings: Gaethje is champion and the top 14 did not move
Justin Gaethje, 37, holds the UFC lightweight title at 28-5-0. Nobody from number 1 to 14 moved, and Oliveira against Diego Lopes is booked for 12 December.
Marko Bojkovic record: 8 finishes in 11 wins before the FNC 34 title fight against Eskiev
Marko Bojkovic is 25, ranked number 2 at FNC lightweight and has finished 73 per cent of his wins. On 24 October he meets Lom-Ali Eskiev for the title in Skopje.
UFC bantamweight rankings: Petr Yan defends against Merab Dvalishvili with the top 15 unmoved
Petr Yan meets number one Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333 on 24 Oct, with all 15 ranked bantamweights unchanged since 6 Oct. Here is the full division.
Felix Klinkhammer record: 11-0 with eight submissions before the Gogoladze title fight
Felix Klinkhammer is 11-0, has won eight fights by submission and meets Amiran Gogoladze in the Oktagon 96 main event in Munich on 31 Oct.
Fifteen of 22 fighters at UFC Fight Night Allen vs Duncan are coming off a loss
The main event is the exception: Brendan Allen and Christian Leroy Duncan bring eight straight wins between them. Start times, the full card with records and what a win means at middleweight.
PFL Africa 3 lands in Casablanca tonight with Kane vs Medkouri and four unbeaten fighters
Twelve bouts, a heavyweight main event between two finishers and a lightweight fight where a seven-fight and a five-fight win streak meet. Start time, card and records for the PFL's first night in Morocco.
Sean Strickland says he will not fight until the UFC settles his pay
The middleweight champion wants more money and has talked about moving to 205 pounds or not fighting at all. Reports say he signed a six-fight deal in May worth more than a million dollars a fight.
Liz Carmouche record: 18 finishes in 26 wins before the Jena Bishop rematch
Liz Carmouche has finished 18 of her 26 wins and has never been stopped by strikes. Four straight wins lead into a PFL Chicago main event against Jena Bishop.
OKTAGON results in September 2026: two cards, 19 bouts and 63 per cent finished
OKTAGON ran Brno and Frankfurt in September: 19 bouts, six first-round finishes and no title fight. The fastest finish took just over a minute.
Lom-Ali Eskiev record: FNC champion with 16 finishes in 24 wins meets Bojkovic
Lom-Ali Eskiev has finished 16 of his 24 wins and has won four in a row. His record, his recent form and the FNC 34 title fight in Skopje.
PFL lightweight rankings: Usman Nurmagomedov is 22-0 and the top seven did not move
Usman Nurmagomedov stopped Archie Colgan in round one and the PFL lightweight top seven stayed put. Who is booked next, and who is ranked where.
Amiran Gogoladze record: OKTAGON's number one welterweight heads to Munich for the title
Eleven of Amiran Gogoladze's 16 wins ended in a finish, and he is on a four-fight streak going into his title fight with unbeaten Felix Klinkhammer.