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Sean Strickland says he could easily defeat undefeated cruiserweight boxing champion Jai Opetaia as he considers leaving the UFC. The reigning middleweight champion has criticized fighter pay, expressed interest in facing Jake Paul and threatened to finish his UFC contract before pursuing boxing.

Mikey Musumeci has vacated his UFC BJJ bantamweight championship to prioritize an MMA career. The 30-year-old jiu-jitsu star, who recently defeated Bryce Mitchell in a grappling match, is targeting a professional MMA debut while remaining open to future UFC BJJ superfights.

Chris Hemsworth has shared fresh Muay Thai training footage from Thailand while filming Extraction 3, drawing praise from UFC fighters Michael Chandler and Stephen Thompson. The video follows the Thor star's earlier admission that he would love to test himself in a real MMA fight.

DWCS 2026 Week 9 delivered four first-round finishes and four UFC contracts. Sal Everett knocked out Ozzy Martin to complete his remarkable move from Dana White’s personal runner to UFC fighter, while Preston LaGrange, Roque Conceição and Mateus Soares also secured deals.

UFC CEO Dana White has opened up about the long-running feud with his late mother, June White, including the dispute he says led to their estrangement and her controversial 2011 unauthorized biography, “Dana White, King of MMA.”