UFC Paris delivered a huge night for French MMA as Salahdine Parnasse demolished Dan Hooker, Axel Sola flattened Fares Ziam and Losene Keita scored his first UFC win. MMAtown also went 2-for-2 with the Michael Page safer pick and Sola value pick published in our pre-fight preview.
Michael Page admits there are days MMA makes him wonder whether he “should've played golf,” but the constant evolution of martial arts keeps pulling him back. Ahead of MVP vs. Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris, Page is also committing his future to middleweight.
ONE Fight Night 47 brings Stamp Fairtex back to the Lumpinee Stadium spotlight against Selina Flores on September 4. The nine-fight ONE Championship card mixes Muay Thai, MMA and submission grappling, with Nazareth Lalthazuala, Rafael Lovato Jr., Fábio Henrique and several international prospects also in action.
DWCS 2026 Week 4 produced four finishes and five new UFC contracts in Las Vegas. Adam Darby stopped Patrick Rivera in the main event, while Modestino Rodrigues needed just 15 seconds for his knockout. All five winners impressed on another productive night for Dana White's Contender Series.
AI MMA videos have become their own strange corner of fight culture in 2026. Fake matchups involving Francis Ngannou, Demetrious Johnson and other recognizable fighters now sit beside absurd animal fights, synthetic technique demonstrations and increasingly convincing clips that blur MMA parody with what fans call “AI slop.”
DWCS 2026 Week 4 brings five more UFC contract auditions to Las Vegas, headlined by Patrick Rivera vs. Adam Darby at welterweight. Dana White's Contender Series also features Liam McCracken vs. Silvestre Sanchez and heavyweight prospects Gabriel Lourenço and Charlie Cleveland.
Nikki Carpiniello, the mother of Dillon Danis, unexpectedly became part of Duel Arena 1 after her son withdrew from the Mike Perry main event. The new promotion brought Carpiniello in as a ring girl, turning a late fight-week problem into one of the strangest promotional stunts surrounding the event.
LFA 240 ended with Dedrek Sanders sweeping Luis Gomez on all three scorecards in Tennessee. Sanders vs. Gomez went the distance, while Shane Sobnosky Jr. scored a 27-second knockout and Akbarjon Islomboev delivered a first-round submission on another finish-heavy LFA card.
Duel Arena 1 ended with a major upset as Brandon Jenkins stopped an injured Mike Perry in the first round. Duel Arena also delivered Jimi Manuwa’s comeback TKO, AJ Cunningham’s spinning-elbow knockout and one of the strangest combat sports cards of 2026.
