From winning on Dana White's Contender Series without receiving a UFC contract to becoming Cage Warriors middleweight champion, Paddy McCorry shares his story of struggle and sacrifice. Watch his journey before he defends his title against Gustavo Sousa at CW 210 Dublin on September 26, 2026.
Dana White's Contender Series Week 7 made history with six UFC contracts, including deals for losing fighters Callum Connor and Jaden Ortega. Main-event winner Norbert Novenyi Jr. was the only victorious fighter not signed, while four other winners joined the UFC.
Watch the DWCS 93 weigh-ins ahead of Contender Series 2026 Week 7. Middleweight headliners Norbert Novenyi Jr. (185.5 lbs) and Theo Haig (184 lbs) both cleared the scale. All five bouts are official as 10 prospects prepare to compete for UFC contracts in Las Vegas.
Rewatch Emilio Quissua vs. Juscelino Ferreira from UAE Warriors 57 on January 17, 2025, at Space42 Arena in Abu Dhabi. Quissua extended his unbeaten professional record to 6-0 with a three-round decision victory before his eventual Contender Series matchup against Damian Piwowarczyk.
Watch the story behind Max Coga vs. Christian Jungwirth at OKTAGON 94. This documentary follows Coga's nearly two-year recovery from a broken hand, Jungwirth's defeat to Christian Eckerlin and his training in Brazil before their September 26 welterweight showdown in Frankfurt.
Watch Akbar Abdullaev's knockout highlights, from his five finishes in ONE Championship to his 19-second KO of Ednilson Santos at DWCS 2026 Week 6. The unbeaten Kyrgyz lightweight earned a UFC contract and extraordinary praise from Dana White after improving his professional record to 14-0.
The UFC 331 fighters meet face-to-face before the September 19 card at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. See Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja ahead of their flyweight championship rematch, plus Tsarukyan-Ruffy and the tense Gable Steveson vs. Sean Sharaf staredown.
Rewatch Piero Guaylupo vs. Maicon Miler from Inka MMA 57, the interim lightweight championship main event at Centro de Convenciones Zentro in Lima. Miler pushed the unbeaten Peruvian into Round 4 before Guaylupo finished the fight with punches at 0:59.
Dakota Ditcheva entered the inaugural PFL Europe event at 7-0 and needed less than four minutes to finish Malin Hermansson. Rewatch the full PFL Europe 1 co-main event, ending with Ditcheva securing a first-round rear-naked choke in Newcastle.
Dana White’s Contender Series Week 6 produced three consecutive first-round finishes, led by Akbar Abdullaev knocking out Ednilson Santos in just 19 seconds. Four fighters ultimately received UFC deals; see the complete DWCS Week 6 results and contract winners.
Scott Coker discusses potential Ki MMA additions Michael Page, Nate Diaz and Cris Cyborg after launching his new promotion. Coker also explains how established free agents could fit alongside Ki MMA’s 2027 featherweight Grand Prix and ring-based format.
Max Lally made his Cage Warriors debut against Alexis Tsarmantidis at CW 188 Dublin, finishing the featherweight fight with a first-round triangle choke. Rewatch the full fight before the unbeaten Irish prospect returns to the RDS for Cage Warriors 210 on September 26.
Dana White’s Contender Series Week 6 makes all five bouts official with a clean weigh-in day. Akbar Abdullaev faces late replacement Ednilson Santos, while Hunt–Perea headlines. Catch up with MMAtown’s DWCS 2026 midseason recap before the second half continues.
Fury FC standout Paris Moran stopped German Orpineda Ponce with only 31 seconds remaining in their three-round fight. Moran has since won the interim Fury flyweight title and now meets Marcos Degli at DWCS 2026 Week 7 on September 22.
EFC 138 crowns a new heavyweight champion as former two-time titleholder Matunga Djikasa faces undefeated 4-0 finisher Terrence Born in Johannesburg. The card also features Gift Walker vs. Sithembiso Hadebe as EFC returns on October 1.
PFL World Tournament 3 featured first-round action at middleweight and lightweight in Orlando. Edwards, Rabadanov, Dalton Rosta, Wilson and Davis all won by finish, with no main-card fight reaching the scorecards. The promotion next heads to PFL Chicago.
KSW revisits its standout Czech Republic moments before another night in Liberec. XTB KSW 121 also features Leo Brichta vs. Kacper Formela and Muslim Tulshaev vs. Kacper Koziorzębski, adding two major Czech-interest matchups beneath the interim heavyweight title main event.
Inka Fighting Championship crowned Mayton Perea its welterweight champion after his first-round TKO of Wellington Madeira. Perea now steps onto DWCS 2026 Week 6 against unbeaten Zevan Hunt, looking to turn his Peruvian title run into a UFC contract.
Unbeaten Karim Henniene meets experienced English bantamweight Raphael Uchegbu in the PFL Morocco co-main event. Henniene advanced with a first-round anaconda choke, while Uchegbu swept the scorecards in Lagos. The winner moves into the 2026 PFL Africa bantamweight final.
