Reviews
LFA 243: Maximov vs. Santos
The LFA hosted an event at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California on Friday, October 9, 2026 shown on ViceTV:
Light Heavyweight Nick Maximov def. Wildemar Santos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Flyweight Kevin Fernandez def. Enrique Pacheco TKO (knee and punches) 2 1:38
Flyweight Mason Carzino-Hartshorn def. Kelvin Martinez KO (punches) 1 0:30
Middleweight Joseph Thurrott def. Ricky Miller KO (punch) 1 3:12
Women’s Strawweight Sophie Lang def. Aysia Cortez Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:32
Light Heavyweight Kyle Clark def. Ali Gazamatov Technical Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:38
Heavyweight Lorenzo Figueroa def. Helton José Jr. TKO (punches) 1 3:17
Catchweight (140 lb) Fernando Diaz-Marquez def. Ramon Cornejo Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (175 lb) Jacob Horton def. Mark Lozano Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Chris Chapa def. Willy LaMacchia Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) 3 5:00
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10 – 96 – Week 10
Dana White hosted an event at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 to broadcast on Paramount+:
Featherweight Erick Visconde def. Ilias Bulaid Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Women’s Bantamweight Smilla Sundell def. Aline Pereira Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Luis Francischinelli def. William Rentz TKO (punches) 1 2:18
Middleweight Douglas da Lapa def. Davi Cabral TKO (punches) 3 0:19
Lightweight Gregory Foster def. Jason Asher Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Previews
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2
The PFL hosts an event at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, October 16, 2026 shown on ESPN2 and ESPN+:
Women’s Flyweight Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop
Featherweight Timur Khizriev vs. Gabriel Braga
Bantamweight Rafael do Nascimento vs. Sarvarjon Khamidov
Welterweight Oualy Tandia vs. J.P. Saint Louis
Welterweight Eliezer Kubanza vs. Trey Waters
Light Heavyweight Emiliano Sordi vs. Abraham Bably
Lightweight Cássio Barão Jr. vs. Kevin Pease
Women’s Flyweight Shannon Clark vs. Lucero Acosta
Lightweight Gamid Khizriev vs. Michael Boylan
Bantamweight Cobey Fehr vs. Rosario Romero
Lightweight Levan Khabalaev vs. Brock Hamer
Women’s Flyweight Paulina Wiśniewska vs. Chelsea Hackett
Featherweight Noah Hermosillo vs. Caden Cox
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
The UFC hosts an event at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, October 17, 2026 on Paramount+:
Welterweight Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott
Women’s Flyweight Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Lightweight Kyle Nelson vs. Cristian Pérez
Middleweight Marc-André Barriault vs. Kyle Daukaus
Bantamweight Louis Jourdain vs. Timothy Cuamba
Lightweight Mandel Nallo vs. Nate Landwehr
Preliminary card (Paramount+)
Heavyweight Tanner Boser vs. Jhonata Diniz
Middleweight Julien Leblanc vs. Nick Galanti
Heavyweight Javad Mahjoub vs. Joel Faglier
Women’s Flyweight Katlyn Cerminara vs. Mackenzie Stiller
Bantamweight Chad Anheliger vs. Steven Koslow
Women’s Bantamweight Melissa Croden vs. Chelsea Chandler
Bantamweight Cody Chovancek vs. You Su-young