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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
- Fighters rush to defend ‘picky and choosy’ Islam for passing on Prates, condemn UFC for pointless interim title: I mean, Islam said he was going to fight in Toronto but then changed his mind to be picky and choosy.
- Got next? Alexander Volkov sails past Alex Pereira in UFC 333 rankings update: The bigger story is Dominick Reyes is now ranked No. 4.
- Sean O’Malley says don’t come to UFC to get rich: ‘It’s not gonna happen’: Looks like all that Dana White privilege isn’t helping, eh?
Insomnia
PFL Heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov — who the UFC wanted before he re-signed — revealed PFL is paying three times more compared to the UFC.
Angela Hill is competing in her 31st UFC fight against an up-and-coming killer.
MOICANO WANTS MONEY ILIA TOPURIA
Daniel Cormier still got it.
Conor McGregor’s head coach John Kavanagh has taken a job with Ki MMA.
Dakota Ditcheva’s hands are messed up from several surgeries.
Note to self: Do not get neck cranked by Nicky Rod.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Keep an eye out for Jarrod St. Jean, who is currently lighting everyone up on the regional scene.
Irish finisher Brian Manning returns to action this weekend at OKTAGON 96
Son of former UFC fighter Chris Brennan, brother of current UFC fighter Lucas Brennan, Tyler Brennan improves to 2-0 as a professional fighter.
Random Land
The final trailer for Dune Part 3 …. Let’s fuckin go.
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Midnight Music: Hip-hop, 2011 (This song always slaps)
Sleep well Maniacs! More martial arts madness is always on the way.
