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Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of 2026.
- Video: Michael Bisping’s son knocked out in amateur MMA fight: As I wrote last night, the entire point of amateur MMA is to receive feedback about what’s going right and what’s going wrong. There are worse things than losing where it doesn’t matter at all.
- Dana White gives outlandish UFC valuation after Lakers sale, claims they now rival NBA, NFL: This is the same math that labels Power Slap the biggest sport in the world.
- Buyer’s remorse? Dana White responds to new UFC champion’s money complaints: Nassourdine Imavov vs. Dricus du Plessis vacant title fight coming to an Apex near you?
Insomnia
I don’t particularly know or care of Jasmine Jasudavicius is telling the truth here, but a $10k fine feels unnecessary either way. Where’s the proof beyond reasonable doubt?
Jasmine Jasudavicius says the athletic commission fined her $10K for a piece of gum that they thought was a nicotine pouch during her fight at UFC Winnipeg 😳
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) October 14, 2026
“I got fined because everyone thought I had a dip in. I said check the mat it’s a piece of gum there’s your evidence” pic.twitter.com/Y9DjK2rpP6
Maycee Barber gets KTFO in one of the year’s craziest stoppages, and the UFC books her versus one of the division’s only talented up-and-comers and a genuine knockout threat? Somebody pissed off Mick Maynard …
Maycee Barber will fight Carli Judice at #UFC335 on December 12th. #UFC#MMA#UFCParamount#UFConParamount#UFC202pic.twitter.com/ltf7e2pj9K
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) October 14, 2026
Wrist tendons of steel.
Artur Beterbiev showcases one of his favorite exercises for strengthening his wrists, grip, and hands. pic.twitter.com/2oztTjt405
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) October 14, 2026
Shoutout to universally respected Portuguese translator Fabiano Buskei, who does indeed navigate a lot of tears in his line of work.
After a Brazilian fighters goes on a teary monologue for 27 minutes in their first answer of an interview: pic.twitter.com/LljLaCxeE0
— Oscar Willis (@oscarwillismma) October 14, 2026
He really makes the fighter sound much better by choosing more appropriate words than the low-IQ fighter originally used. It’s great to see when you understand both languages . You have even more respect to his job . https://t.co/I2sOOtiHPv
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) October 14, 2026
Imagine you book two legitimate prospects and one pulls out at the last second … the remaining one has already spent money on a training camp, cut weight, sold tickets to all their family and friends. Men like Pollard can be trusted to step up and keep combat sports moving!
Also: impressively tiny knockout percentage.
this guy is fighting on the Dubois-Wardley 2 card on Saturday pic.twitter.com/TtqqSZTAuE
— Alexander K Lee (@AlexanderKLee) October 14, 2026
Nate the Train could tell me literally any insane story from his childhood, and I would instantly believe.
😤 Nate Landwehr wants his career to reflect his own mentality: go all in, grind, and keep pushing even if you fail.
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) October 14, 2026
“I taught myself how to ride a bike when I was a kid. And that’s when I decided I was just gonna go all in from now on.
Went to the top of the hill took my… pic.twitter.com/4ZdIu17iQ0
Alas, I was cheering for the snake.
Influencer Tarzan grappled with a giant 19-foot, 200-pound python and almost lost 😳
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) October 13, 2026
“I’m a blue belt in jiu-jitsu, but f*ck, this snake’s a black belt in the jungle… Jesus Christ, that was close.” pic.twitter.com/CBDYtkZxVO
The production value on Volk skits has skyrocketed.
They cooked with this Volk skit 😭
— MMA On Point (@mmaonpoint) October 13, 2026
Interviewer: "You actually look like you have seen the horrors of war."
Volk: "I've seen Islam Makhachev… Twice😭"
📹- @sportsbetcomaupic.twitter.com/vYDxlbkZgf
Slips, rips, and KO clips
The UFC-ication of street fighting continues.
Flying knee in a STREET fight is INSANE pic.twitter.com/LYn3RCW3w7
— 𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖈𝖑𝖎𝖕𝖘72🎬 (@Justclips72) October 8, 2026
First uppercut knocked him up out of stance and left him very vulnerable.
WALK-OFF KO FOR THE BELT! 🏆
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) October 3, 2026
Dilano Taylor gets the knockout in round 2 for the welterweight title!#FuryFC125 | Live on UFC Fight Pass pic.twitter.com/McYz0gNIy5
One hitter quitter!
Brutal bare-knuckle KO by Volodimir Pritula at Vendetta Fight Nights 52 in Austria pic.twitter.com/GHLWBPmC2J
— Matysek (@Matysek88) October 2, 2026
Random Land
Isn’t this just the setup to Barbarian?
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