SHERDOG ARCHIVES: News - October 2025

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SHERDOG NEWS OCTOBER 2025

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PFL Champions Series 3 Weigh-in Results: 2 Title Fights Set The Professional Fighters League's return to Dubai includes two title fights, which are now official following the PFL Road to Dubai Champions...

Professional Fighters League

Oct 02, 2025

Conor McGregor Suggests Fighting at UFC White House ‘Done Deal’ If what he says is true, Conor McGregor is going to be a major part of the White House card for the Ultimate Fighting Championship next year.

UFC

Oct 02, 2025

Pride Legends Including Kazushi Sakuraba, Bob Sapp Coach Teams at Quintet 5 Four of the most recognizable names from Pride Fighting Championships will serve as coaches for an upcoming team grappling event.

Grappling

Oct 02, 2025

Bas Rutten Trumpets ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s Performance in ‘The Smashing Machine’ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson by all accounts poured himself into playing Mark Kerr, the two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament...

Oct 02, 2025

Coach: ‘Poatan’ Pereira ‘Hungry and Eager’ for Ankalaev Rematch at UFC 320 Both men in the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title tilt think things will play out differently than their first meeting.

UFC

Oct 02, 2025

Jonathan Coachman: PFL ‘Needed Someone Out There in the Dirt’ As the Professional Fighters League closed out the PFL 2025 World Tournament, company spokesperson Jonathan Coachman walked backstage with an...

Oct 02, 2025

Manny Pacquiao Brings MP Promotions to U.S., First Card Set for November Add one more promotion to the alphabet soup that is the American boxing landscape.

Boxing

Oct 02, 2025

Ambitious Pouya Rahmani Embraces PFL Championship Series 3 Spotlight The undefeated Emirati heavyweight will make his Professional Fighters League debut against Slim Trabelsi on Friday in Dubai.

PFL 2025 World Tournament

Oct 02, 2025

UFC Bantamweight Reveals Unique Dana White-Inspired Tattoo This newly signed Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter will have the words of its president on his body for life.

UFC

Oct 02, 2025

Health Concerns Derail Frankie Edgar’s Comeback at BKFC 82 Frankie Edgar’s return to combat sports has been put on hold after he wasn’t cleared to compete at BKFC 82 on Saturday.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 02, 2025

Cory Sandhagen Confident in Cardio, Defensive Wrestling Ahead of UFC 320 Much of the analysis regarding the UFC 320 co-main event involves how Cory Sandhagen will be able to combat Merab Dvalishvili’s relentless...

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 02, 2025

UFC Flyweight Ramazonbek Temirov Suspended 1 Year for Anti-Doping Violation Ramazonbek Temirov won’t be eligible to return to Ultimate Fighting Championship competition until next summer after testing positive for a...

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 01, 2025

Former Lightweight No. 1 Contender, Ex-Welterweight King Top UFC Qatar Lineup After a lengthy hiatus, Arman Tsarukyan will finally be back in the Octagon.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 01, 2025

While Awaiting PFL Debut Date, Bryan Battle Set for Next Fight Bryan Battle is staying busy as he awaits his first assignment with Professional Fighters League.

Professional Fighters League

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 01, 2025

Ryan Bader: ‘The Smashing Machine’ More Than ‘Just Another Sports Movie’ The former two-division Bellator MMA titleholder makes his feature-film debut in the Benny Safdie-helmed biopic on two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament winner...

Oct 01, 2025

Magomed Ankalaev Expects Alex Pereira Rematch to Be 'Completely Different' While Magomed Ankalaev got the better of Alex Pereira in their first meeting, he doesn’t want a repeat of that performance in their rematch.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 01, 2025

Merab Dvalishvili Hopes for Fourth Fight in 2025 After UFC 320 Title Defense Merab Dvalishvili doesn’t want to be a champion that sits on the sidelines.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 01, 2025

Alex Pereira Discusses Most Meaningful Victory, Potential Heavyweight Move Avenging a previous loss to Magomed Ankalaev in the UFC 320 headliner would be significant, Alex Pereira won’t deny that much.

UFC

Tristen Critchfield

Oct 01, 2025

Report: UFC, Pride Veteran Assuerio Silva’s Foot Severed in Motorcycle Accident Former fighter Assuerio Silva, 51, was involved in a serious motorcycle accident on Monday afternoon in the Nova Betânia neighborhood of...

UFC

Oct 01, 2025

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