r/MMA 1h ago

Fight Thread [Official] Contender Series 2026: Week 4 - Live Discussion Thread

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Welcome to r/mma's live discussion of Contender Series 2026: Week 4! Please keep the fight discussions in here.

Location: Meta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada

Start time: 7PM ET (click for your time)

Card Info

Main Card on Paramount+ @ 7PM ET (click for your time)

Fight Weight
Adam Darby vs. Patrick Rivera 170 lbs
Brandon Holmes vs. Modestino Rodrigues 185 lbs
Adam Livingston vs. Hunter Smith 155 lbs
Liam McCracken vs. Silvestre Sanchez 155 lbs
Charlie Cleveland vs. Gabriel Lourenço 265 lbs

Cancelled bouts

Fight Weight
Charlie Cleveland vs. Gabriel Lorenço 265 lbs

Fight card order and start times may be inaccurate.

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Do not ask for or supply streams. Your post will be removed and your ability to post will be suspended. Enjoy the fights!


r/MMA 1d ago

Weekly - TTT [Official] Technique & Training Thread - Week of August 31, 2026

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Welcome to our Technique & Training Thread!

Types of welcome comments:

  • How do I get into MMA?
  • Descriptions and breakdowns of fighting styles
  • Recommend which martial art I should try
  • Am I too old for MMA?
  • Anything else technique and training related

You can also check out the sub's wiki on Technique

"How to find instructional resources" thread on MMA_Academy

Check out r/MMA_Amateurs and r/MMA_Academy!


r/MMA 4h ago

News Valentina Shevchenko is out of UFC 332 main event vs Natalia Silva due to injury

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516 Upvotes

r/MMA 3h ago

Fight Announcement EXCLUSIVE: I was able to confirm that Aline Pereira, sister of Alex Poatan, has been scheduled to fight on the Contender Series on October 13. The plan is for the Brazilian to face Smilla Sundell.

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146 Upvotes

r/MMA 1h ago

Media Song Yadong moves up to #3 in the bantamweight rankings (Media and Meta) after beating Umar Nurmagomedov.

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r/MMA 9h ago

Fight Announcement Brendan Allen (4th) vs Christian Leroy Duncan (10th) at UFC Vegas 112 on October 10th

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333 Upvotes

r/MMA 8h ago

Media Dan hooker and Salahdine Parnasse face off

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146 Upvotes

r/MMA 6h ago

News Oktagon MMA Flyweight & Bantamweight champion Lucia Szabova (12-0) has signed with the UFC. She will make her debut on 31 October.

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54 Upvotes

r/MMA 22h ago

Fight Clip Carlos Condit drops Georges St-Pierre with a head kick

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r/MMA 2h ago

Fight Announcement Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani will fight Farman Hasanov at #UFCVegas123 on October 31st. (first rep. @jeanpaulmma)

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28 Upvotes

r/MMA 6h ago

How did DDP get nose surgery and return to fighting?

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I recall DDP got deviated septum surgery before his fight with Whitaker and has never seemed to show vulnerability around it. I know deviated septum surgery weakens the nose and makes it far more vulnerable to breaking but he has never had an issue around it despite taking direct blows. Does anyone know how?


r/MMA 18h ago

Glover Teixeira likes boxing match with Alexander Gustafsson after dominant win over Shogun Rua

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r/MMA 18h ago

Per @AgFight, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Natalia Silva is the frontrunner to main event UFC 332

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197 Upvotes

r/MMA 14h ago

Media Anatomy of a Fighter (Will Harris) will do an episodic documentary on RIZIN's upcoming show, Super RIZIN.5 which is set to take place on Thursday, September 10th.

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100 Upvotes

r/MMA 1h ago

Takedown defense - Elbows

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I don't understand why fighters, when they have someone on their waist pushing them against the fence, or when they are down and the fighter is at their waist with hands clasped, that the fighter being taken down doesn't rain down elbows to their ears over and over. I've seen this happen in certain fights and it seems super effective. Yet, they tend to just fight for position rather than do damage. Is it because in the gym you don't train that because it's so violent? Anyone have any insight?


r/MMA 23m ago

Trey Waters vs Eliezer Kubanza at PFL Chicago on October 16th.

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r/MMA 11m ago

Eddie Hearn reveals Tom Aspinall still needs some "additional testing" before making his return

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r/MMA 8h ago

Fight Announcement Frankie Edgar Reveals Gray Maynard as His Next RAF Wrestling Opponent

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23 Upvotes

r/MMA 1d ago

Interview Yadong has no issue and understands Usmans reaction

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664 Upvotes

r/MMA 1d ago

Media Fighters with the longest average fight time in the UFC

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492 Upvotes

r/MMA 22h ago

Caio Borralho calls for top-10 opponent at UFC 334, believes he’s ‘one or two’ wins away from title shot

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123 Upvotes

r/MMA 1d ago

📣 Call out Khamzat Chimaev calls for a fight against someone in the top 5

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930 Upvotes

r/MMA 1d ago

Yan Xiaonan Issues Statement Following UFC Shanghai KO Loss

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110 Upvotes

r/MMA 1d ago

Discussion Is it the best year of MMA upsets ever?

159 Upvotes

We had three major upsets this year that if you asked anyone at the beginning of 2026 about, they would never believe

Khamzat, illia and umar, so saying that, if you have to think about a year of upsets, which year would you think about?


r/MMA 1d ago

Podcast Song Yadong BLASTS Umar Nurmagomedov by first SPRAWLING and thereafter BRAWLING (Jack Slack Pod 264)

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