Rosas survives a war, then KOs Barcelos in a scary finish

A stacked Saturday delivered a frightening UFC Vegas 121 headliner as 21-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. was out-fought for four rounds before a fifth-round takedown left Raoni Barcelos unconscious and stretchered out — thankfully with positive updates since. Outside the Octagon, ex-UFC names filled combat-sports cards from Manchester to Miami, while Dana White's feud with Eddie Hearn dragged Fury-Joshua back toward collapse.

Rosas Jr. rallies to KO Barcelos in scary UFC Vegas 121 finish; veteran conscious in hospital

In his first UFC main event, Raul Rosas Jr. (13-1) trailed Raoni Barcelos on all three scorecards entering the fifth round and needed a finish. He got a bizarre one: an inside-trip takedown at 1:38 of round five left the 39-year-old Barcelos unconscious on the landing, and he was carried out on a stretcher. Rosas asked fans to pray for his opponent; coach Davi Ramos and Ariel Helwani later reported Barcelos was awake, speaking and moving after a CT scan. The bout won Fight of the Night, and Luis Hernandez, Yazmin Jauregui and others took home bonuses on the card.

Why it matters: At 21 with a six-fight winning streak, Rosas keeps his youngest-champion-in-history dream alive and pushes into the bantamweight rankings — but the manner of the finish, and Barcelos being up on the cards, will fuel more debate about durability and stoppage safety.

Till outpoints Romero before record BKFC crowd, gets in Lorenzo Hunt's face

Darren Till survived a nasty third-round cut and knockdown to sweep the scorecards 49-46 across the board against 49-year-old Yoel Romero in the BKFC 94 main event in Manchester, where a promotion-record 15,800 fans packed the AO Arena. The bare-knuckle bout was cagey, but Till's range and clinch work carried him to a second straight BKFC win. Afterward he called out Tommy Fury and Mike Perry before a heated shouting match with champion Lorenzo Hunt, who ripped his performance.

Why it matters: Till is now 2-0 in bare-knuckle and remains one of BKFC's biggest draws, but the ceiling of his ex-UFC crossover run still hinges on a Mike Perry fight that Perry's recent injury has thrown into doubt.

Cejudo edges Walton in boxing debut as Ferguson stops Sebie in Miami

Henry Cejudo made his professional boxing debut in the Misfits Boxing main event, using speed and timing to edge 20-year-old Euphoria actor Javon 'Wanna' Walton — a late replacement for Deen the Great — by split decision. Cejudo called out the no-show Deen afterward. In the co-main, Tony Ferguson defended his Misfits middleweight belt with a second-round TKO of short-notice replacement Mahmoud Sebie, fighting through the recent loss of his mother.

Why it matters: The crossover-boxing lane for UFC exiles keeps widening: Cejudo hinted he could commit to it, and Ferguson's late-career reinvention as a Misfits champion continues far from the Octagon.

White erupts at reporters as Fury-Joshua teeters over his role again

Days after Fury vs. Joshua was set for Dec. 11 in Cardiff, the fight is again at risk over Dana White's involvement. At a Zuffa Boxing 11 press conference in London, White went off on a reporter pressing him on Eddie Hearn's claim that Joshua's contract bars White from promoting, calling Hearn 'full of s---' and refusing to say whether he'd step aside. Jake Paul, a longtime White antagonist, publicly backed Joshua, comparing the situation to being forced to work with a producer you contractually excluded.

Why it matters: The richest fight in modern British boxing — a reported £150 million split — is once again hostage to a promoter feud, and the standoff shows how far White's Zuffa Boxing push has poisoned relations across the boxing business.

Vémola stops 'Brock Lesnar clone' before 60,000 at OKTAGON 94

Czech veteran Karlos Vémola handed viral middleweight prospect Frederic 'Neanderthal' Vosgröne (5-1) the first loss of his career, dominating the grappling before a second-round TKO at 4:50 in front of roughly 60,000 fans at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt. The OKTAGON 94 card also saw David Kozma submit Christian Eckerlin and ex-UFC lightweight Marc Diakiese drop a unanimous decision to Fedor Duric.

Why it matters: A 60,000-seat stadium show underscores OKTAGON's rise as Europe's biggest MMA promotion, and Vémola's win cools the hype around one of the continent's most talked-about prospects.

ONE completes flyweight Muay Thai Grand Prix bracket with Ortikov rematch, Rodtang-Nong-O

ONE Championship set the final quarterfinals of its 2026 Flyweight Muay Thai World Grand Prix for The Inner Circle 39 on Nov. 20 at Lumpinee Stadium. Champion Asadula Imangazaliev (13-0) makes his first title defense in a rematch with Aslamjon Ortikov, who he narrowly beat by split decision for the vacant belt in June, with a semifinal berth also on the line. The bracket also revives the long-anticipated Rodtang vs. Nong-O clash as a quarterfinal, alongside Black Panther vs. undefeated Ubaid Hussain.

Why it matters: ONE is stacking its marquee striking division into a tournament with the belt embedded in the bracket, giving the flyweight Muay Thai title a clear, high-stakes throughline into 2027.

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