MMA today, Monday, September 7: 16 stories from around the leagues
16 stories from ONE Championship and UFC and the fight-media channels in the last day — each summarised in our own words and linked to its source. Anything this site has already covered in the past week is left out rather than repeated.
ONE Championship
'Stamp Is Back' – Stamp Fairtex Eyes MMA Return After Hard-Fought Win Over Selina Flores At ONE Fight Night 47
At ONE Fight Night 47 on Friday, September 4, Stamp Fairtex secured a split-decision victory over Selina Flores in a three-round atomweight Muay Thai main event. Following the win, which brought her striking record to 66-18, Stamp expressed her desire to return to MMA for her next bout. She requested a matchup against Chihiro Sawada from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong. Additionally, Stamp welcomed reigning ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues to the MMA division, stating she plans to take two MMA fights before challenging for the vacant atomweight MMA belt. — Full story: ONEFC.com
3 Reasons To Watch The Inner Circle 30 On September 11
The Inner Circle 30 event will take place on Friday, September 11, at Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium, featuring five Muay Thai bouts. In the main event, Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon will make his first ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title defense against challenger Yod-IQ Or Pimolsri. The card also features a bantamweight Muay Thai retirement bout between 37-year-old Seksan Or Kwanmuang and his longtime rival Muangthai PK Saenchai. Additionally, Freddie Haggerty will face Rungruanglek TN Muaythai in a strawweight Muay Thai match, while Sangarthit Looksaikongdin will make his bantamweight Muay Thai transition against Logan Chan. — Full story: ONEFC.com
Full Card Revealed For The Inner Circle 30 On September 11
ONE Championship will host The Inner Circle 30 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, September 11. In the main event, Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon will make his first ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title defense against Yod-IQ Or Pimolsri, who enters the bout on a 10-fight winning streak. The co-main event features a bantamweight Muay Thai rematch between Seksan Or Kwanmuang and Muangthai PK Saenchai in what will be Seksan's retirement fight. The five-fight card also includes a bantamweight Muay Thai matchup between PTT Apichart Farm and Hamza Rachid. — Full story: ONEFC.com
The Best Pictures From ONE Fight Night 47: Stamp Vs. Flores
ONE Fight Night 47 took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, September 4, featuring eight bouts across MMA, Muay Thai, and submission grappling. In the main event, Stamp Fairtex made her return to competition and secured a split-decision victory over Selina Flores after three rounds of atomweight Muay Thai. The co-main event saw Ricardo Bravo defeat Mohamed Younes Rabah with a first-round knockout using a left hook in their featherweight Muay Thai match. Additionally, Pawel Jaworski won a submission victory over Rafael Lovato Jr. and earned a $50,000 performance bonus. — Full story: ONEFC.com
Full Card Revealed For ONE Friday Fights 170 On September 11
ONE Friday Fights 170 will take place on September 11 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, featuring nine Muay Thai bouts. The main event is a flyweight rubber match between Yodlekpet Or Atchariya and Pompet Pongsuphan PK, who currently hold a 1-1 record against each other. In the co-main event, Ayad Albadr will put his five-fight winning streak on the line against Kongchai Chanaidonmueang in a strawweight matchup. Most of the athletes competing on the card are fighting for a spot on the promotion's main roster and a contract worth 100,000 US dollars. — Full story: ONEFC.com
The Best Pictures From The Inner Circle 29
On Friday, September 4, ONE Championship hosted The Inner Circle 29 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, featuring five Muay Thai and kickboxing matches. In the main event, 23-year-old Petmuangsri Torfunfarm secured his third consecutive victory by defeating Gregor Thom via unanimous decision. The co-main event saw Thai veteran Mongkoldetlek Por Pim-on score a third-round knockdown with a left hook to earn a majority decision win over Yassir Rassafi. This victory marked the third straight win for Mongkoldetlek, who overcame the reach of his debuting Moroccan opponent. — Full story: ONEFC.com
UFC
Fight By Fight Preview | Noche UFC
The fourth Noche UFC event will take place this weekend at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The main event features a matchup between Brazilian contender Jean Silva and Arizona native Jose Miguel Delgado, who stepped in as a short-notice replacement after Yair Rodriguez withdrew due to an injury. The co-main event features former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno facing off against Joseph Morales. Additionally, the main card includes a featherweight bout between Dana White's Contender Series graduates Tommy McMillen and Marwan Rahiki. — Full story: UFC.com
Week 5 Preview | Dana White’s Contender Series, Season 10
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10 reaches its midway point with Week 5 on Tuesday night at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The event features the season's first bantamweight matchup, alongside a light heavyweight bout between undefeated fighters Quentin Pasley and Arlind Berisha. In the welterweight division, the undefeated Isaac Moreno faces Reginaldo Junior, who enters on a five-fight winning streak. Additionally, Slovakian middleweight Martin Kozak will fight Christian Echols, who stepped in on short notice after Kozak's original opponent experienced visa issues. — Full story: UFC.com
The Scorecard | UFC Paris
At UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse on September 5, 2026, in Paris, France, Salahdine Parnasse made a successful UFC debut by stopping Dan Hooker in the first round of their lightweight main event. Parnasse secured the victory in two minutes and 35 seconds after hurting Hooker with a body kick. In the co-main event, Axel Sola defeated Fares Ziam with a first-round knockout in just 100 seconds. Additionally, Kurtis Campbell won his bout against Trevor Peek by securing a rear-naked choke finish in the third round. Finally, Losene Keita defeated Muhammad Naimov via a first-round knockout. — Full story: UFC.com
Bonus Coverage | UFC Paris
At UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse on September 5, 2026, four fighters earned Performance of the Night bonuses at the Accor Arena in Paris. In the main event, French lightweight Salahdine Parnasse won his UFC debut by stopping Dan Hooker with a first-round TKO. Fellow lightweight Axel Sola secured a bonus by knocking out Farès Ziam in under two minutes of the first round. Featherweight Losene Keita also earned a bonus after knocking out Muhammad Naimov with a single right hand in the opening round. Heavyweight Mario Pinto took home the final Performance of the Night bonus by finishing Ryan Spann early in the second round. — Full story: UFC.com
Main Card Results | UFC Paris
UFC Paris took place on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the Accor Arena, headlined by a main event where newcomer Salahdine Parnasse defeated Dan Hooker via first-round TKO at the 2:25 mark. In the co-main event, Axel Sola secured a knockout victory over Farès Ziam 1:40 into the first round. Additionally, Losene Keita earned a knockout victory on the main card, and Michael Venom Page defeated Nursulton Ruziboev by unanimous decision with three scores of 29-28. — Full story: UFC.com
Official Scorecards | UFC Paris
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse took place at the Accor Arena in Paris, France, on September 5, 2026. In the main event, UFC newcomer Salahdine Parnasse defeated the tenth-ranked lightweight veteran Dan Hooker by TKO at 2:35 of the first round. The main card also featured Axel Sola defeating Farès Ziam by first-round knockout, and Michael Venom Page securing a unanimous decision victory over Nursulton Ruziboev with three matching scores of 29-28. Earlier on the preliminary card, Delphine Benouaich submitted Sofia Montenegro with a rear-naked choke at 4:22 of Round 2. — Full story: UFC.com
From the fight media
Sofia Montenegro
Sofia Montenegro has had all her cuts stitched up following her fight at UFC Paris. She stated that she enjoyed the bout and plans to return to action as soon as doctors allow. Montenegro added that she will not make excuses, will work on her mistakes, and refuses to give up. — Source: Вестник MMA (@vestnik_mma)
Movlid Khaybulaev · Usman Nurmagomedov · Movsar Evloev · Michael Morales · Shavkat Rakhmonov · Razhabali Shaydullaev
The list of active, undefeated fighters in the world's leading promotions who have more than 10 victories has been updated. The list includes fighters with a maximum inactivity period of two years who have not retired, though Ramazan Kuramagomedov is noted as having announced his retirement. Mario Pinto moved up the list after defeating Ryan Spann via second-round technical knockout at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis in Paris. — Source: Вестник MMA (@vestnik_mma)
Valentina Shevchenko · Taila Santos
Valentina Shevchenko's coach, Pavel Fedotov, revealed that she suffered a shoulder and back ligament injury. Shevchenko was scheduled to fight Taila Santos on the 3rd, but the bout was postponed to avoid rushing her recovery. It is reported that it could take up to eight months for the ligaments to heal completely. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
Paulo Costa · Valentina Shevchenko · Carlos Ulberg · Magomed Ankalaev
Paulo Costa questioned the UFC's decision-making regarding championship titles. He expressed confusion over how the promotion could strip Valentina Shevchenko of her belt due to an injury, yet choose not to create an interim title after Carlos Ulberg was injured. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
This digest is compiled once a day from the official feeds of the promotions this site covers and from public fight-media channels, whose Russian-language reporting is translated and summarised here in our own words. On days those sources carry nothing new, no digest appears.
