MMA today, Saturday, September 12: 20 stories from around the leagues
20 stories from UFC and ONE Championship 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.
UFC
Main Card Results | Noche UFC
Noche UFC is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The main card features a featherweight main event between sixth-ranked contender Jean Silva and Jose Miguel Delgado. In the co-main event, former two-time flyweight champion Brandon Moreno will face Joseph Morales. The main card also includes a heavyweight matchup between Waldo Cortes Acosta and Curtis Blaydes, as well as a flyweight bout between Manon Fiorot and Alexa Grasso. — Full story: UFC.com
Results + Scorecards | Garcia vs Benn
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will host a championship boxing event headlined by a welterweight world title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn. The co-main event features a world cruiserweight championship bout between Jai Opetaia and Noel Mikaelian. The main card also includes a heavyweight matchup between Da'Mazion Vanhouter and Raphael Akpejiori, alongside a lightweight fight between Mark Magsayo and Andres Cortes. Viewers in the United States can stream the event live on Paramount+, with the preliminary card starting at 5 p.m. ET and the main card beginning at 8 p.m. ET. — Full story: UFC.com
Official Scorecards | Noche UFC
Noche UFC will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The event features a featherweight main event between Jean Silva and Jose Miguel Delgado, alongside a co-main event matchup between Brandon Moreno and Joseph Morales. United States viewers can stream the entire card live on Paramount+, with the preliminary fights starting at 2 p.m. ET and the main card following at 5 p.m. ET. The fight card also includes a main card bout between Manon Fiorot and Alexa Grasso, as well as a preliminary matchup featuring Tim Elliott against Edgar Chairez. — Full story: UFC.com
Prelim Results | Noche UFC
Noche UFC is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The event features a featherweight headliner between Jean Silva and Jose Miguel Delgado. The preliminary card includes a catchweight bout between Tim Elliott and Edgar Chairez, as well as a welterweight matchup between Ignacio Bahamondes and Muslim Salikhov. Additionally, undefeated featherweight Sean King III will face Jessie Rosas, and flyweight JJ Aldrich will take on Regina Tarin. — Full story: UFC.com
Dan Ige | A Change Can Do You Good
The 35-year-old veteran Dan Ige is making his bantamweight debut against David Martinez in the opening bout of the Noche UFC main card on Saturday. Ige decided to move down to the 135-pound division after spending over nine years competing as a featherweight. To prepare for the transition, Ige worked with dieticians at the UFC Performance Institute and completed a successful practice weight cut. His opponent, the 28-year-old Martinez, is ranked in the top 10 and enters the matchup on a three-fight winning streak in the UFC. — Full story: UFC.com
Regina Tarin Is Ready For Her Encore
Undefeated 21-year-old prospect Regina Tarin is scheduled to face veteran flyweight JJ Aldrich on Saturday. The matchup will serve as the opening bout of the Noche UFC event at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Tarin previously made her UFC debut on three days' notice on February 28, 2026, securing a victory against Ernesta Kareckaite in Mexico City. Her opponent, the 33-year-old Aldrich, enters the contest with consecutive wins over Andrea Lee and Jamey-Lyn Horth. — Full story: UFC.com
ONE Championship
ONE SAMURAI 3 – Results And Highlights From Every Match
On Saturday, September 12, 2026, ONE Championship broadcasted the ONE SAMURAI 3 event live from Yokohama Buntai in Japan. The card featured a mix of MMA, Muay Thai, and kickboxing matches, headlined by an atomweight kickboxing bout where reigning ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Nadaka Yoshinari made his kickboxing debut against Har Ling Om. In the co-main event, former flyweight champion Yuya Wakamatsu faced Willie van Rooyen in a flyweight MMA matchup. Other featured fighters on the card included Shimon Yoshinari, Suablack Tor Pran49, Ryuya Okuwaki, and Hyuma Hitachi. — Full story: ONEFC.com
The Inner Circle 30 Main Event Result: Yod-IQ Seizes ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title With Gutsy Win Over Rambolek
At The Inner Circle 30 on Friday, September 11, Yod-IQ Or Pimolsri defeated Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon via unanimous decision to win the vacant ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Championship. The five-round main event took place at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. Rambolek was stripped of the title and ineligible to win it back after missing weight, leaving only Yod-IQ eligible to claim the belt. With this victory, the 24-year-old Yod-IQ extended his winning streak to 11 fights and improved his overall record to 128-36. — Full story: ONEFC.com
ONE Friday Fights 170 Main Event Result: Pompet Edges Yodlekpet In Thrilling Firefight To Settle Trilogy
On Friday, September 11, Pompet Pongsuphan PK defeated Yodlekpet Or Atchariya via unanimous decision in the flyweight Muay Thai main event of ONE Friday Fights 170. The three-round bout took place at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, and settled the trilogy between the two fighters. With this victory, Pompet took a 2-1 lead in their head-to-head rivalry and extended his current winning streak to three fights. The win also improved Pompet's overall career record to 112-48. — Full story: ONEFC.com
ONE Friday Fights 170 Co-Main Event Result: Thway Lin Htet Returns To Winning Ways With Gritty Split Decision Over Gonzalez
On Friday, September 11, Thway Lin Htet defeated Xavier Gonzalez via split decision in a flyweight Muay Thai co-main event at ONE Friday Fights 170. The three-round bout took place at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, where the 23-year-old Thway Lin Htet opened a significant cut on Gonzalez's face with a spinning elbow in the second round. This victory snapped a three-fight losing streak for the Myanmarese striker, bringing his overall record to 33-4. With this result, the Phyo Wai Group representative secured his sixth career win inside the ONE Championship promotion. — Full story: ONEFC.com
The Inner Circle 30 Co-Main Event Result: Muangthai Stops Seksan In Third Round Of Emotional Retirement Bout
On September 11, 2026, Muangthai PK Saenchai defeated Seksan Or Kwanmuang via a third-round TKO in their bantamweight Muay Thai co-main event at The Inner Circle 30 in Bangkok. The referee stopped the fight at the 0:59 mark of the third round after Muangthai knocked Seksan down with a left elbow to the jaw. This victory improved Muangthai's career record to 208-48 and marked his second consecutive win over Seksan, who still leads their overall six-fight series 4-2. Following the match, the 37-year-old Seksan officially retired from professional Muay Thai by placing his gloves in the center of the ring. — Full story: ONEFC.com
The Inner Circle 30 Early Results: Haggerty, Chan, And Ferrari Deliver Spectacular Striking Clinics
At The Inner Circle 30 on September 11, 2026, Ferrari Fairtex secured a split-decision victory over Julio Lobo in a bantamweight Muay Thai bout, raising his record to 139-4. In another bantamweight Muay Thai contest, Logan Chan defeated Sangarthit Looksaikongdin by unanimous decision to improve his professional record to 28-1. Additionally, Freddie Haggerty scored two knockdowns with left hooks to defeat Rungruanglek TN Muaythai via unanimous decision in a strawweight Muay Thai match. This victory snapped Rungruanglek's five-fight winning streak and advanced the 21-year-old Haggerty's overall record to 25-5. — Full story: ONEFC.com
From the fight media
Dustin Poirier
New footage has emerged from the arrest of Dustin Poirier. During the incident, Poirier used profanity toward the police officers and dismissed his fans, while also challenging an officer to a one-on-one fight. One of the officers involved in the arrest allegedly threatened to beat Poirier up and rip off his cauliflower ear. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
Muslim Salikhov · Ignacio Bahamondes
Muslim Salikhov and Ignacio Bahamondes had a faceoff ahead of their fight. The bout will take place at the UFC Noche tournament. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
Tommy McMillen · Marwan Rahiki
Tommy McMillen attempted to slap Marwan Rahiki during their faceoff. This incident occurred ahead of the UFC Noche event. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
Brandon Moreno · Joseph Morales
Brandon Moreno and Joseph Morales had a faceoff ahead of their fight at the UFC Noche event. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
Jean Silva
Jean Silva and Miguel Delgado faced off in their final staredown ahead of the UFC Noche tournament. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
Lucas Fernando · Billy Elekana
Lucas Fernando is scheduled to face Billy Elekana at UFC Vegas 124 on November 7. The bout will take place in the light heavyweight division. — Source: KALUGIN MMA (@kaluginboy)
Artem Reznikov
A rematch between Artem Reznikov and Zaur Gadzhiev is currently in development. According to league head Magomed Bibulatov, the fight is expected to take place on December 25 at the ACA 211 event in Saint Petersburg. The first bout between the two fighters ended in a draw. — Source: Вестник MMA (@vestnik_mma)
Bilal Hasan · Luis Gurule · Nazim Sadykhov
Bilal Hasan is scheduled to face Luis Gurule in a flyweight bout at UFC 334. The event will take place at Madison Square Garden on November 14. This matchup was reported by Damon Martin, following last week's announcement of a fight between Nazim Sadykhov and Jefferson Souza for the same card. — 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.
