Ateba Gautier “could become champion within the next two or three years,” according to Oktagon MMA champion | BJPenn.com

Ateba Gautier is set to return to action later this month, and a two-division Oktagon MMA champion sparring with the rising UFC middleweight has done his part in that fight. Gautier clashes with Andrey Pulyaev at UFC 324 on Jan. 24, and Will Fleury has given his thoughts on the middleweight bout. Fleury has aspirations […]

Conor McGregor can take some of the blame for the dramatic change in Irish MMA perceptions, according to another Irish 2 division MMA champion | BJPenn.com

The rise and fall of Conor McGregor to some extent shaped the same movement pattern of how MMA was received in Ireland, according to another two-division MMA titleholder from the Emerald Isle. Will Fleury will defend his OKMMA Heavyweight Championship against former champion Martin Buday at Oktagon 81 on December 28. Fleury looks to score […]

How important Khamzat Chimaev’s title win was for Chechen Oktagon MMA star: “We played with bullets when we were kids” | BJPenn.com

Khamzat Chimaev stands high on the proverbial mountain of UFC’s middleweight division, greatly inspiring up-and-coming fighters who emerged from the literal mountains of Chechnya. The Chechen MMA fighter in this context is Tamerlan Dulatov who will test his skills with Henrique Melo at OCTAGON 78: Eckerlin vs. Trušček on October 18. Dulatov appeared on Bowks […]

UFC signs Losene Keita: former Octagon Dual-Champion Joins Featherweight Division | MMA UK

The UFC has officially signed the former Octagon MMA dual champion Losene KeitaMarking one of the most important schedules of 2025. The 27-year-old born in Guinea, born in Belgium, announced his UFC signing on August 15, 2025, with an impressive 16-1 record and a five-fighter-winning series to the world’s prime minister mixed Martial Arts organization. […]

Former Sean Strickland -Vijand agrees with suspension, found the incident “very funny” | Bjpenn.com

When entering into his training arch with Sean Strickland before offering his varied thoughts about the hectic incident of the Tuff-NUFT card in which UFC hunter Chris Curtis was also involved, Krzysztof Jotko continued, “Artem Levin, he was like a kickboxer, glorial champion. He defeated Alex Pereira twice. So strickland, come and train a bit […]