MMANews.com: What’s To Come In October 2022

This month, MMA News will continue to serve as an industry leader in original content, timely reporting, and in-depth storytelling with:
Original Stories: We will continue to be a facilitator for the wider news cycle with an unyielding commitment to originality and storytelling. This means the majority of our daily content will remain stories that were covered here first, with other outlets following our lead. This is all made possible by our talented staff, including myself, Harvey Leonard, Curtis Calhoun, Nicole Bosco, Andrew Starc, Drew Beaupré, Derek Hall, Jordan Wright, Jamie Harkin, and Tyriece Simon.Timeliness: Stay on top of the biggest industry announcements and latest scoops as soon as they drop.Extensive Fight Night Coverage: Stay abreast of all the live reactions, highlights, and stories from every UFC event before, during, and after the show.Arena-Style Results: Want to experience all of the sights and sounds of Fight Night? Our results will put you right in the arena with all the highlights and biggest moments from every major MMA event.Industry-Wide Highlights: MMA News will continue to serve up the sickest highlights around the sport every week.Top 10 Finishes: Want to see the best finishes of the week happening around the entire sport of MMA? Our Drew Beaupré leads our must-watch MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes Of The Week released every Monday.Matchmaking Bulletin: Read up on all the fights that you won’t want to miss but may have flown under your radar. Our Harvey Leonard will keep you in the know with our weekly Matchmaking Bulletin.Weekly Interviews: Our YouTube channel will continue delivering interviews with fighters across the sport via our very own James Lynch and Curtis Calhoun.Positives & Negatives: Join the brilliant Harvey Leonard as he gives an in-depth analysis of all the positives and negatives coming out of every UFC event.Human-Interest Pieces: This October, MMA News will continue to bring you high-interest stories related to crime, politics, inspiration, or the bizarre, usually before they’ve reached other MMA media outlets.The MMA News Archives: Join us every weekend to revisit the past, as we share stories within our 20-year history that you may not have known.UFC Live-Tweeting: Our Twitter page features the one and only Dan Levi reacting to all the in-cage action during UFC Fight Nights as well as daily posts of every article published on the site!The Countdown Continues: You can continue to expect frequent lists ranking the best in MMA, such as last month’s Top 5 Moments of Jose Aldo’s career and The Top 10 Finishes of Nate Diaz’s career.
Long-time followers, thank you for your loyalty and for assisting our continued growth as an industry leader. For new readers, keep visiting MMANews.com for your daily fix of original content, passionate writing, and wide-ranging stories.
Major October Events
Without all the great mixed martial artists and combat athletes competing this month, there would be nothing to write about! So here are some of the names you can expect to be reading about this October leading up to and following these events.
All cards and bout orders subject to change
October 1, 2022: UFC Vegas 61: Dern vs. Xiaonan

Women’s Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan XiaonanWelterweight: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Randy BrownBantamweight: Raoni Barcelos vs. Trevin JonesFeatherweight: Sodiq Yusuff vs. Don ShainisCatchweight (140 lb.): John Castañeda vs. Daniel SantosLightweight: Mike Davis vs. Viacheslav BorshchevHeavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik vs. Ilir LatifiLightweight: Joaquim Silva vs. Jesse RonsonMiddleweight: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brendan AllenLight Heavyweight: Maxim Grishin vs. Philipe LinsCatchweight (140 lb): Julija Stoliarenko vs. Chelsea ChandlerBantamweight: Guido Cannetti vs. Randy Costa
October 1, 2022: Bellator 286: Freire vs. Borics

Featherweight Championship Bout: Patrício Pitbull (c) vs. Ádám BoricsLightweight: A. J. McKee vs. Spike CarlyleFeatherweight: Aaron Pico vs. Jeremy KennedyBantamweight: Juan Archuleta vs. Enrique BarzolaLightweight: Nick Browne vs. Islam MamedovLightweight: Jay Jay Wilson vs. Vladimir TokovMiddleweight: Khadzhimurat Bestaev vs. Khalid MurtazalievWomen’s Flyweight: Sumiko Inaba vs. Nadine MandiauFeatherweight: Weber Almeida vs. Ryan LilleyLightweight: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Dominic ClarkLightweight: Mike Hamel vs. Max RohskopfBantamweight: Richard Palencia vs. Cee Jay HamiltonBantamweight: Bobby Seronio III vs. Miguel PeimbertLightweight: Keoni Diggs vs. Ricardo Seixas
October 15, 2022: Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall

WBC, IBF, WBA, and WBD Middleweight Title Bout: Claressa Shields (c) vs. Savannah Marshall (c)
WBO, IBF, and WBC Junior Lightweight Title Bout: Mikaela Mayer (c) vs. Alycia Baumgardner (c)
Caroline Dubois vs. Milena Koleva
Lauren Price MBE vs. Timea Belik
Karriss Artingstall vs. Marina Sakharov
Ebonie Jones vs. Vanesa Caballero
April Hunter vs. Erica Juana Gabriela Alvarez
Shannon Ryan vs. Buchra El Quaissi
Ginny Fuchs vs. Gemma Ruegg
Sarah Liegmann vs. Bec Connolly
Georgia O’Connor vs. Joyce Van Ee
October 15, 2022: UFC Vegas 62: Grasso vs. Araujo

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo
Light Heavyweight Bout: Misha Cirkunov vs. Alonzo Menifield
Bantamweight Bout: Raphael Assuncao vs. Victor Henry
Flyweight Bout: Tatsuro Taira vs. C.J. Vergara
Women’s Strawweight bout: Sam Hughes vs. Piera Rodríguez
Bantamweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Jonathan Martinez
Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Askar Askarov
Bantamweight bout: Leomana Martinez vs. Brandon Davis
Welterweight bout: Mike Jackson vs. Pete Rodriguez
Featherweight bout: Joanderson Brito vs. TBA
Middleweight bout: Nick Maximov vs. Jacob Malkoun
Middleweight bout: Duško Todorovi? vs. Jordan Wright
Welterweight bout: Neil Magny vs. Daniel Rodriguez
October 22, 2022: UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

Lightweight Championship Bout: Charles Oliveira (c) vs. Islam MakhachevBantamweight Championship Bout: Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. T.J. DillashawBantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Sean O’MalleyLightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz GamrotWomen’s Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon FiorotWelterweight: Belal Muhammad vs. Sean BradyMiddleweight: Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio BorralhoLight Heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan OezdemirFeatherweight: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lucas AlmeidaWelterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi OmargadzhievFlyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Malcolm GordonHeavyweight: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida
October 29, 2022: Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva

Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
Ashton Sylve vs. Braulio Rodriguez, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
Chris Avila vs. Mikhail Varshavski, 4 rounds, cruiserweights
— More fights TBA
October 29, 2022: Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui

Lightweight: Adam Piccolotti vs. Mansour Barnaoui
Middleweight: Fabian Edwards vs. Charlie Ward
Lightweight: Saul Rogers vs. Tim Wilde
Featherweight: Justin Gonzalez vs. Andrew Fisher
Light Heavyweight: Luke Trainer vs. Lucas Alsina
Lightweight: Davy Gallon vs. Daniele Scatizzi
Light Heavyweight: Simon Biyong vs. Dragos Zubco
Lightweight Thibault: Gouti vs. Alfie Davis
Women’s Strawweight: Chiara Penco vs. Manuela Marconetto
Featherweight: Yves Landu vs. Walter Cogliandro
Middleweight: Costello van Steenis vs. Kamil Oniszczuk
Welterweight: Nicolò Solli vs. Bourama Camara
Middleweight: Steven Hill vs. Walter Pugliesi
Bantamweight: Ayoub Nacer vs. Derrick Winslow
Middleweight: Sharaf Davlatmurodov vs. TBA
Featherweight: Edoardo Caiazza vs. Alex Bertinazzi
October 29, 2022: UFC Vegas 63: Kattar vs. Allen
© Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold AllenHeavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcos Rogério de LimaFlyweight: Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Vinícius SalvadorMiddleweight: Jun Yong Park vs. Joseph HolmesHeavyweight: Jared Vanderaa vs. Waldo Cortes-AcostaLight Heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Chase HooperMiddleweight: Roman Dolidze vs. Phil HawesBantamweight: Christian Rodriguez vs. Garrett ArmfieldWelterweight: Max Griffin vs. Tim MeansLightweight: Mark Madsen vs. Drakkar KloseFeatherweight: Ilia Topuria vs. TBA

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This month, MMA News will continue to serve as an industry leader in original content, timely reporting, and in-depth storytelling with:

• Original Stories: We will continue to be a facilitator for the wider news cycle with an unyielding commitment to originality and storytelling. This means the majority of our daily content will remain stories that were covered here first, with other outlets following our lead. This is all made possible by our talented staff, including myself, Harvey Leonard, Curtis Calhoun, Nicole Bosco, Andrew Starc, Drew Beaupré, Derek Hall, Jordan Wright, Jamie Harkin, and Tyriece Simon.
• Timeliness: Stay on top of the biggest industry announcements and latest scoops as soon as they drop.
• Extensive Fight Night Coverage: Stay abreast of all the live reactions, highlights, and stories from every UFC event before, during, and after the show.
• Arena-Style Results: Want to experience all of the sights and sounds of Fight Night? Our results will put you right in the arena with all the highlights and biggest moments from every major MMA event.
• Industry-Wide Highlights: MMA News will continue to serve up the sickest highlights around the sport every week.
• Top 10 Finishes: Want to see the best finishes of the week happening around the entire sport of MMA? Our Drew Beaupré leads our must-watch MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes Of The Week released every Monday.
• Matchmaking Bulletin: Read up on all the fights that you won’t want to miss but may have flown under your radar. Our Harvey Leonard will keep you in the know with our weekly Matchmaking Bulletin.
• Weekly Interviews: Our YouTube channel will continue delivering interviews with fighters across the sport via our very own James Lynch and Curtis Calhoun.
• Positives & Negatives: Join the brilliant Harvey Leonard as he gives an in-depth analysis of all the positives and negatives coming out of every UFC event.
• Human-Interest Pieces: This October, MMA News will continue to bring you high-interest stories related to crime, politics, inspiration, or the bizarre, usually before they’ve reached other MMA media outlets.
• The MMA News Archives: Join us every weekend to revisit the past, as we share stories within our 20-year history that you may not have known.
• UFC Live-Tweeting: Our Twitter page features the one and only Dan Levi reacting to all the in-cage action during UFC Fight Nights as well as daily posts of every article published on the site!
• The Countdown Continues: You can continue to expect frequent lists ranking the best in MMA, such as last month’s Top 5 Moments of Jose Aldo’s career and The Top 10 Finishes of Nate Diaz’s career.

Long-time followers, thank you for your loyalty and for assisting our continued growth as an industry leader. For new readers, keep visiting MMANews.com for your daily fix of original content, passionate writing, and wide-ranging stories.


Major October Events
Without all the great mixed martial artists and combat athletes competing this month, there would be nothing to write about! So here are some of the names you can expect to be reading about this October leading up to and following these events.


All cards and bout orders subject to change


October 1, 2022: UFC Vegas 61: Dern vs. Xiaonan

Women’s Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern vs. Yan Xiaonan

Welterweight: Francisco Trinaldo vs. Randy Brown

Bantamweight: Raoni Barcelos vs. Trevin Jones

Featherweight: Sodiq Yusuff vs. Don Shainis

Catchweight (140 lb.): John Castañeda vs. Daniel Santos

Lightweight: Mike Davis vs. Viacheslav Borshchev

Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik vs. Ilir Latifi

Lightweight: Joaquim Silva vs. Jesse Ronson

Middleweight: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brendan Allen

Light Heavyweight: Maxim Grishin vs. Philipe Lins

Catchweight (140 lb): Julija Stoliarenko vs. Chelsea Chandler

Bantamweight: Guido Cannetti vs. Randy Costa


October 1, 2022: Bellator 286: Freire vs. Borics

Featherweight Championship Bout: Patrício Pitbull (c) vs. Ádám Borics

Lightweight: A. J. McKee vs. Spike Carlyle

Featherweight: Aaron Pico vs. Jeremy Kennedy

Bantamweight: Juan Archuleta vs. Enrique Barzola

Lightweight: Nick Browne vs. Islam Mamedov

Lightweight: Jay Jay Wilson vs. Vladimir Tokov

Middleweight: Khadzhimurat Bestaev vs. Khalid Murtazaliev

Women’s Flyweight: Sumiko Inaba vs. Nadine Mandiau

Featherweight: Weber Almeida vs. Ryan Lilley

Lightweight: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Dominic Clark

Lightweight: Mike Hamel vs. Max Rohskopf

Bantamweight: Richard Palencia vs. Cee Jay Hamilton

Bantamweight: Bobby Seronio III vs. Miguel Peimbert

Lightweight: Keoni Diggs vs. Ricardo Seixas


October 15, 2022: Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall

WBC, IBF, WBA, and WBD Middleweight Title Bout: Claressa Shields (c) vs. Savannah Marshall (c)


WBO, IBF, and WBC Junior Lightweight Title Bout: Mikaela Mayer (c) vs. Alycia Baumgardner (c)


Caroline Dubois vs. Milena Koleva


Lauren Price MBE vs. Timea Belik


Karriss Artingstall vs. Marina Sakharov


Ebonie Jones vs. Vanesa Caballero


April Hunter vs. Erica Juana Gabriela Alvarez


Shannon Ryan vs. Buchra El Quaissi


Ginny Fuchs vs. Gemma Ruegg


Sarah Liegmann vs. Bec Connolly


Georgia O’Connor vs. Joyce Van Ee


October 15, 2022: UFC Vegas 62: Grasso vs. Araujo

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo


Light Heavyweight Bout: Misha Cirkunov vs. Alonzo Menifield


Bantamweight Bout: Raphael Assuncao vs. Victor Henry


Flyweight Bout: Tatsuro Taira vs. C.J. Vergara


Women’s Strawweight bout: Sam Hughes vs. Piera Rodríguez


Bantamweight bout: Cub Swanson vs. Jonathan Martinez


Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Askar Askarov


Bantamweight bout: Leomana Martinez vs. Brandon Davis


Welterweight bout: Mike Jackson vs. Pete Rodriguez


Featherweight bout: Joanderson Brito vs. TBA


Middleweight bout: Nick Maximov vs. Jacob Malkoun


Middleweight bout: Duško Todorovi? vs. Jordan Wright


Welterweight bout: Neil Magny vs. Daniel Rodriguez


October 22, 2022: UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev

Lightweight Championship Bout: Charles Oliveira (c) vs. Islam Makhachev

Bantamweight Championship Bout: Aljamain Sterling (c) vs. T.J. Dillashaw

Bantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Sean O’Malley

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Mateusz Gamrot

Women’s Flyweight: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Manon Fiorot

Welterweight: Belal Muhammad vs. Sean Brady

Middleweight: Makhmud Muradov vs. Caio Borralho

Light Heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs. Volkan Oezdemir

Featherweight: Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Lucas Almeida

Welterweight: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev

Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Malcolm Gordon

Heavyweight: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Jailton Almeida


October 29, 2022: Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva

Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva, 8 rounds, cruiserweights


Ashton Sylve vs. Braulio Rodriguez, 8 rounds, junior lightweights


Chris Avila vs. Mikhail Varshavski, 4 rounds, cruiserweights


— More fights TBA


October 29, 2022: Bellator 287: Piccolotti vs. Barnaoui

Lightweight: Adam Piccolotti vs. Mansour Barnaoui


Middleweight: Fabian Edwards vs. Charlie Ward


Lightweight: Saul Rogers vs. Tim Wilde


Featherweight: Justin Gonzalez vs. Andrew Fisher


Light Heavyweight: Luke Trainer vs. Lucas Alsina


Lightweight: Davy Gallon vs. Daniele Scatizzi


Light Heavyweight: Simon Biyong vs. Dragos Zubco


Lightweight Thibault: Gouti vs. Alfie Davis


Women’s Strawweight: Chiara Penco vs. Manuela Marconetto


Featherweight: Yves Landu vs. Walter Cogliandro


Middleweight: Costello van Steenis vs. Kamil Oniszczuk


Welterweight: Nicolò Solli vs. Bourama Camara


Middleweight: Steven Hill vs. Walter Pugliesi


Bantamweight: Ayoub Nacer vs. Derrick Winslow


Middleweight: Sharaf Davlatmurodov vs. TBA


Featherweight: Edoardo Caiazza vs. Alex Bertinazzi


October 29, 2022: UFC Vegas 63: Kattar vs. Allen
© Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports

Featherweight: Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold Allen

Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima

Flyweight: Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Vinícius Salvador

Middleweight: Jun Yong Park vs. Joseph Holmes

Heavyweight: Jared Vanderaa vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Light Heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Chase Hooper

Middleweight: Roman Dolidze vs. Phil Hawes

Bantamweight: Christian Rodriguez vs. Garrett Armfield

Welterweight: Max Griffin vs. Tim Means

Lightweight: Mark Madsen vs. Drakkar Klose

Featherweight: Ilia Topuria vs. TBA








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