Justin
Gaethje is campaigning for the Republican Party in the upcoming
United States midterm elections.

Gaethje recently took to the podium at the 2026 Republican Midterm
Convention in Dallas. The
Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder strongly
supported Donald Trump, emphasizing the importance of voting.

Justin Gaethje urges Republican turnout during speech at Dallas
convention

He urged Republican supporters to vote with the same fervor as they
did in the 2024 presidential election. Gaethje also believes
President Trump and the Republican Party want the best for
everyone, even their political competitors.

“In fighting, your last fight is how people remember you, but your
next fight is the only one that matters,†Gaethje said. “Everybody
has to understand how important these elections are and we have to
get out and vote. One mistake I’ve made in my career was becoming
complacent while I was on a winning streak and forgetting how
unforgiving my sport can be. If we are not just as passionate about
voting and winning in these midterms as we were in the last
presidential election, then we risk getting knocked out and losing
all the momentum we have been fighting for. Everything we want for
the future of America is at stake. I want to live under a
conservative form of government in a free and capitalist society.
And I truly believe President Trump wants the best for every
American, no matter the political side of the aisle they fall
on.â€

Apart from Gaethje, Bo Nickal
(9-1) also spoke at the convention. Nickal thanked Trump for his
constant support and the opportunity to compete at
UFC Freedom 250 at the White House this past June.

Trump is a close friend of UFC CEO Dana
White and has also had the support of several UFC stars
previously. Colby
Covington, Jorge
Masvidal and Henry
Cejudo, among others, have previously taken to the stage to
publicly back Trump.

Justin
Gaethje spoke at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention and
urged people to turn out for the midterm elections:

“In fighting, your last fight is how people remember you, but your
next fight is the only one that matters.

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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
September 10, 2026

The
Professional Fighters League's next Dubai card is taking
shape.

The event, scheduled for Nov. 14 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, will
be headlined by a heavyweight title clash between Vadim
Nemkov and Sergey
Bilostenniy. Two more bouts have now been added to the card,
featuring a former Bellator
MMA champ and the brother of a former
Ultimate Fighting Championship star.

Khasan Magomedsharipov faces Adam Borics on Nov. 14 PFL Dubai
card

Sergio
Pettis (25-8) is set to take on Joji Goto
(20-9) in a bantamweight tilt at
PFL Dubai. Pettis is coming off a decision loss to Mitchell
McKee this past April, which snapped a two-fight winning
streak. Meanwhile, Goto, who makes his PFL debut, is coming off a
first-round submission win over Azizbek
Temirov.

Khasan
Magomedsharipov (11-0) will look to maintain his perfect record
when he takes on Adam Borics
(20-4) in a featherweight matchup at PFL Dubai. Khasan is the
brother of former UFC standout Zabit
Magomedsharipov and often displays a similarly well-rounded
skill set.

A flyweight
title fight headlines PFL Chicago: Tune in on Saturday, Oct. 16 at
11 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Khasan has finished eight of his 11 career wins so far and is
coming off a first-round submission win over Joshua
Weems. Meanwhile, Borics has dropped two of his last three and
comes off a decision loss against A.J. McKee.
The Hungarian is a wily veteran with a ton of experience and likely
to be Magomedsharipov's toughest test so far.

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Undefeated Khasan Magomedsharipov clashes with the always dangerous
Adam Borics in this battle of ranked Featherweights on Saturday,
November 14th as the PFL returns to Dubai! #PFLDubai
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— PFL (@PFLMMA)
September 10, 2026

Drakkar Klose is set to end another year-long layoff.

Klose last fought last August when he beat Edson Barboza by decision. However, in the second round, he tore his shoulder which resulted in another layoff.

“I had torn my shoulder against Barboza; it happened in the second round,†Klose said on Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com. “I felt it tear. The doctor who did it works for the Dodgers; he's the Dodgers' surgeon, and he told me around a 9-12-month recovery. … I was training around six months; I was in the gym giving some guys some rounds, but I wasn't feeling 100% until after Tommy (McMillen's) last fight.â€

Once Klose was ready to return, he got offered Tommy Gantt at Noche UFC. Although this was the card he wanted, he admits he wasn't familiar with him.

“I had no idea anything about him. One of my coaches knows him through wrestling; another coach coached against him in wrestling. He's familiar with him, but MMA stuff, I don't know anything about him,†Klose said. “The videos we've seen on him, he's fighting guys that are Uber drivers, dudes with losing records, so it's hard to get anything from those, as those guys are in there to get a paycheck.â€

Drakkar Klose expects stoppage win at Noche UFC

Although Klose wasn't too familiar with Gantt, after looking him up, he's extremely confident.

Drakkar Klose knows Tommy Gantt will want to wrestle him, so he plans to make it dirty, which will lead to a finish win.

“He's 33, he has to fight right now,†Klose said. “They don't have time to build him, he has to prove himself and might as well go against a veteran like me. … It's weird, I talked to Hunter and I said I'm trying to fight on the Phoenix card, and they gave me this matchup. I thought I'd get a bigger name. At the end of the day, I just have to beat this dude up and collect my paycheck. …

“He doesn't like getting hit. When he gets put in a bad position, all he will do is shoot. … This is going to be a test for him. Hopefully he wants to throw hands, but I've been wrestling this entire camp. I feel like I am going to finish him in the third round, go in there, stuff his shots, make it dirty. He trains with Daniel Cormier, so I know he's working on his wrestling and clinch, but I'm good in the clinch game,†Klose concluded.

If Klose gets his hand raised, he hopes he can get a rematch with Beneil Dariush, but doubts Dariush would accept it.

“I'm going to be in the same position. If I'm a gatekeeper, I'm cool with it because I'll keep collecting checks and adding them up. … I want to fight Beneil again. I know he has one more left, and I want that fight back,†Klose concluded.

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