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Published
21 minutes agoon
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Ultimate Fighting Championship has reportedly declined to renew
another undefeated fighter's contract.
Farid
Basharat (16-0) has been removed from the UFC roster, according
to MMA Fighting. He earned a contract on
Dana White's Contender Series in 2022 and went 7-0 in the
promotion.
Farid Basharat exits UFC after 7-0 Octagon run as promotion
reportedly declines to renew contract
Basharat completed his contract with a victory over John Garza
in July and wasn’t offered a new deal. The Afghan-born British
fighter also defeated Da'Mon Blackshear, Jean
Matsumoto and Chris
Gutierrez. Six of his seven UFC victories came by decision.
Basharat joins Muhammad
Mokaev and Michael
Page among fighters whose UFC contracts were not renewed
despite winning streaks.
His brother, Javid
Basharat, also left the UFC in February and has since joined
the
Professional Fighters League. Javid won his final UFC
appearance, though he went 1-2 with one no contest in his last four
bouts with the promotion.
🚨 Farid
Basharat has been REMOVED from the UFC roster, per @MMAFighting
Farid (16-0) was 7-0 in the UFC, with 6 of his 7 wins coming by
decision https://t.co/zfCQyExD3G— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS)
October 14, 2026
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Alex Pereira backs Paulo Costa to beat Magomed Ankalaev with pressure
Published
18 hours agoon
October 14, 2026
Pereira believes aggression could be decisive in a potential
fight between Paulo Costa
and Magomed
Ankalaev.
With
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion
Carlos
Ulberg sidelined by injury, Costa and Ankalaev are seeking a
title opportunity. Pereira believes his fellow Brazilian can defeat
Ankalaev by applying pressure.
Alex Pereira says Paulo Costa must impose his pace to defeat
Magomed Ankalaev
“Poatan†said Costa must impose his pace to beat Ankalaev. He
expects a more evenly matched contest if Costa hesitates.
“I think ‘Borrachinha' [wins],†Pereira told Laerte Viana. “He's
more aggressive. I think ‘Borrachinha' would do better. If he stays
there like will he or won't he [hesitant], then it will be a fairly
even fight. You don't know who takes it. But if he imposes his
game, his rhythm, I think he takes it.â€
Costa (16-4) and Ankalaev (21-2-1, 1 NC) have exchanged criticism
on social media, with Ankalaev accusing the Brazilian of declining
multiple offers to fight him. Costa has also publicly disputed the
UFC's proposed terms for his next bout, saying he wants to complete
the one fight remaining on his contract.
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Dana White dismisses Alex Pereira’s claims against Daniel Cormier: ‘I don’t tell anybody what to say’
Published
19 hours agoon
October 14, 2026
Dana White puts no stock in Alex Pereira's complaints against Daniel Cormier.
“Of course that's not true,†White said. “These guys are the most paranoid people on the planet. Like we're telling DC — I've never told DC to do anything, ever. It doesn't work like that. We don't operate like that.â€
Pereira's complaint seems primarily to stem from his personal animosity with Gane. “Poatan†lost his fight with Gane for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House, and has since lobbied for a rematch, citing illegal blows from Gane as the reason for his loss. Pereira has had some issues with the UFC before, but this one seems to run a bit deeper for the former two-division champion. It also comes at the same time as UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been airing his grievances about the promotion. But for White, this is simply a normal part of fight promotion.
“I don't know. We have over 700 guys on contract, and we've talked about two of them being sideways right now,†White said. “This is normal when you're in this business. As you guys know — first of all, I've never told Rogan or DC or any of these guys to say anything about anybody. And one of the things, as a longtime fan of the fight business, I actually can't stand the commentators saying negative things about fighters or anything like that.
“But I don't tell anybody what to say. I don't tell the fighters what to say, I don't tell the commentators what to say. This thing all just plays out organically in the way that the fights are called, and whatever they say when they walk out here and they interview with you guys tonight. We don't police any of that stuff. If we did, Sean Strickland would've been gone three f*cking years ago, and we wouldn't even be having this conversation.â€
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