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				<a href=”/authors/Sourav-Chakraborty-1731″>Sourav Chakraborty</a>				<span>Aug 10, 2026</span>				 <a class=”comments” href=”https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Daughter-of-former-UFC-heavyweight-champ-to-headline-DWCS-event-202283#insticator-commenting” data-page-id=”article-202283″/>			</div>
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 <a href=”/fighter/Bella-Mir-376715″>Bella
Mir</a> looks to follow in her father’s footsteps as she gears up
to fight for a <a href=”/organizations/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2″>
Ultimate Fighting Championship</a> contract.<p>Mir (4-0) will face <a href=”/fighter/Alex-Apodaca-380894″>Alex
Apodaca</a> (3-1) in a bantamweight matchup that headlines Season
10 Week 3 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The <a href=”/organizations/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2″>
Ultimate Fighting Championship</a> recently confirmed the matchup
on social media.</p><p/><div id=”adViAi”><div class=”viaititle”>Advertisement</div></div>

<h2>Frank Mir's daughter Bella Mir headlines DWCS against Alex
Apodaca</h2>
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Former UFC heavyweight champion <a href=”/fighter/Frank-Mir-2329″>Frank Mir</a>'s
daughter Bella is targeting a spot on the UFC roster. The bout will
mark her fifth professional MMA bout and her first fight in over a
year. The 23-year-old last competed in July 2025, submitting
<a href=”/fighter/Stephanie-Calderon-424329″>Stephanie
Calderon</a> in the first round under the Fury FC banner.<p>She made her MMA debut in 2020 before taking nearly three years
away from competition to focus on developing her grappling.
Meanwhile, Apodaca enters the matchup on a three-fight winning
streak, including a decision victory over <a href=”/fighter/Devon-McDonald-428940″>Devon
McDonald</a> in her most recent Fury FC appearance.</p><p>The full card for DWCS week 3 is as follows:</p><p><a href=”/fighter/Bella-Mir-376715″>Bella
Mir</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Alex-Apodaca-380894″>Alex
Apodaca</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Carlos-Petruzzella-391232″>Carlos
Petruzzella</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Nick-Galanti-382572″>Nick
Galanti</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Gary-Balletto-Jr-203371″>Gary
Balletto Jr.</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Sean-Clancy-Jr-322787″>Sean Clancy
Jr.</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Alexis-Miranda-288689″>Alexis
Miranda</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Ronald-Humphrey-400469″>Ronald
Humphrey</a><br/>
<a href=”/fighter/Mario-Piazzon-395038″>Mario
Piazzon</a> vs. <a href=”/fighter/Guilherme-Uriel-402490″>Guilherme
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Islam Makhachev, Belal Muhammad rally around Umar Nurmagomedov after brutal KO
Published
1 hour agoon
August 31, 2026
Several fighters have backed Umar
Nurmagomedov to rebound from his latest loss in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship, offering their support on
social media.Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad send messages of support to
Nurmagomedov to rebound from his latest loss in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship, offering their support on
social media.
Nurmagomedov (20-2) was a massive favorite going into his
UFC Shanghai clash against Yadong Song
(24-9-1). Song sent the Chinese crowd into a frenzy by putting
Nurmagomedov to sleep with an uppercut in the second round, marking
the first time the Dagestani has been finished in his professional
career.
Islam
Makhachev and Belal
Muhammad, among others, have since posted messages of support
online.
Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad send messages of support to
Umar Nurmagomedov
Muhammad, who is close to Nurmagomedov and the entire Dagestani
team, has extended his support. “Remember the Name†expects
detractors to kick the Russian 135-pounder while he's down. The
former UFC welterweight champion says Nurmagomedov is among the
humblest fighters he knows and is certain he will bounce back
stronger.
“The thing I hate most about this result is knowing people will
attack Umar and kick him while he's down,†Muhammad wrote on X.
“He's genuinely one of the quietest, humblest fighters you'll ever
meet. Keep your head up, brother. This sport has the highest highs
and the lowest lows. You'll be back.â€
Makhachev also took to social media to address the result.
“We are happy with what has been decreed for us,†Makhachev posted
on Instagram alongside a picture of himself with Nurmagomedov.
“Alhamdulillah. There are many challenges on the way to the goal,
but I’m sure you can handle it, brother.â€
The thing I hate most about this result is
knowing people will attack Umar and kick him while he's down. He's
genuinely one of the quietest, humblest fighters you'll ever meet.
Keep your head up, brother. This sport has the highest highs and
the lowest lows. You'll be back— Belal
Muhammad (@bullyb170)
August 29, 2026
MMA
Sean O’Malley: Yadong Song is a ‘problem’ for Merab Dvalishvili
Published
2 hours agoon
August 31, 2026
Sean
O’Malley believes Yadong
Song's win over Umar
Nurmagomedov warrants a title shot in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.Sean O'Malley wants Yadong Song to challenge Merab Dvalishvili
O’Malley believes Yadong
Song's win over Umar
Nurmagomedov warrants a title shot in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Song (24-9-1) pulled off a massive upset, flatlining Nurmagomedov
(20-2) with an uppercut in the second round of their
UFC Shanghai headliner. O'Malley believes Song will be a
“problem†for former champion Merab
Dvalishvili and claims the two should fight if the latter
reclaims the bantamweight title at
UFC 333.
Sean O'Malley wants Yadong Song to challenge Merab Dvalishvili
if he wins the UFC 333 trilogy
Dvalishvili takes on current champ Petr Yan at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 in Abu Dhabi in a trilogy bout. O'Malley wants
Song to challenge Dvalishvili if the Georgian defeats Yan.
“I want to see Song vs. Merab,†O'Malley said on Instagram. “I've
been saying for a couple of years now, before I even fought Merab
— Song is a problem for Merab. If Merab wins the title, Song vs.
Merab.â€
O'Malley (20-3) beat Song via unanimous decision this past January.
The Chinese 135-pounder has since rebounded with wins over Deiveson
Figueiredo and Nurmagomedov. Meanwhile, “Suga†stopped Aiemann
Zahabi at
UFC Freedom 250 this past June and is campaigning for a title
shot if Yan retains the belt, having already beaten the Russian
previously.
MMA
Morning Report | Former UFC stars share nightmare drug-testing stories: ‘I wanted to kill them’
Published
4 hours agoon
August 31, 2026
From 2015-2023, USADA handled testing the UFC's roster of fighters, using a system of checks and balances that involved random tests and athletes regularly having to update the agency on their whereabouts. That could lead to some awkward moments, which Weidman, Masvidal, and Poirier discussed on a recent episode of their Deep Waters podcast.
“I was golfing one time and so they had to come to the golf course and they waited for me at the turn,†Weidman said. “I had to go take pee and blood, and my boys had to wait for me to do it, because once they see you, you can't leave their eyesight.
“They have to see you within an hour of calling you. Once they get in contact with you, you have like an hour, maybe an hour and a half.â€
The former UFC middleweight champion also recalled getting dinged by USADA when he was in the middle of a mountain getaway and forgot to update his location. Despite his best attempts to make it home, Weidman was out of luck following a frantic journey.
“I failed a drug test once—I didn't fail it, but I got a warning because I went to my mountain house, which is two hours away, and I didn't put it on my USADA app that I was there, and I got a call that they were at my house,†Weidman said. “So now I had to fly home. I'm flying there, but I hit some traffic. The guy left and that was a warning because I didn't get tested within the two-hour frame. I'm like, ‘Bro.'â€
Even when Weidman was where he was supposed to be, the timing of a USADA visit almost spoiled one of the biggest moments of his career. Weidman was scheduled to fight Yoel Romero at UFC 205, the promotion's first-ever event in New York City. A proud Long Island native, Weidman was determined to make the November 2016 card despite facing a multitude of obstacles.
“Another good one is when I was fighting Yoel Romero, they tested me a million times because everyone was worried about Yoel being on stuff, so I'm getting tested,†Weidman said. “Three and a half weeks before the fight, I ended up injuring my knee, I had to get surgery. So I get a surgery, but I don't tell the UFC, because if the UFC finds out I have that—And this is the first event ever in New York, I'm like, I'm fighting, I don't give a shit.
“So I do the IV, I come back from the hospital, I'm on the painkillers and everything, and I have the band on my arm from the IV and you're not allowed to get IVs, so all of a sudden doors are getting knocked on, ringing the doorbell. USADA. So I'm pretending like I just didn't have a surgery. I had to undo all the shit on my leg. It was a f*cking nightmare and I was so paranoid that I was going to get in trouble, but it ended up being good.â€
Masvidal shared a more amusing story, one that turned a routine drug test into a prolonged and somewhat awkward day for everyone involved.
“They had me after training one time, and I had done the whole training session,†Masvidal said. “I went in the sauna and everything, like, 15-20 minutes after I'm done they show up and I'm like, ‘You guys are going to be with me all day, because I'll tell you right now, I lost eight or nine pounds in this training session, I'm not pissing for a while, so you guys are going to have to chill with me.'
“I'm at Top Team, they followed me all the way to Miami. Take them everywhere with me, eating, drinking. They're like, ‘You still don't got to go to the bathroom?' ‘You can't rush this, brother. Just when it happens. You've got to get me before practice, don't ever come after practice.'â€
As for Poirier, he couldn't believe it when what would have been a home visit turned into agents having to meet him under less private circumstances.
“One time USADA called me when I was buying a truck,†Poirier said. “I was at the dealership sitting down signing papers. They call me, like, no way I can get to my house in an hour right now, so they met me at the dealership. Urine and blood, at the dealership.â€
Whether USADA's involvement was a net positive for the business or not, all three fighters can agree there were times when they threatened to lose their patience with testers.
“Another time they came, they knocked on my door, it was, like, 6 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday,†Poirier said. “I was mad.â€
“6 a.m. on a Sunday, they've done that to me, like, twice,†Masvidal said. “I wanted to kill them.â€
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Happy. Song Yadong calls knocking out Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Shanghai ‘the best moment of my life.'
Statement. Usman Nurmagomedov releases statement responding to post-fight collision with Song Yadong.
Support. Daniel Cormier defends Usman Nurmagomedov after altercation at UFC Shanghai: ‘He did not attack Song Yadong.'
Stop. Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov try to stop Usman Nurmagomedov from entering UFC Shanghai cage.
Please, no. Glover Teixeira likes boxing match with Alexander Gustafsson after dominant win over Shogun Rua.
Sure. Tyson Fury: Conor McGregor ‘copied' my trash talk style.
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All the finishes from UFC Shanghai.
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This didn't even win Fight of the Night, lol.
The Sean Woodson experience.
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Can Song Yadong actually become UFC champion?
I don't know about you, but I'm still reeling from Song Yadong straight SMOKING Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC Shanghai.
Like many, I'd pretty much accepted that Song was a talented and exciting fighter without substantial championship upside, but he just punched his way into the top 5. So how much farther can he go?
Does he await the winner of the UFC 333 main event between Petr Yan (who holds a win over Song) and Merab Dvalishvili? Or is he one fight away?
And could he actually win the title?
Closes in 1 day • 51 total votes
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