Brendan
Allen wants to add a win over a former
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion to his record.

Allen is on a three-fight win streak and is looking to enter the
title mix. He's now set his sights on former middleweight king
Dricus Du
Plessis, who defeated Kamaru
Usman at
UFC Oklahoma City. Allen has now claimed that du Plessis
“sucks†before calling him out.

Brendan Allen targets Dricus Du Plessis after UFC middleweight
callout

The win over Usman firmly put du Plessis back in the championship
conversation, especially considering he has two wins over the
current champion, Sean
Strickland. Allen sees “Stillknocks” as the ideal stepping
stone towards a title shot.

“DDP sucks end of story,†Allen wrote on X in an attempt to provoke
du Plessis.

He then called for a fight in October, accusing the former champ of
previously avoiding him.

“So are we [going to] fight October or are you [going to] keep
duckin? @dricusduplessis,†he posted.

Allen (27-7) is coming off consecutive wins over top-tier opponents
in Marvin
Vettori, Reinier
de Ridder, and Edmen
Shahbazyan, while du Plessis (24-3) bounced back from the first
defeat of his UFC career with the win over Usman.

Ddp sucks end of story

— Brendan
Allen (@BrendanAllenMMA)
July 19, 2026

So are we gana fight october or are you gana
keep duckin? @dricusduplessis

— Brendan
Allen (@BrendanAllenMMA)
July 20, 2026

Brendan Allen wants to fight DDP in October
👀 pic.twitter.com/Dk6thAy6At

— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
July 20, 2026

Michael
Page has been trying to find marquee matchups in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship for a while, without any
luck.

Page (25-3) is scheduled to face Nursulton
Ruziboev (37-9) in a middleweight clash at UFC
Paris on Sept. 5. While Page acknowledges Ruziboev as a worthy
opponent, it's not the matchup “Venom” was eyeing. The Brit claims
he has been trying to find opponents with big names for his past
three outings. However, he has not been able to secure a desired
matchup in a while.

Michael “Venom” Page explains frustration with UFC matchmaking
before UFC Paris fight

The former Bellator
standout has openly expressed his frustration with the UFC's
matchmaking. Page believes he has reached the pinnacle of the sport
and is surprised by his inability to secure high-profile
matchups.

“In all honesty, it’s been frustrating,†Page told Ariel Helwani.
“I feel like it’s crazy that I’ve reached the pinnacle of MMA and
trying to get a name in the Top 10 seems very, very difficult… It’s
excuse after excuse. Then we send another slate of names, and the
same thing happens… Nursulton is a tough opponent. But I was
seeking bigger names, and I have been for the last three fights.
Nobody seems to want to step in there… I’m genuinely asking for
everybody. It just feels crazy that I’m competing in the toughest
combat sport in the world, surrounded by the toughest guys, and
it’s this hard to get those fights.â€

Page is 4-1 in the UFC, with his only loss coming against Ian Garry,
who challenges Islam
Makhachev for the welterweight title next. While he was known
for his highlight reel finishes in Bellator, the Englishman's
performances in the UFC have been lackluster and he's yet to find a
finish inside the Octagon.

Page also revealed that his upcoming clash against Ruziboev is the
last fight on his current UFC contract. While the 39-year-old hopes
to continue fighting in the UFC, he is not confident that the
promotion will be interested in a renewal.

Michael “Venom” Page voices his frustration
with the UFC’s matchmaking in his last three fights:

“In all honesty, it’s been frustrating. I feel like it’s crazy that
I’ve reached the pinnacle of MMA and getting a fight with someone
in the top 10 seems incredibly difficult.

It’s… pic.twitter.com/nv92Sxi0Z0

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
July 20, 2026

The RAF 12 matchup between Colby
Covington and Belal
Muhammad is reportedly off just 24 hours after it was made.

Covington became the inaugural RAF crossover champion with a win
over Arman
Tsarukyan at RAF 11. Covington and Muhammad had a heated
exchange at the RAF 11 press conference, following which they were
booked for RAF 12 on Aug. 22, which has now seemingly fallen
through.

Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad's RAF 12 matchup ends after
tense confrontation

Covington now claims he has called off the booking against
Muhammad. The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter says Muhammad's
unprofessionalism fueled his decision to cancel the booking.

Muhammad threw a kick at Covington during the press conference
before security intervened to stop things from escalating further.
“Chaos” is confident that the former UFC champion has no chance
against him on the wrestling mats and will instead try to fight him
and pull off other illegal stunts.

“We're gonna move away from the Belal matchup,†Covington told
Submission Radio. “He showed that he can't be a professional… He
stands up and throws a soccer kick at me and runs across the stage
to try to attack me like a f*cking filthy animal, like a
delinquent, like a criminal. It's just disgusting. There's no
professionalism on his side. Of course, the company knows I beat
him in 60 seconds or less in a wrestling match. We know he's not
gonna be able to wrestle me. He's gonna try to fight me; he's gonna
be unprofessional. So, we're gonna move on.â€

Covington is now open to defending his title in a rematch against
Tsarukyan. He is also interested in exploring other options such as
Michael
Chandler, Tyron
Woodley, Khamzat
Chimaev or Kamaru
Usman.

🚨 Colby
Covington AND Belal
Muhammad ALMOST GET INTO A FIST FIGHT AT THE RAF 11 PRESS
CONFERENCE

BELAL THREW A KICK 😧

🎥 @MMAFighting
pic.twitter.com/RZ5XAbzEKy

— ACD MMA (@acdmma_)
July 19, 2026