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Jiri Prochazka vs. Navajo Stirling, 8 other fights official for UFC Qatar

Published

3 weeks ago

September 29, 2026

Jiri Prochazka vs. Navajo Stirling, 8 other fights official for UFC Qatar

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka will face off with Navajo Stirling in the main event of UFC's upcoming card in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 21, the promotion announced Tuesday.

Ex-bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling is set to take on rising featherweight prospect Kevin Vallejos as well.

Prochazka (32-6-1) will attempt to rebound from a title fight loss to Carlos Ulberg in April, when he had his opponent injured but still got knocked out in the first round. Prochazka remains undefeated in non-title bouts since joining the promotion in 2020, losing only in championship fights versus Ulbert and twice to Alex Pereira.

Stirling (11-0) holds a perfect 6-0 record in the octagon. The Contender Series signee already competed three times in the octagon this year, scoring knockouts over Bruno Lopes, Ion Cutelaba and former 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz.

The card will also feature a lightweight showdown between Brian Ortega and Dan Hooker, marking the return of Ortega to the cage since pulling out of a recent clash with Renato Moicano due to a cut over his eye. Hooker also re-enters the cage on a relatively quick turnaround after a first-round knockout loss to Salahdine Parnasse earlier this month.

Check the updated UFC Qatar line-up below.

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Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

9 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

UFC Edmonton on Saturday. Malott landed a knee in the second
round and followed with a punch before the referee stopped the
bout. Despite the setback, â€œNew Mansaâ€ remains optimistic about his
future.

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

â€œRight now, we rebuilding and I want y'all to see the process, not
just the results,â€ Buckley wrote in the caption of his postfight
Instagram post. â€œThe highs, the lows, and everything it takes to
become who God called me to be.â€

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

â€œI realize that I want to document everything,â€ Buckley said. â€œI
want to document the process, I want to document the work, I want
to document the team. This is really just starting back over from
scratch; creating a new foundation and making something happenâ€¦ I'm
not going to stop; I'm going to keep working. And I'll make sure
that everybody remembers that name.â€

MMA

Joaquin Buckley vows to livestream UFC comeback after 3 straight losses

Published

9 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Joaquin
Buckley remains undeterred after his third consecutive defeat
in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Buckley faced Mike Malott in the Canadian's home country at

Joaquin Buckley plans to document his rebuild after Mike
Malott’s UFC Edmonton knockout

Buckley won six straight fights before his current skid. He now
plans to livestream his efforts to rebuild, inviting fans to follow
the process.

In the accompanying video, Buckley said he wants to share his
training and introduce fans to his team.

MMA

Video: ‘UFC 333 Countdown’ full episode

Published

9 hours ago

October 19, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Alexander Volkanovski faces an undefeated challenger, and Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili settle their epic trilogy at UFC 333 this Saturday.

In the main event, Volkanovski puts his featherweight title on the line once again as he takes on Movsar Evloev, who has had his hand raised in all 10 of his UFC appearances and holds wins over Lerone Murphy, Aljamain Sterling, Arnold Allen, and Diego Lopes. At 38, Volkanovski is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, but can he muster up another classic performance to deny the hungry Evloev?

The stakes are just as high in the co-main event, which sees Yan and Dvalishvili face off for a third time with both men owning a definitive victory in their series. Dvalishvili defeated Yan in a three-round bout in 2023, handing Yan a third straight loss and seemingly removing him from the title picture for good; however, Yan bounced back and ended Dvalishvili's bantamweight championship run this past December with a virtuoso five-round performance. Now, the battle again, with a belt and possibly all-time great status on the line.

Check out the full episode of â€˜UFC 333 Countdown' above.