Dan Hooker would like to see the whole ‘BMF' championship put to rest for now.
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Kenya Enriquez Headlines COMBATE GLOBAL March 12 Event Live from Burbank on EstrellaTVCOMBATE GLOBAL Announces Kenya “Mexican Queen” Enriquez to Headline March 12 Event in Burbank
Published
8 months agoon
BURBANK, CALIF. – COMBATE GLOBAL has officially announced that three-time world boxing champion and undefeated MMA fighter Kenya Enriquez (28-1, 11 KO boxing; 2-0 MMA) will headline its second event of the year, which will take place on Thursday, March 12, live from the EstrellaTV studios in Burbank, California.
The event will be broadcast live and free in the United States in Spanish on EstrellaTV and Samsung TV Plus at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Fans around the world can also stream the action for free and live in English on “FIGHTTIPS,” the YouTube channel of renowned MMA content creator Shane Fazen. Additionally, the card will be broadcast live in Mexico via Samsung TV Plus.
Enriquez appears in MMA for the third time
The 31-year-old Enriquez, who fights out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, will face CaySea McBride (0-3) in the strawweight (115-pound) main event at La Jaula – the COMBATE GLOBAL cage.
Enriquez continues his transition from elite level boxing to mixed martial arts under the tutelage of veteran fighter and trainer Carlos “Goku” Arana at Delta Martial Arts in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
“Boxing used to be the king of combat sports. Today, MMA has changed the script and is now on top. COMBATE royally welcomes boxing champion Kenya Enriquez, the queen of the squared circle, to La Jaula,” said Campbell McLaren, CEO of COMBATE GLOBAL.
A decorated boxing champion enters La Jaula
Since turning professional in 2014, Enriquez has built an impressive boxing resume. During her 13-year career, she won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight world championship and won two separate World Boxing Council (WBC) interim world titles.
Currently undefeated in MMA at 2-0, Enriquez looks to further establish himself as one of the most successful crossover fighters in combat sports.
He joins a notable list of talented boxers who have competed under the COMBATE GLOBAL banner. In 2018–2019, the promotion hosted multiple world champion Amanda Serrano twice. Additionally, undefeated boxer and Lucha Libre star Dulce Garcia – commonly known as “Sexy Star” – fought for the promotion three times between 2019 and 2021.
McBride is looking for breakthrough performance
Opposite Enriquez will be 32-year-old CaySea McBride, representing Portland, Oregon. McBride also trains in Spokane, Washington in Sik Jitsu under head coach Rick Little along with undefeated teammates Melissa “Mamba” Amaya and Juliana Miller.
A lifelong martial artist, McBride began training in Tae Kwon Do at the age of six and currently holds a black belt in Japanese Ju-Jitsu. She will want to secure her first professional victory over one of the most successful martial arts champions.
The rest of the fight card scheduled for March 12 will be announced next week.
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Arman Tsarukyan sets one condition for fighting Alexander Volkanovski
Published
14 hours agoon
November 3, 2026
Tsarukyan is open to fighting Alexander
Volkanovski, provided
Ultimate Fighting Championship gold is at stake.
Volkanovski (29-4) defended the featherweight title with a
technical knockout victory over Movsar
Evloev at
UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi before expressing interest in returning to
lightweight. With champion Justin
Gaethje uncertain about his future, Volkanovski offered to face
Tsarukyan (24-3) for the vacant title if Gaethje retires.
Arman Tsarukyan reminds Alexander Volkanovski how Islam
Makhachev rematch ended
Tsarukyan said the championship matters more to him than the
opponent.
“I'm ready for everyone,†Tsarukyan told Yavuz Saynomo. “For me, it
doesn't matter who I'm gonna fight; I just want to fight for the
title.â€
Volkanovski has expressed confidence that he can counter
Tsarukyan's wrestling and avoid being held down. Tsarukyan
responded by recalling the Australian's knockout loss to Islam
Makhachev.
“He said Islam Makhachev cannot knock him out, too,†Tsarukyan
added.
Volkanovski has twice challenged Makhachev for the lightweight
championship. He lost their first meeting by unanimous decision
before Makhachev finished their rematch with a head kick and
follow-up punches.
Tsarukyan remains confident that his next bout will be for the
title. If Gaethje retires, “The Batman†expects to compete for the
vacant belt.
“I have a title fight next,†Tsarukyan reiterated. “Either Justin
Gaethje. If he is retired, someone else.â€
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Dan Hooker blames Charles Oliveira, UFC for tarnishing ‘BMF’ title: ‘He killed it’
Published
15 hours agoon
November 3, 2026
The symbolic title is up for grabs again on Dec. 12 at UFC 335, when champion Charles Oliveira faces Diego Lopes in the main event. Oliveira won the belt with a dominant decision win over Max Holloway at UFC 326, but received criticism for his grappling-heavy performance, which was considered to be against the spirit of the BMF belt.
Hooker agrees that Oliveira, and his newly won title, lost some luster that night.
“It was cool for a bit and then he kind of made it not cool,†Hooker told Submission Radio. “I think he killed it.â€
The BMF championship was innovated by former UFC star Nate Diaz, who cut a fiery promo after a win at UFC 241 that led to he and Jorge Masvidal fighting to become the inaugural titleholder at UFC 244, where Masvidal defeated Diaz. Justin Gaethje later defeated Dustin Poirier for a vacant title, with Holloway subsequently claiming the belt with an all-time great performance at UFC 300.
Hooker believes the promotion has strayed far from the original purpose of the title.
“You know where they f*cked it up?†Hooker said. “They should have kept it like Nate Diaz, Masvidal kind of shit. They completely f*cked it when they were like – They had badass motherf*ckers fighting for it like that, but then it should be the guys that want to throw down and just talk shit as well. That was kind of like me, Bobby Green, could lose 20 times and he's still a BMF contender. Then they had Max do it, and he's like the nicest guy in the f*cking world.
“Talk shit. Say you're going to knock the other guy's head off, that was like our belt. That was the guys whose careers are a f*cking mess. ‘Gamebred' was hot and cold for a minute, Nate Diaz, all our records are a f*cking mess. It's going to be a lot harder for us to get our hands on the nice, shiny, clean one. That's what I'm saying, they let too many nice guys have a crack.â€
That said, Hooker looks forward to the Oliveira vs. Lopes matchup, even if the BMF belt's involvement feels perfunctory. Hooker fights Brian Ortega at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21, and if both he and Lopes are victorious, he sees a scenario where he challenges Lopes for the title next.
“For some reason, they're adamant on this BMF belt sticking around and just having another belt to put up for grabs, but yeah, I like that fight,†Hooker said. “I feel like Diego Lopes is a strong contender for that. As he says, he doesn't feel like he's going to get another crack at Volk. He doesn't feel like it's just around the corner, so I like the fight, definitely.â€
“That's why I wanted this fight [vs. Ortega],†Hooker continued. “I feel like I can beat Brian Ortega, but now, Diego Lopes beating Charles Oliveira, I feel like that's a much bigger ask. But yeah, I like that fight, for sure.â€
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Report: Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague postponed to UFC 335 on Dec. 12
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