Nobody has ever accused Paige Ivette Clymer of picking easy fights, and her ONE Championship debut is no exception.
Clymer steps onto the global stage against Helena Crevar in a 10-minute openweight submission grappling contest at The Inner Circle 22, streaming exclusively for The Inner Circle members from Bangkok's historic Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, July 17. The event airs live in Asia primetime.
The 33-year-old has compiled a 118-7 record across every level of the women's grappling circuit. A black belt under Keenan Cornelius at Legion American Jiu Jitsu, she recently won the 2026 ADCC West Coast Trials to punch her ticket to Bangkok.
Her opponent brings a different kind of resume. Crevar is the youngest podium finisher in ADCC history and already owns a highlight-reel submission of Teshya Noelani Alo at ONE Fight Night 39.
“I don't turn down matches,†Clymer said. “I fight every single person. She's a high-level female grappler. She's been training since she was a little kid and has full support from her family, and that's great.
“Now that she's gaining more weight, she's going to have to fight some bigger girls, and I'm excited for that too, because I feel like it's kind of different. When you're fighting smaller people, it's a little bit easier to impose your will, especially if you're a strong girl. But once you get to the bigger girls, it's just different.
“From my water polo days, my whole body would be numb, and I'd have to keep swimming for the ball. We'll see. I'm really excited to compete against her. I've always wanted to. I think she's a great grappler, but you never know. Styles make matchups. She's a little bit slower, more methodical. I'm faster, and I push the pace.â€
Paige Ivette Clymer chases a statement finish
Paige Ivette Clymer arrives in Bangkok with an unusual athletic background for a grappler. She spent her formative years competing in water polo before Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu became her focus in 2016.
That combination of grappling technique and swimming-pool conditioning has shaped an aggressor who accelerates as opponents fade. Clymer has also returned from torn ACL and meniscus injuries to reach this moment fully healthy.
“The fight is going to end in a submission. I'm going to get the submission. I'm going to submit her,†Clymer said.
Bogdan
Guskov is now used to the chaotic package that is Valter
Walker.
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Guskov and Walker are
training partners at Gor
MMA under head coach Gor Azizyan. The latter has a loud
personality and rarely hesitates to pull off embarrassing pranks in
public, and the former was his latest victim.
Bogdan Guskov reacts to Valter Walker prank ahead of UFC Abu
Dhabi
In his latest prank, the Brazilian bizarrely touched Guskov's
manhood on camera. However, Guskov has learned to be unfazed by
Walter's antics.
Guskov believes Walker has chaos inside his head. While Guskov
doesn't understand Walker, he considers “The Foot Hunter†a friend.
The Uzbek fighter neither took the incident seriously in any way
nor tried to stop Walker from posting it on social media.
“He is a f*cking moron. A fool. A f*cking idiot. I didn't expect
that. I don't understand him at all,†Guskov told Red Corner MMA.
“He's got chaos in his head. We've got to get used to his
stupidity. As they say, he is a moron, but he's our own moron. Our
homie… [No intrusive thoughts] at all. It's Valter. What intrusive
thoughts? He ran away as I wanted to slap him. He knows that I
don't take such things lightly… Try not to let him post anything;
he would go home and still post it. And then won't show up. He's a
godsend to a spy.â€
Guskov (18-3) is stepping up on 14 days' notice against Magomed
Ankalaev (20-2) in the main event at
UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25. Meanwhile, Walker (15-1) takes on
Thomas
Petersen (11-4) in a heavyweight matchup on the same card.
Ultimate Fighting Championship legend Jon Jones
believes Ciryl Gane's
confidence will play a key role in a rematch against Tom
Aspinall.
Gane (14-2) challenged Aspinall (15-3) for the heavyweight title in
their first meeting at UFC 321
last October. However, the fight ended in an unfortunate no-contest
after a double eye poke by Gane in the first round rendered
Aspinall unable to continue.
While Aspinall subsequently underwent eye surgery, Gane defeated
Alex
Pereira to win the interim heavyweight title at
UFC Freedom 250. “Bon Gamin” is now expected to challenge
Aspinall in a title unification bout next and Jones believes the
Frenchman will come out on top.
Why Jon Jones believes Ciryl Gane has the edge over Tom
Aspinall
According to Jones, Gane's confidence is soaring after his win over
Pereira. The former champion also notes that Aspinall was looking
invincible until he faced Gane at UFC 321. Notably, many, including
UFC CEO Dana
White, opined that the two-time interim champion was winning
the fight as long as it lasted.
“I believe Gane's going to win,†Jones told Ring Magazine. “When
you become the champion and you beat a man like Alex Pereira, it
has to do something for your confidence. Even in Gane's first fight
with Tom Aspinall, Tom was looking pretty invincible until Ciryl
Gane. And most people feel like Gane was winning that fight. I feel
like Gane's confidence has to be at an all-time high.â€
Jones returned to the Octagon after three years against Gane in
2023, with the vacant heavyweight title on the line. “Bones” made
quick work of the French heavyweight with a guillotine choke in the
very first round. Meanwhile, the American has a contentious
relationship with Aspinall, with the duo going back and forth
repeatedly before Jones ultimately vacated the belt.
Real American Freestyle has announced a new championship designed
exclusively for elite crossover athletes from combat sports.
In a new social media post, RAF revealed details about the
competition. The inaugural championship bout of the new crossover
event will feature Arman
Tsarukyan against former
Ultimate Fighting Championship interim champion Colby
Covington.
RAF Crossover Championship creates new path for combat sports
athletes
RAF has introduced the RAF Crossover Championship, developed
exclusively for high-profile crossover athletes from combat sports.
The first cruiserweight match will take place at RAF 11 in
Milwaukee, featuring Tsarukyan and Covington.
The crossover will blend elite freestyle wrestling with MMA talent,
offering marquee crossover matchups.
“A new championship arrives at RAF,†RAF Wrestling's official X
account posted. “Introducing the RAF Crossover Championship.
Created exclusively for crossover wrestlers from across the world
of combat sports.â€
“The first chapter begins in Milwaukee with Arman Tsarukyan vs.
Colby Covington. The inaugural Cruiserweight Crossover
Championship,†the post further read.
Tsarukyan enters the matchup with a perfect 6-0 record under the
RAF banner, having most recently dominated Kuat
Khamitov at RAF Georgia. Covington, meanwhile, is unbeaten
through three RAF appearances, building on an accomplished amateur
wrestling background that includes an NJCAA national championship
and NCAA Division I All-American honors. The former interim UFC
welterweight champion last edged Chris
Weidman at RAF 9.
The event is set for July 18 at 8 p.m. ET in Milwaukee.
A new championship arrives at RAF.
Introducing the RAF Crossover Championship.
Created exclusively for crossover wrestlers from across the world
of combat sports.
The first chapter begins in Milwaukee with Arman
Tsarukyan vs. Colby
Covington.
The inaugural Cruiserweight… pic.twitter.com/EHDvb9kuwV
— Real American Freestyle (@RAFWrestlingUSA)
July 13, 2026