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Super RIZIN 5 results: Razhabali Shaidulloev tops A.J. McKee to win RIZIN, PFL titles; Mikuru Asakura knocks out Shinya Aoki

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Super RIZIN 5 results: Razhabali Shaidulloev tops A.J. McKee to win RIZIN, PFL titles; Mikuru Asakura knocks out Shinya Aoki

Razhabali Shaidulloev is now a two-promotion featherweight champion after defeating A.J. McKee for the RIZIN and PFL belts in the main event of Thursday's Super RIZIN 5 in Osaka, Japan.

Competing in front of nearly 49,000 fans inside the Kyosera Dome Osaka, Shaidulloev controlled McKee in a hard-fought battle across three rounds to walk again with both titles and improve to 19-0 as a professional MMA fighter.

McKee rocked Shaidulloev early, but the undefeated featherweight kept his composure and slammed McKee on the ground immediately after. McKee threatened with a choke, but Shaidulloev had no problem escaping and battling for position in grappling for the remaining of the round.

Shaidulloev came back more aggressive in the second and hurt McKee with a couple of hands to the head and a body kick. McKee appeared exhausted, and Shaidulloev spent the rest of the round working on ground and pound attacks.

McKee needed a finish in the third round, the first time Shaidulloev has gone that long in a fight, and fired off knees early on. Shaidulloev took him back to the ground and McKee managed to take his back at one point, scored another takedown late, but wasn't able to do much with it.

Shaidulloev walks away with two belts after a unanimous decision victory, a 30-27 score for all three judges. He announced during his post-fight interview he only has one bout left in his deal with the Japanese organization.

Kyoma Akimoto, on a six-fight winning streak after beating former champion Kleber Koike in August, entered the ring afterwards to face off with Shaidulloev. The title bout is official for the NYE show.

Shinya Aoki was looking for closure in his return to RIZIN 11 years after his sole appearance in the promotion, but it was Mikuru Asakura with the last laugh in the co-main event fight of Super RIZIN 5.

Aoki appeared to be close to turning back the clock after taking Asakura's back early in the fight and working on a rear-naked choke attempt, but going for an armbar proved to be a big mistake after Asakura escaped from danger and went on to pound his head multiple times for a violent first-round knockout.

Ren Hiramoto opened the main card with a controversial victory over Karshyga Dautbek. The Kazakhstani entered the ring on a 12-fight unbeaten streak and rocked Hiramoto in the first round but was unable to secure the finish.

The next rounds were closer, but two of the three judges saw an advantage for the Japanese striker despite Dautbek having better moments in the final stanza. Hiramoto walked away with a split decision win, with the dissenting judge scoring it 29-27 in favor of Dautbek.

In the preliminary portion of the card, former RIZIN lightweight champion Roberto Satoshi rebounded from a title loss to Ilkhom Nazimov with a comfortable victory over Shunta Nomura, forcing the Japanese lightweight to hang with him on his back for a good portion of rounds one and three to win a unanimous decision.

In his post-fight interview, Satoshi revealed he wasn't able to perform at his best after dislocating his shoulder in the first round, and asked for a shot at the belt on the traditional New Year's Eve card. Satoshi holds a 21-second knockout victory over current RIZIN titleholder Luiz Gustavo.

Check the complete Super RIZIN 5 results below.

Razhabali Shaidulloev def. A.J. McKee via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mikuru Asakura def. Shinya Aoki via knockout — Round 1, 2:39
Ren Hiramoto def. Karshyga Dautbek via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-29)
Roberto Satoshi def. Shunta Nomura via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Yutaka Saito def. Ren “Ya-Man†Sugiyama via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Vugar Karamov def. Ryo Takagi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Natalia Kuziutina def. Rena Kubota via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 2, 3:14
Hide Meison Usami def. Noah Bey via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-25) — kickboxing

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Chris Weidman reveals the one thing that makes Stephen Thompson angry

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Chris Weidman reveals the one thing that makes Stephen Thompson angry
Stephen
Thompson rarely loses his cool, except when it comes to
watching movies.

Thompson has long been considered one of the most affable fighters
on the
Ultimate Fighting Championship roster. Even Thompson's
opponents avoid provoking him, as nothing seems to faze the former
kickboxer. However, Chris
Weidman, a longtime friend of Thompson, recently recalled a
rare occasion when “Wonderboy†got angry.

UFC’s nicest fighter once cursed out kids for talking during
movie previews

Thompson and Weidman were watching a movie in a theater when a
group of kids behind them started talking. While the movie hadn't
even started, Thompson didn't want to be disturbed during the
previews. The former title challenger turned around and started
cursing at the kids, telling them to shut up.

“The only time I've seen him mad was in a movie theater,†Weidman
said on the “Deep Waters†podcast. “There's a group of kids sitting
behind us. And it's just the previews. ‘Wonderboy's sitting next to
me; we're eating popcorn. And he's just staring behind him. I'm
looking at him like, ‘Why's he turning around like that?' There's a
group of kids behind us; they're probably in their mid-twenties.
And he's like, ‘Shut up! I'm trying to watch this.' Dudes were
like, ‘Bro, it's the previews.' He's like, ‘I don't care. You
better shut the f*ck up.' He starts cursing. I'm like, ‘Wonderboy,'
yo, you good, man? It's the previews.' He does not play games.â€

Weidman revealed that both Thompson and his father, Ray, don't like
being disturbed while watching movies.

“He is obsessed,†Weidman added. “When he is watching movies, he is
so dialed in. And if anybody is taking him out of that, he loses
his mind. And his dad is the same way. They have this movie theater
room in the house. If you talk during the movies, they're just
looking at you like you're ruining their life. Like they're gonna
try and kill you.â€

Thompson (17-9-1) has fought the who's who of the welterweight
division in his 14-year UFC career. The 43-year-old is scheduled to
make his final walk to the Octagon against Charles
Radtke (12-5) at UFC
334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Khamzat Chimaev gets new opponent for RAF Abu Dhabi main event with Colby Covington out: ‘He is scared’

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Khamzat Chimaev gets new opponent for RAF Abu Dhabi main event with Colby Covington out: ‘He is scared’

Khamzat Chimaev will now wrestle former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman after Colby Covington withdrew from Saturday's RAF 14 main event in Abu Dhabi, the promotion announced Monday.

RAF did not disclose what led to Covington's withdrawal, but Chimaev took a shot at the former UFC interim welterweight champion on social media. Covington was on a five-match winning streak in RAF but recently tapped out to a rear-naked choke in grappling against UFC bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr.

The RAF light heavyweight crossover championship will be on the line for Chimaev vs. Weidman at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Chimaev was dominant in four straight wrestling matches since June, defeating Dillon Danis, Tyron Woodley, Gilbert Burns and Robbie Lawler. He now takes on Weidman while awaiting his next UFC assignment.

Weidman appeared once under the RAF banner, losing a decision to Covington back in May. That was his first competition since losing a grappling match to Patrick Downey in mid-2025.

Check the updated RAF Abu Dhabi lineup below.

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Morning Report: Dana White shoots down $10M Misfits Boxing rumor, tells Eddie Hearn to meet in gym ‘and we can f*cking do it’

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Morning Report: Dana White shoots down $10M Misfits Boxing rumor, tells Eddie Hearn to meet in gym ‘and we can f*cking do it’

UFC 334 goes down this Saturday with two pretty damn intriguing title fights.

In the main event, undisputed* heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane goes for his first defense against, yes, one of the most talked-about fighters of 2026, the undefeated Josh Hokit. Folks, there’s a well-above zero chance that Hokit closes out the year as the UFC’s heavyweight king. Wowza.

Then you have the bantamweight matchup of destiny between champion Kayla Harrison and the GOAT herself Amanda Nunes. Where these two legends and the division go after UFC 334 is anybody’s guess, but this fight had to happen and it’s finally going down in Madison Square Garden.

So what’s your level of excitement as we kick off fight week?

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