Costa says no UFC offer, Bonfim reported cut, and prices for UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott, Saturday, Oct. 17.
UFC announced on Monday that it returns to Doha on Saturday, Nov. 21, with Jiri Prochazka facing Navajo Stirling in a five-round main event at ABHA Arena (UFC.com). UFC.com lists Prochazka as No. 2 and Stirling, who is 11-0, as No. 5. The co-main event is Aljamain Sterling against Kevin Vallejos at featherweight, with Sterling ranked No. 4 and Vallejos No. 9. The event page lists a 6 p.m. GMT start. Other bouts announced include Dan Hooker against Brian Ortega at lightweight, Jared Cannonier against Ikram Aliskerov at middleweight, Asu Almabayev against Kyoji Horiguchi at flyweight, and Amir Albazi against Alessandro Costa in a rematch. Tickets are on sale through the Visit Qatar ticketing platform.
Sean Strickland said on Oct. 9 that he will not fight or sign a contract until his pay situation is resolved (MMA Fighting, Oct. 9). We found no UFC comment as of Monday.
Julianna Pena will make her Real American Freestyle debut against Diana Avsaragova in a middleweight bout at RAF Abu Dhabi on Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena, RAF announced Monday (MMA Fighting, Bloody Elbow). It is her first combat sports appearance in 17 months, since she lost the UFC bantamweight title to Kayla Harrison at UFC 316 in June 2025. Pena has been an RAF color commentator since the promotion started, per MMA Fighting. The card is headlined by Colby Covington against Khamzat Chimaev.
Paulo Costa said on X on Monday that he has had no offer from the UFC and plans to fight at an event at the end of the year, Bloody Elbow reported. Bloody Elbow also reports that Dana White has said Costa turned down several offers, and that Costa has one fight left on his contract. We did not find a UFC comment on Monday's post.
The UFC's Fight By Fight Preview for Saturday's Edmonton card lists Kyle Nelson against Cristian Perez, a lightweight bout, on the main card alongside Buckley against Malott, Blanchfield against Jasudavicius, Barriault against Daukaus, Jourdain against Cuamba and Nallo against Landwehr (UFC.com).
Ismael Bonfim has been removed from the UFC roster, MMA Fighting reports. The 30-year-old Brazilian missed weight by 7.5 pounds and was knocked out in round one by Francisco Prado on the UFC Vegas 122 prelims. It was his fourth straight stoppage loss in the UFC, and the report puts his UFC record at 2-5. We found no UFC statement and no second outlet carrying the removal. Bonfim posted a statement on social media on Sunday, before the removal was reported, saying his story does not end there.
Next card: UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott, Rogers Place, Edmonton, Saturday, Oct. 17. Prelims 10 p.m. UK Saturday; main card 1 a.m. UK Sunday, Oct. 18 (UFC.com event page, fetched Oct. 13; early prelims time not read). Main event: Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott, welterweight, listed No. 10 and No. 13 on the event page. Co-main event: Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius, women's flyweight.
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