Allen submits Duncan in the fifth round at UFC Vegas 122, Schofield and Mendoza win world titles in Chicago, and the Oct. 12–17 fight schedule
Brendan Allen submitted Christian Leroy Duncan in the fifth round at UFC Vegas 122, Floyd Schofield and Sergio Mendoza won world titles in Chicago, and the Oct. 12–17 watch list leads with a WBO heavyweight rematch in London and the UFC's return to Edmonton.
This issue covers October 5–11, 2026. Brendan Allen closed UFC Vegas 122 with a fifth-round choke on Christian Leroy Duncan in Las Vegas 1.
Floyd Schofield and Sergio Mendoza won world titles in Chicago on the same night, and Osleys Iglesias kept his IBF and IBO super middleweight belts in Quebec City 23.
The Oct. 12–17 watch list leads with a WBO heavyweight rematch in London and the UFC's return to Edmonton 45.
UFC: Allen lands a fifth-round choke on Duncan
Brendan Allen (28-7) submitted Christian Leroy Duncan (15-3) with a rear-naked choke at 2:46 of round five on Saturday, October 10 at the Meta APEX 16.
Duncan arrived on a five-fight win streak. Allen had won his previous three 1.
Duncan opened aggressively, then tied Allen up against the fence, and Allen took him down from there 7.
Duncan out-struck Allen 46-17 in significant strikes in the fourth round, and Allen told his corner between rounds that his ribs hurt 8.
Allen returned to wrestling in the fifth round and got the tap for his fourth straight win 8. He called out former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis afterward 910.
The rest of the card:
- Lightweight: Jai Herbert (15-6-1) beat Matheus Camilo (11-4) on a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards 16.
- Women's strawweight: Loopy Godinez (15-6) beat Ketlen Souza (17-7) on a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards 16.
- Featherweight: Andre Fili (26-14) knocked out Kai Kamaka III (18-9-1) with a head kick at 0:22 of round two 16.
- Bantamweight: Otari Tanzilovi (11-2) knocked out Malcolm Wellmaker (10-3) with a head kick and punches at 2:39 of round two 16.
- Light heavyweight: Julius Walker (8-3) stopped Gerald Meerschaert (37-23) with punches at 3:35 of round two. Meerschaert retired after the loss 111.
- Lightweight: Francisco Prado (13-5) stopped Ismael Bonfim (20-8) with punches at 4:23 of round one 16.
- Welterweight: Niko Price (17-11) stopped Leon Shahbazyan (12-6) with a punch and a knee at 1:58 of round one 16.
- Light heavyweight: Brendson Ribeiro (18-11) submitted Felipe Franco (11-3) with a mounted guillotine at 1:49 of round one 16.
- Heavyweight: Allen Frye Jr. (7-1) knocked out RJ Harris (6-1) at 2:59 of round one 16.
- Women's bantamweight: Alice Pereira (8-1) beat Daria Zhelezniakova (10-4) by TKO after Zhelezniakova elected to stop at the end of round one 16.
- Women's flyweight: Melissa Gatto (9-3-3) and Ernesta Kareckaite (6-2-2) fought to a majority draw, 29-27 and 28-28 twice 16.
The UFC paid four $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses, to Allen, Fili, Tanzilovi and Pereira 12.
Five more fighters took $25,000 finish bonuses: Frye, Ribeiro, Price, Prado and Walker 12.
Boxing: Schofield and Mendoza take world titles in Chicago
Floyd Schofield (20-0, 13 KOs) won the vacant WBA lightweight title on a unanimous decision over Lucas Bahdi (20-1, 15 KOs) at the Wintrust Arena on Saturday, October 10 2.
The judges scored the 12-round fight 116-110, 119-108 and 115-111 2.
Schofield dropped Bahdi in the third round. Bahdi scored a knockdown of his own in the 11th 2.
Sergio Mendoza (28-1, 24 KOs) won the WBA and WBC flyweight titles from Ricardo Sandoval (27-3, 18 KOs) with a fifth-round TKO in the co-main event 2.
Mendoza dropped Sandoval twice in the second round and once more in the fifth. The referee stopped the fight when Sandoval rose 2.
Mendoza said fighting at his natural weight of 112 pounds made the difference 2.
Three more results from the card:
- Lightweight: Jahmal Harvey (5-0, 4 KOs) stopped Pedro Castaneda (9-2-1) at 1:08 of round three 2.
- Super featherweight: Jan Paul Rivera (17-0, 7 KOs) beat Abraham Perfecto Valdez (14-3) on a unanimous decision, 99-89 on all three cards 2.
- Cruiserweight: Tristan Kalkreuth (18-1, 13 KOs) stopped Ivan Rosado (12-1) at 0:44 of round three 2.
Boxing: Iglesias keeps his super middleweight belts in Quebec City
Osleys Iglesias (16-0, 15 KOs) retained the IBF and IBO super middleweight titles in Quebec City on Thursday, October 8 3.
Oliver Zaren's corner stopped the fight at 1:31 of the seventh round 3.
Zaren (19-1-1, 8 KOs) went down twice in the sixth round and finished the fight cut and swelling over his left eye 3.
Four more title fights were decided on the same card:
- Super middleweight: Wilkens Mathieu (17-0, 11 KOs) retained the NABF title on a decision over Vladimir Shishkin, 97-93 and 98-92 twice 3.
- Lightweight: Dzmitry Asanau (14-0, 7 KOs) won the NABF title on a unanimous decision over Luis Santana, 97-92 and 98-91 twice 3.
- Light heavyweight: Imam Khataev (13-1, 12 KOs) retained the NABF title with a first-round knockout of Padraig McCrory at 1:09 3.
- Super featherweight: Leila Beaudoin (16-2, 2 KOs) retained the WBA interim title on a unanimous decision over Brisa Abigail Rosario Alfonzo, 100-89 on all three cards 3.
Boxing: regional title nights from Seoul to Buenos Aires
Fri, Oct. 9 — Seoul: Deok-No Yun (11-3-1, 9 KOs) regained the OPBF and WBO Asia-Pacific super middleweight titles when Yuito Moriwaki retired on his stool after round seven 13.
Fri, Oct. 9 — Calangianus, Italy: Francisco De Rosa (13-0) won the vacant EBU super bantamweight title on a unanimous decision over Ion Baluta (18-7-1), 116-112, 117-111 and 116-110 14.
Sat, Oct. 10 — Yekaterinburg, Russia: Khariton Agrba (18-1, 9 KOs) beat Zaur Abdullaev (21-3, 13 KOs) on the judges' cards over 12 rounds to take the WBA interim super lightweight title 15.
Sat, Oct. 10 — Aschersleben, Germany: Bakari Diallo beat Julian Vogel (19-0-2) on a unanimous decision, 98-92, 97-93 and 98-92, for the WBO Junior and vacant IBF Youth super welterweight titles 16.
On the same card, Arminius Rolle took the German International super lightweight title with a ninth-round knockout of Amijan Sepic at 1:25, and Artur Reis won the WBC International Silver super middleweight belt on a decision over Ismail Airoud, 99-91 on all three cards 16.
Sat, Oct. 10 — Iquique, Chile: Marcial Carrion (23-1, 7 KOs) retained the UBO world welterweight title with a fourth-round knockout of Fernando Sanchez Sulzer (12-3, 6 KOs) at 1:54 17.
Sat, Oct. 10 — Kansas City, Kansas: Treavon Craycraft (10-0-1, 3 KOs) beat Nico Ali Walsh (12-3-1, 5 KOs) on a unanimous decision, 78-74 and 77-75 twice, in an eight-round middleweight main event 18.
Dominique Crowder (20-0, 12 KOs) won the NABA Silver bantamweight title on the undercard with a second-round knockout of Jayson Mama (21-5-1) 18.
Sat, Oct. 10 — Long Beach, California: Julius Ballo (5-0) scored his first professional knockout, stopping Carlos Torres (6-6-1) in the third round at featherweight 19.
Charles Shinma won the WBA-NABA light heavyweight title on a split decision over Samuel Arnold, and Jonathan Wilson Sanchez took the WBA-NABA super welterweight title on a unanimous decision over Emeka Nwokolo, 96-94, 100-90 and 97-93 19.
Sat, Oct. 10 — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Kurt Scoby knocked out Edward Ceballos at 2:12 of round one in a super lightweight main event before 1,125 at the Keystone Grand Ballroom 20.
In the co-main event, Khalid Twaiti won the vacant USBA bantamweight title on a split decision over Gerardo Zapata 20.
Sat, Oct. 10 — Buenos Aires: Jose Matias Romero beat Hector Jesus Garcia Montes on a unanimous decision over 10 rounds at super lightweight, and heavyweight Deontae Pettigrew stopped Roberto Osvaldo Peralta in the third 21.
Sat, Oct. 10 — UBF European light heavyweight: Michael Oleschak (16-0, 12 KOs) won the vacant title with a first-round knockout of Mike Joensuu at 1:59 22.
Upcoming cards: Oct. 12–17 watch list
| Event and date | Venue and start time (ET) | Distribution | Matchup and records | Stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 5 | Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB Main card 8:00 p.m. Prelims 5:00 p.m. | Paramount+ | Joaquin Buckley (21-8) vs. Mike Malott (14-2-1) 5 | Welterweight main event |
| UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB Main card 8:00 p.m. | Paramount+ | Erin Blanchfield (14-2) vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (15-4) 5 | Flyweight co-main event |
| UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB Main card 8:00 p.m. | Paramount+ | Kyle Nelson (17-7-1) vs. Cristian Perez (15-2) 5 | Lightweight |
| UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB Main card 8:00 p.m. | Paramount+ | Marc-Andre Barriault (17-11) vs. Kyle Daukaus (16-5) 5 | Middleweight |
| UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB Main card 8:00 p.m. | Paramount+ | Louis Jourdain (9-3) vs. Timmy Cuamba (10-4) 5 | Bantamweight |
| UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB Main card 8:00 p.m. | Paramount+ | Mandel Nallo (14-4) vs. Nate Landwehr (18-8) 5 | Lightweight |
| Dubois vs. Wardley 2 Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 4 | The O2, London, England 2:00 p.m. | DAZN pay-per-view and Ultimate | Daniel Dubois (23-3, 22 KOs) vs. Fabio Wardley (20-1-1, 19 KOs) 23 | WBO heavyweight title |
| Dubois vs. Wardley 2 Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | The O2, London, England 2:00 p.m. | DAZN pay-per-view and Ultimate | Louie O'Doherty (12-0, 3 KOs) vs. Michael Gomez Jr. (record not listed) 23 | British and Commonwealth lightweight titles |
| Dubois vs. Wardley 2 Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | The O2, London, England 2:00 p.m. | DAZN pay-per-view and Ultimate | Bakhodir Jalolov (17-0, 15 KOs) vs. Solomon Dacres (10-1, 3 KOs) 23 | Heavyweight |
| Fundora vs. Hadribeaj Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 4 | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV 8:00 p.m. | DAZN and TNT | Sebastian Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KOs) vs. Ermal Hadribeaj (23-0-1, 8 KOs) 23 | WBC super welterweight title |
| Fundora vs. Hadribeaj Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV 8:00 p.m. | DAZN and TNT | Brandon Figueroa (27-2-1, 20 KOs) vs. Tomoki Kameda (42-5, 23 KOs) 23 | WBA featherweight title |
| Fundora vs. Hadribeaj Sat, Oct. 17, 2026 | The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV 8:00 p.m. | DAZN and TNT | Jose Armando Resendiz (16-3, 11 KOs) vs. Koen Mazoudier (record not listed) 23 | Super middleweight |
| Ben Bril Memorial: Kyakonye vs. Morejon Mon, Oct. 12, 2026 23 | Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1:00 p.m. | Not announced | Willy Kyakonye (14-0, 13 KOs) vs. Angelo Morejon (11-0, 8 KOs) 23 | Vacant WBC bridgerweight Silver title |
Also confirmed for the week:
- Fri, Oct. 16 — Chandler, Arizona: ProBox TV's card at the Rawhide Western Town and Event Center starts at 8:00 p.m. ET, with unbeaten super welterweight Kevin Anton (14-0, 12 KOs) in the main event 2324.
- Sat, Oct. 17 — Riga, Latvia: Dream Boxing's cruiserweight main event between Milans Volkovs and Joel McIntyre streams on DAZN from 12:00 p.m. ET 4.
Storylines to watch
- Brendan Allen wants a title shot, and he named Dricus du Plessis as the alternative after his fourth straight win 910.
- Dubois vs. Wardley is a rematch five months after their first fight, which Wardley entered as WBO champion. Dubois stopped him in the 11th round 4.
- Fundora's defense is a mandatory. Hadribeaj earned the shot with a May decision over Bakary Samake, and Jermall Charlo withdrew from the card with a training injury, so Mazoudier now meets Resendiz 4.
- Tomoki Kameda returns to a world title fight for the first time since his IBF featherweight loss to Angelo Leo in May 2025 4.
References
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- 5UFC Edmonton: Buckley vs Malott date, time, tickets, stream
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- 14De Rosa Wins Vacant EBU Super Bantamweight Title
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- 16Diallo Defeats Vogel For WBO Jr TItle
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- 18Results: Craycraft Beats Ali-Walsh!
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- 19"Ju Ju" Ballo Scores First Pro KO
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- 20BOXING: Scoby scores knockout at Mohegan Fall Fists
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- 21Results From Buenos Aires
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- 23Boxing Schedule
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- 24Kevin Anton vs Yan Marcos date, time, tickets, stream
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