Merab Dvalishvili next fight announced. California announces new statewide holiday.
Mixed Martial Arts
🚨 Charles Oliveira stops Mateusz Gamrot in Rd. 2. at UFC Rio.
🚨 Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2 will take place at UFC 323 on December 6, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. Alexandra Pantoja vs Joshua Van will be the co-main event for the UFC Flyweight championship. Henry Cejudo vs Payton Talbott & Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan Duskov & Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro Taira will also be on this card.
🚨 UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili says he’s happy to be active – says he’s also willing to fight in March 2026; praises Petr Yan for being a family man and a good father.
🚨 Max Holloway shares his thoughts on a potential bout with Charles Oliveira. He also says he doesn’t want to wait until the UFC White House card to fight Oliveira as it’s too far away.
“Rio again? No I’m not going to Rio. Fight in Las Vegas or something; we fight on my terms. We went to Rio, we did that with the King of Rio. Now it’s my turn to have a say.”
🚨 Dillon Danis with supreme confidence in his abilities.
“I could beat Islam [Makhachev]. I could beat Jon Jones. I could beat all these guys. Who’s the ‘85 champ? I don’t even know. I would bet you every money in my bank account against your bank account that I would beat his ass [Khamzat Chimaev].”
🚨 Dustin Poirier misses the fight game everyday.
Boxing
🚨 One of the judges in the Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs Jake Paul exhibition bout on November 14, 2025 in Miami, FL will be an AI judge.
Culture
🚨 California has officially designated Diwali as a statewide holiday with the signing of Assembly Bill 268 by Governor Gavin Newsom, a major festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains & Buddhists, symbolizes the victory of light over darkness & good over evil. Under the new law, state employees can take the day off with pay while public schools and community colleges can close if local agreements are made. The law will take effect on January 1, 2026.
