Dana White

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4 November 2026

The undercard bout between former champion Deontay Wilder and unbeaten cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia is set for 11 December at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, with the fight streamed live on Netflix. Wilder, 41, enters the match with a 45‑4‑1 record and hopes to re‑establish himself among heavyweight contenders, while Opetaia, 31, makes his heavyweight debut after 31 straight wins, 24 by knockout. The event forms part of the highly anticipated Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua main event.

3 November 2026

Netflix has begun producing an untitled documentary about Dana White, the UFC president, and is set to release it early next year. The project grew out of Netflix's interest in acquiring UFC broadcast rights, which were instead sold to Paramount for more than $1 billion a year. Gotham Chopra will direct the film, having previously worked on a separate project about Las Vegas. Netflix executive Gabe Spitzer has said the streamer commissioned too many league-follow docuseries in the style of Drive To Survive.

1 November 2026

UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev will meet the victor of the interim title bout between Carlos Prates and Michael Morales at UFC 336 on 30 Jan 2027 in Toronto, Canada. Makhachev, 35, says the matchup will be one of his final fights, having defended his belt in August and holding a 29‑1 professional record. The interim fight pits Prates, who entered with three consecutive knockout wins, against Morales, who is unbeaten in 19 bouts.

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