Platform exclusivity was gaming’s most profitable lie. Console makers built invisible prisons around their players, trapping friends on opposite sides of arbitrary corporate borders while counting money from manufactured loneliness.
Epic Games torched those walls with Fortnite, watching platform holders scramble as their carefully constructed kingdoms crumbled into irrelevance.
Corporate boardrooms probably erupted into chaos. I can only imagine.
Las Vegas, Nevada – Conor McGregor is still the biggest name in mixed martial arts. He is also, somehow, the long shot.
That is what makes his return so fascinating. The most famous fighter in UFC history is coming back to the Octagon on July 11th at UFC 329 in Las Vegas against Max Holloway, a familiar opponent from another era of his career. The matchup is loaded with nostalgia, money, risk, and uncertainty. It is not just McGregor returning after nearly five years away from competition. It is McGregor returning with a new deal, a dangerous opponent, and something he rarely carried during his rise to superstardom: genuine underdog status.
| Saturday, August 22nd 2026: Professional Fighters League PFL Tampa: Cyborg vs. Vieira | |||
 [#1 W145] Cristiane Justino | [#4 W135] Ketlen Vieira | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 12/13/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#2 W145] Sara Collins Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 5/16/2026 [UFC] Last Opponent: [#10 W135] Jacqueline Cavalcanti Last 5: W L W L W | ||
| Saturday, July 18th 2026: RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA | |||
 [#3 W105] Si Woo Park |  [#7 W105] Moeri Suda | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 11/23/2025 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#34 W105] Saki Kitamura Last 5: W W W L W | Last Fight Date: 3/07/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#16 W105] Namiko Kawabata Last 5: W W W L W | ||
| Saturday, July 18th 2026: RIZIN LANDMARK 15 in HIROSHIMA | |||
| [#5 W105] Saori Oshima | [#13 W105] Ye Ji Lee | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 3/07/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation] Last Opponent: [#11 W105] Keito Oyama Last 5: L L W L W | Last Fight Date: 5/24/2026 [DEEP] Last Opponent: [#32 W105] Eru Takebayashi Last 5: W L W L W | ||
| [#1 WW] |  Islam Makhachev | [NR] |  Conor McGregor | |
| [#2 LW] |  Ilia Topuria | [#1 LW] |  Justin Gaethje | |
| [#26 MW] | Brunno Ferreira | [#77 BW] |  Aleksandre Topuria | |
| [#4 LW] |  Arman Tsarukyan | [#41 LHW] | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev | |
| [#11 LW] |  Rafael Fiziev | [#172 WW] |  Namo Fazil |
Bantamweight (135)
[#7][#7UFC] Yadong Song (22-10-1, -565) vs. [#9][#9UFC] Deiveson Figueiredo (25-6-1, +410)
Yadong Song is the All-Time #46 ranked Bantamweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Yadong Song (1-2-0)
2026-01-24: L vs. [#3BW] Sean OMalley (19-3-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2025-02-22: W vs. [*] Henry Cejudo (16-6-0) via TUD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
2024-03-09: L vs. [#2DD][#4P4P][#1BW] Petr Yan (20-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Deiveson Figueiredo (1-2-0)
2026-01-24: L vs. [#4BW] Umar Nurmagomedov (20-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2025-10-11: W vs. [#23BW] Montel Jackson (15-4-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2025-05-03: L vs. [#5BW] Cory Sandhagen (18-6-0) via TKO (Knee Injury) in 4:08 of round 2
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Yadong Song | -565 | 81.24% | |
| Elo K170 | Deiveson Figueiredo | 1992.72 | +25.09 | 53.60% |
| Elo Modified | Yadong Song | 1972.69 | +44.81 | 56.41% |
| Glicko-1 | Yadong Song | 2018.13 | +45.62 | 56.53% |
| WHR | Yadong Song | 1863.96 | +37.64 | 55.40% |
Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Yadong Song 28.5, Deiveson Figueiredo 38.4
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Yadong Song 126, Deiveson Figueiredo 126
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Light Heavyweight (205)
[#27][#17UFC] Mingyang Zhang (19-7-0, -250) vs. [#28][#18UFC] Alonzo Menifield (17-6-1, +202)
Last 3 Fights: Mingyang Zhang (2-1-0)
2025-08-23: L vs. [#15LHW] Johnny Walker (22-10-0) via TKO (Leg Kicks and Punches) in 2:37 of round 2
2025-04-26: W vs. [#38HW+] Anthony Smith (39-22-0) via TKO (Elbows) in 4:03 of round 1
2024-11-23: W vs. [#154MW] Osman Diaz (10-4-0) via TKO (Elbow and Punches) in 2:25 of round 1
Last 3 Fights: Alonzo Menifield (2-1-0)
2025-11-22: L vs. [#14LHW] Volkan Oezdemir (21-8-0) via KO (Knee and Punches) in 1:27 of round 1
2025-06-14: W vs. [#42LHW] Oumar Sy (12-2-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2025-02-22: W vs. [#72LHW] Julius Walker (7-2-0) via SD (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Mingyang Zhang | -250 | 68.32% | |
| Elo K170 | Alonzo Menifield | 1702.61 | +34.91 | 55.01% |
| Elo Modified | Alonzo Menifield | 1697.03 | +21.32 | 53.06% |
| Glicko-1 | Mingyang Zhang | 1731.69 | +27.92 | 54.01% |
| WHR | Mingyang Zhang | 1681.68 | +22.95 | 53.30% |
Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Mingyang Zhang 27.8, Alonzo Menifield 38.6
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Mingyang Zhang 280, Alonzo Menifield 189
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Alonzo Menifield leads 1-0
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Heavyweight (265)
[#4][#4UFC] Sergei Pavlovich (20-3-0, -552) vs. [#21][#13UFC] Tallison Teixeira (9-1-0, +398)
Sergei Pavlovich is the All-Time #31 ranked Heavyweight fighter.
Last 3 Fights: Sergei Pavlovich (2-1-0)
2025-08-23: W vs. [#8HW+] Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-3-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2025-02-01: W vs. [*] Jairzinho Rozenstruik (15-6-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2024-06-22: L vs. [#3HW+] Alexander Volkov (40-11-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Last 3 Fights: Tallison Teixeira (2-1-0)
2026-01-31: W vs. [#26HW+] Tai Tuivasa (14-10-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2025-07-12: L vs. [#18HW+] Derrick Lewis (29-13-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:35 of round 1
2025-02-08: W vs. [*] Justin Tafa (7-5-0) via TKO (Knee to the Body and Elbows) in 0:35 of round 1
| System | Favorite | Rating | Rating Diff | Win % |
| Betting Odds | Sergei Pavlovich | -552 | 80.82% | |
| Elo K170 | Sergei Pavlovich | 2056.67 | +455.33 | 93.22% |
| Elo Modified | Sergei Pavlovich | 2046.36 | +416.92 | 91.68% |
| Glicko-1 | Sergei Pavlovich | 2110.26 | +444.78 | 92.82% |
| WHR | Sergei Pavlovich | 1991.70 | +511.85 | 95.01% |
Fighter Ages on Fight Day: Sergei Pavlovich 34.0, Tallison Teixeira 26.5
Days Since Last Pro Fight: Sergei Pavlovich 280, Tallison Teixeira 119
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Sergei Pavlovich leads 2-1
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