Let's recap the main things that happened in martial arts on Wednesday (October 19). Highlights include Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Charles Oliveira, Fedor Emelianenko, Petr Yan, Alex Volkanovski and Vladimir Mineev.
- Tony Ferguson reacted harshly to Khabib Nurmagomedov's words that he continues to compete only for money. Tony published a post on social media, insulting the former UFC lightweight champion;
- Islam Makhachev said at a press conference before the UFC 280 tournament that he was going to finish Charles Oliveira on the ground;
- Islam Makhachev stated that he intends to perform as long as he feels he is doing well;
- The fight under the rules of kickboxing between middleweight champion of AMC Fight Nights Vladimir Mineev and Fernando Rodriguez has been officially announced, it will take place on November 18 at CSKA Arena in Moscow. Famous coach Ramazan Ismailov said he highly rates the chances of Russian MMA fighter Sergei Pavlovich to win the UFC heavyweight championship belt;
- Alex Volkanovski said he thinks Petr Yan and Fedor Emelianenko are the greatest Russian fighters;
- UFC president Dana White has launched a slap kick league called the Power Slap League. The league's first tournament is scheduled to take place before the end of this year in Las Vegas, USA.