Let's recap the main events of martial arts on Tuesday (October 18). Focus: Alex Volkanovski, Magomed Mustafayev, Gennady Golovkin, Roy Jones Jr. and Irina Alexeeva.
- UFC featherweight title holder Alex Volkanovski will be the next challenger for the UFC lightweight belt;
- Evgeny Tishchenko of RCC Boxing Promotions will fight Mike Perez of Cuba on November 19 in Yekaterinburg, Russia;
- UFC has banned its fighters and their teams from betting on any fights of the promotion;
- WBA and IBF world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will fight IBF mandatory challenger Eskiva Falcao;
- Magomed Mustafayev's fight at UFC 280 is canceled, his opponent Yamato Nishikawa has a contract with another promotion;
- Roy Jones Jr. signed a contract with Celebrity Boxing and will meet a blogger or celebrity in the ring;
- Kazakh fans gave Charles Oliveira a chapan hat for his birthday and wished him good luck in the fight with Islam Makhachev;
- Russian fighter Irina Alexeeva will debut under the UFC banner in January 2023
