Combat Sports Week in Review: Allen Submits Duncan, Schofield and Mendoza Claim Boxing Titles

The world of professional boxing and mixed martial arts delivered a week of significant bouts and title changes between October 5 and October 11, 2026. UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan headlined the MMA action, while boxing saw two new champions crowned with Floyd Schofield and Sergio Mendoza.

In the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Brendan Allen extended his impressive run, securing a fifth-round submission victory over Christian Leroy Duncan in the main event of UFC Fight Night on October 10 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The highly anticipated middleweight clash saw Allen finish Duncan with a rear-naked choke at 2:46 of the final round. The event featured a card packed with finishes, including Alice Pereira defeating Daria Zhelezniakova by TKO (retirement) in the first round and Brendson Ribeiro submitting Felipe Franco with a guillotine choke. Niko Price also marked his final MMA fight with a first-round TKO victory over Leon Shahbazyan. Other notable winners on the card included Francisco Prado, Julius Walker, Otari Tanzilovi, Andre Fili, and Loopy Godinez.

On the boxing front, two new champions emerged. In Chicago, Illinois, Floyd Schofield claimed the vacant WBA Lightweight Title by defeating Lucas Bahdi on October 10. Also on the same card, Sergio Mendoza pulled off an upset, stopping Ricardo Sandoval in five rounds to capture the WBA and WBC Flyweight titles.

Earlier in the week, on October 8 in Quebec City, Canada, Osleys Iglesias successfully defended his IBF World Super Middleweight Championship against Oliver Zaren, winning by technical knockout in the seventh round. Iglesias dropped Zaren twice before the stoppage. The undercard saw Wilkens Mathieu take a split decision over Vladimir Shishkin, and Imam Khataev demolish Padraig McCrory in a first-round stoppage.

Rounding out the boxing action from the previous week, Ben Whittaker defeated Conor Wallace by unanimous decision in a 12-round light heavyweight contest in Birmingham, England, on October 3. Whittaker survived a late scare to secure the victory. Omari Jones also secured a second-round technical knockout victory over Alan Sanchez in Orlando on October 2.