by Zak Drapeau and Joel Piton Sportz Nation - 10/2/2026 Photo by Greg McCabe/AP The wait is over. A new NBA season is on the horizon, and all 30 teams enter the year with a clean slate and something to prove. Some teams are seemingly playoff bound. Others are trying to force their way into contender conversation and prove everyone wrong. But before the season actually starts and everything we think we know gets thrown out the window, it's the perfect time to take an actual l

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 10/5/2026 Photo Credits to Jeff Bottari via Getty Images Natalia Silva vs Alexa Grasso Woman's Flyweight Championship Zak Drapeau - With Valentina out until reportedly Q3 of 2027, Natalia Silva will likely defend her belt sometime in Summer of next year and Alexa Grasso is absolutely up next. Silva had a closer fight with Wang Cong than she would've liked especially for a #8 contender but nonetheless she earned her title this weekend and now mov

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 10/5/2026 Photo Credits to Ken Ruinard/ USA Today Network via Reuters Co Zak's Top-25 Poll (10/5) 1. Texas -- 2. Georgia -- 3. Ohio State -- 4. Miami -- 5. Alabama /\ 2 6. Notre Dame \/ 1 7. Indiana \/ 1 8. LSU -- 9. Oregon -- 10. BYU /\ 2 11. Texas Tech /\ 3 12. Utah /\ 4 13. Missouri /\ 20 14. Florida \/ 4 15. Ole Miss \/ 4 16. Tennessee /\ 1 17. USC \/ 2 18. Iowa \/ 5 19. Mississippi State \/ 1 20. Oklahoma