The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 17
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
UFC Vegas 17’s Geoff Neal: From Hospital to Headliner in Months
Geoff Neal has gone from facing a life-threatening illness to topping a UFC card in a matter of months. Back in August, Neal (13-2) was hit with an infection that went septic, and wound up hospitalized with heart failure (the...
UFC Vegas 17 Shake-Up: Christos Giagos In Against Carlton Minus, Aiemann Zahabi Out
Pandemic era MMA has made for some topsy-turvy events and hectic fight weeks, making the UFC matchmakers' jobs far less enviable than they otherwise would be. That trend has continued right up to the final event of the promotion's...
UFC Vegas 17’s Marlon Moraes: “There’s Been a Lot of Hits This Year, and...
The UFC Vegas 17 card on Saturday sees Marlon Moraes looking to bounce back from a disheartening loss to Cory Sandhagen earlier this year. Despite the setback, however, it seemed like just days after the loss that Moraes had signed...
UFC Vegas 17: Alex Morono Was as Surprised as Everyone Else To Land Anthony...
Welterweight Alex Morono's showdown with "Showtime" this weekend is the biggest fight of his career. "Bar none, absolutely." Speaking at the UFC Vegas 17 media day on Thursday, Morono (18-6, 1NC) told Cageside Press that he was as surprised as...
Weekly MMA Prospect Report: No Kayla, But Plenty of Other Prospects in Action
Thursday's Titan FC 66 was supposed to have one of the hottest prospects in MMA competing, with Kayla Harrison set for a rematch with Jozette Cotton. However, with Cotton missing weight by a country mile and hospitalized in the...
Parker Porter Felt That if He Didn’t Win at UFC Vegas 15, the “Dream...
The longtime CES fighter secured first UFC victory as the underdog. Parker Porter had his first professional fight all the way back in 2007, his second professional fight three months later, and in his third bout he faced a young,...
UFC Targeting Zhang vs. Esparza; Namajunas “Doesn’t Want Title Shot”
UFC President Dana White says that the promotion is looking to book Carla Esparza next against strawweight champion Zhang Weilli after Rose Namajunas said she did not want a title shot. In an interview with Caroline Pearce of BT Sport,...
Kayla Harrison Fight Off Titan FC 66 After Opponent Hospitalized, Overweight by 25lbs
Kayla Harrison's hopes of fighting a second time in 2020 have been dashed. The PFL lightweight champ was expected to take part in a rematch with Jozette Cotton at Titan FC 66 on Thursday. However, a badly failed weight cut...
Currently Being Sued Over Assault Claim, Jake Paul Ambushes Dillon Danis in Drive-By Stunt
Youtuber Jake Paul continues to find creative new ways to extend his 15 minutes of fame. Currently being sued over an assault claim by a man who says Paul's crew beat him up at a house party (Jake Paul...
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Still basically dipping her toe in the PFL cage, Denise Kielholtz doesn't see too many differences from her old home of Bellator MMA. Kielholtz (9-5...
