Oktagon 86’s Amiran Gogoladze: Leveled Up
Coming into his fight at Oktagon 86 this weekend, Amiran Gogoladze has leveled up in a big way. With a possible title shot on the line against Ion Surdu, he brought his training to the fight capital of the...
MarQuel Mederos: Focused on Growth Ahead of UFC 327
Back in June of 2025, MarQuel Mederos picked up his third straight UFC win - a decision victory over Mark Choinski. The momentum appeared clear for Mederos, but the chance to capitalize on it didn't come. Now on the...
Mandel Nallo “Never Disheartened” During Long Journey to UFC
Those of us who have followed the career of TriStar's Mandel Nallo long wondered if he'd ever arrive in the UFC. Not that he doesn't have the talent - he very clearly does - but after a run with Bellator,...
Oktagon 86’s Ion Surdu: “I Love to Be Under Pressure”
"The Dracula Show" returns at Oktagon 86, and Ion "Dracula" Surdu finally gets to throw down with Amiran Gogoladze. The fight has been booked before, and as former champ Surdu told Cageside Press recently, "a few times we had a...
TTP Ep. 526: MarQuel Mederos, Amiran Gogoladze, Sean King, and UFC 327
MarQuel Mederos Interview (2:12) Kicking off this UFC 327 edition of TTP is our interview with UFC lightweight, MarQuel Mederos. Mederos talks about his 10 months out of the cage and describes how it was some of the most important...
PFL Chicago’s Sergio Pettis Looking to Prove That “Duke Roufus’s Style is Going to...
Former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis returns at PFL Chicago this Saturday, finding himself in the main event against something of an unexpected foe in the debuting Mitch McKee. Albeit undefeated and a former LFA champ, McKee is unranked,...
Mitch McKee Reveals Motivation for Signing with PFL
Back in November, PFL Chicago bantamweight Mitch McKee, who headlines the card this Saturday at the Wintrust Arena, knew he had his PFL debut booked. It just wasn't supposed to come in a main event with former Bellator champ and...
Raufeon Stots on House Flipping, Taking on Khabib’s Prodigy, and the PFL Title Picture
Ahead of this Saturday's PFL Chicago, there's lots to talk about with bantamweight Raufeon Stots. The former Bellator champ has been away from fighting since a split decision loss to Sergio Pettis, a longtime training partner, last summer. It seems...
UFC Vegas 115’s Tabatha Ricci on Complicated Strawweight Title Picture
The strawweight title picture is a confusing one. The UFC vacated the title when Weili Zhang moved up to flyweight to challenge for the belt there. Mackenzie Dern then claimed that title against Virna Jandiroba, but a failed attempt...
UFC Vegas 115’s Hailey Cowan Talks Growth During Time Away
When Hailey Cowan steps into the cage on Saturday, it will be just a week away from a full year outside of the cage. That long layoff is never what a fighter is looking for, but for Cowan, it...
