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Nick Maximov

Nick Maximov on Submission Underground 13, and Whether the Diaz Brothers Will Fight Again

Nick Maximov (4-0) is an undefeated mixed martial artist training out of the Nick Diaz Academy in Stockton, California. With nothing but finishes in his pro career. The light heavyweight will compete for Submission Underground in a grappling bout...
Cris Cyborg, Bellator 238

Cris Cyborg Discusses Boxing Cecilia Braekhus and Life in Quarantine

Bellator MMA featherweight champion Cris Cyborg is one of the most feared, formidable, and successful women to ever compete in mixed martial arts. Yet like the rest of the world, she's stuck home these days. In quarantine, staying in place...
Tony Gravely, UFC

UFC: Tony Gravely Reflects on Debut Loss, Tries to Keep Training Creative During Pandemic

UFC Bantamweight Tony Gravely joined the promotion via the Contender Series last year, and is currently coming off a debut loss to Brett Johns at UFC on ESPN +24 in Raleigh, North Carolina. While Gravely prepared as best he could...
Gillian Robertson UFC

Whether It’s UFC Saskatoon or Elsewhere, Gillian Robertson Staying Ready for a Fight

It may not be in Saskatoon, the way things are going, but UFC flyweight Gillian Robertson is getting ready to fight somewhere. "Still business as usual for me. Me and Din have been working every day," Robertson told Cageside...
Sarah Moras UFC

UFC 249: Sarah Moras Training in Her Living Room for Eubanks Fight

Canada's Sarah Moras will be in action at the re-booked, re-located UFC 249 card later this month. That card will see Moras take on Ultimate Fighter alum Sijara Eubanks in bantamweight action. "Cheesecake" will be the lone Canadian on...
Sam Alvey UFC

Ahead of UFC 249, Sam Alvey Isn’t Worried About Any Curveballs Due to Coronavirus

Sam Alvey was supposed to fight Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC Columbus last month. Then the card fell through, thanks to the coronavirus. Alvey was left without a fight. And yet, just over a week later, Alvey (33-13, 1NC)...
Johnny Case RIZIN

PFL Lightweight Johnny Case on Coronavirus, UFC Compensation Being “Kind of Average”

Professional Fighter's League lightweight Johnny Case has fought all over in a career that began back in 2007. The UFC. RIZIN. The PFL. Yet like many others, he probably could never have guessed where he'd be fighting to start 2020....
Ode Osbourne, UFC 246

UFC: Ode Osbourne Believes Carole Baskin Killed Her Husband, Talks Teaching Online

Bantamweight Ode Osbourne won his way into the UFC on the Contender Series last year, and made his debut at UFC 246 in January. The fight didn't go his way, but Osbourne recognizes that MMA is a cycle —...
Matt Brown UFC

UFC: Matt Brown Believes World Will Not Be the Same After Coronavirus

"The Immortal" is trying to turn a negative into a positive, despite the scary predicament the world finds itself in. Matt Brown was supposed to be fighting this weekend. At UFC on ESPN 8 in Columbus, "The Immortal" was expected...
Lyndon Whitlock

Para Bellum’s Lyndon Whitlock On COVID-19 Affecting MMA Gyms

Lyndon Whitlock is not just an owner, but also trainer (striking) at Ontario's Para Bellum MMA. A fighter himself (he's shared the cage with the likes of Rick Glenn and Gavin Tucker, among others), Whitlock is, like many of...