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Jamie Thorton

SCS 34’s Jamie Thorton: “Rough Times and Really Great Times Keep Me Going”

Jamie Thronton will be in action Saturday night at SCS 34, where she'll look to capture the promotion's 115lb crown. Nicknamed 'The Pretty Assassin,' Jamie Thorton, an LFA veteran who previously got in the cage with Andrea 'KGB' Lee, returns...
Superior FC Iony Razafiarison

Superior FC: A Conversation with Flyweight Champion Iony Razafiarison

French flyweight prospect Iony Razafiarison talks about her beginnings, the state of women's MMA, weight cutting, and more. Iony Razafiarison stands as one of the brightest French prospects in women's MMA. The 33-year-old moved down from featherweight division to flyweight...
Maia Stevenson makes her promotional debut at UFC Belem

UFC Belem’s Maia Stevenson Says Women’s MMA is Wide Open: “Everybody is Good Now....

After a stint on The Ultimate Fighter 26, Maia Stevenson was one of the few fighters not paired up with a partner at the finale. You haven't heard the last of her, however — she was simply getting ready...
Eryk Anders UFC

UFC Belem: Eryk Anders Sees Main Event Opponent Lyoto Machida as “Just the Next...

Surging middleweight Eryk Anders knows Lyoto Machida remains dangerous, but come Saturday, he's "just the next guy." In just his third fight in the UFC, Alabama's Eryk Anders finds himself in the main event of UFC Belem, opposite a Brazilian...
Jessica-Rose Clark UFC

Having Overcome Adversity to Defeat Paige VanZant at UFC St. Louis, Jessica-Rose Clark Is...

She pulled off the biggest win of her career under incredibly difficult circumstances. Now, UFC flyweight Jessica-Rose Clark is ready for more. Jessica-Rose Clark picked up the highest profile win of her career at UFC St. Louis just over a...
Bellator MMA Lorenz Larkin

Bellator 193’s Lorenz Larkin Is Looking For A Win on Friday, Then a Paul...

Lorenz Larkin has Fernando Gonzalez to contend with Friday — and after that, he's looking to run it back with Paul Daley. Lorenz Larkin has had a rough start to his Bellator MMA career. On Friday, he'll be hoping the...
Saad Awad Bellator MMA

Saad Awad Says Bellator 193 Opponent J.J. Ambrose “Definitely Wasn’t On My Radar,” Still...

Lightweight Saad Awad is in the co-main event at Bellator 193 on Friday, but he's still flying under the radar. Bellator 193's Saad Awad said after his win at Bellator 186 that he was looking for respect. Awad, amidst a...
Fernando Gonzalez, Bellator MMA

Bellator 193: Fernando Gonzalez Says He’s Ready for a Title Shot

Fernando Gonzalez is ready for his shot at Bellator gold, but first, he's got a tough test against Lorenz Larkin Friday night. Bellator 193's Fernando Gonzalez has a two-fight win streak built up in Bellator, and is in the main...
George Sullivan returns at UFC Charlotte (UFC on FOX 27)

UFC Charlotte: After Two Years Away, George Sullivan Just Wants to Knock Somebody Out

UFC on FOX 27's George Sullivan is chomping at the bit to get back in the cage, and that's bad news for opponent Niko Price. After nearly two years away from the octagon, George Sullivan gets back in the cage...
UFC Oluwale Bamgbose

Oluwale Bamgbose: “Us Fighters Don’t Get Paid S**t”

Former UFC middleweight Oluwale Bamgbose has made his stance on his former employer known to Cageside Press since receiving his walking papers last year. Mixed martial arts is a business, sometimes in business, you have to make tough decisions. I’ve...