Katharina Dalisda Came Into MMA “By Surprise,” Looks to Defend Title at Oktagon 53
Oktagon MMA women's strawweight champ Katharina Dalisda didn't plan on a career in MMA, and didn't watch the sport before coming into it "by surprise more or less." Dalisda (10-3) was a longtime judo practitioner who decided to try kickboxing...
UFC Vegas 85’s Jamal Pogues Kind of Misses Fighting in Chicken Coops
If you ask just about anyone to the biggest stage in MMA, they have stories of seedy regional scene events in wild locations. Some big names got their starts fighting in crudely put together cages in parking lots or...
UFC Vegas 85’s Blake Bilder: Tightening Up, Enjoying the Journey
Nearly a dozen years after his amateur debut Blake Bilder left the cage with a feeling he had never felt before. Defeat. After losing a tough bout to wily veteran Kyle Nelson, Blake Bilder spoke about what it felt like...
TTP Ep. 414 with Max Griffin, Jamal Pogues, and UFC Vegas 85
Max Griffin Interview (2:12) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC welterweight, Max Griffin. Griffin talks about how he's able to stay young this late into his career. He credits not just work on the mats...
Conor Benn Talks Peter Dobson Fight, MMA Fighters in Boxing
Conor Benn discusses his fight with Peter Dobson this Saturday in Las Vegas and MMA fighters crossing over into boxing. For undefeated welterweight Conor Benn, the bout between himself and Peter Dobson this Saturday in Las Vegas is another opportunity...
PFL Champ Impa Kasanganay: “It’s Always Been My Land, They Just Didn’t Know It”
2023 PFL light heavyweight champ Impa Kasanganay was back in the gym and "continuing to do what I love" after winning the title and million dollar purse at last year's PFL Championship. "I'm in a blessed place, I am. I'm...
Oktagon 52’s Aaron Aby Overcame Cystic Fibrosis, Cancer, So He Will Not Break in...
Flyweight Aaron Aby has been a fighter his entire life. Aby started mixed martial arts as a youngster with his uncle, who was teaching a class with funds donated to cystic fibrosis — a condition Aby was diagnosed with at...
TTP Ep. 413 with Blake Bilder, Bruna Brasil, and Top 5 Canadian Prospects
TopTurtleMMA · Episode 413: Blake Bilder, Bruna Brasil, and Top 5 Canadian Prospects Blake Bilder Interview (2:17) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC featherweight, Blake Bilder. Bilder discusses what it's like to be coming off of...
UFC 297’s Marc-Andre Barriault: Chris Curtis Is Ticket to Top 15
Following a pair of huge wins in 2023, Marc-Andre Barriault was poised for a big step up in competition - a fight that could put him in the thick of things in the UFC's middleweight division. He got that...
UFC 297’s Malcolm Gordon Pieced Together All-Canada Fight Camp
On Saturday, Malcolm Gordon will be one of many Canadians stepping into the UFC 297 cage. While he does so with his country on his back, he also does with a fair amount of pressure. Back-to-back losses, albeit to...
