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Oktagon 65’s Cecilie Bolander: Fighting is Only Place I’m Free

Cecilie Bolander has been on the mats since she was quite young. She started with judo in her home country of Norway and eventually made it up to medaling at the European championships. Through that journey, she always knew...
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Oktagon 65’s Will Fleury Looking for More Holy F*ck Moments

There was a time not that long ago where Oktagon MMA's number one contender for their light heavyweight title, Will Fleury, had a long look in the mirror. After spending tons of time, energy and money in training camps...
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TTP Ep. 461 with Losene Keita, Austin Bashi and UFC Title Predictions

Oktagon MMA 65's Losene Keita Interview (2:16) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with former Oktagon MMA lightweight champion, Losene Keita. Keita discusses the different levels of motivation for him ahead of the Tipsport Gamechanger finals in...

Fernando Padilla: From Bouncey House Karate to UFC Tampa

Some find the fight game, some have the fight game find them. For Fernando Padilla, fighting has been around him since he could really remember. Despite being something he knew he wasn't supposed to be doing, it always just...

Invicta FC 59’s Ashley Barrett Said She’d Be In UFC in 8th Grade

For some fighters, a long martial arts journey that starts as a child is what leads them to a career as an MMA fighter. While Ashley Barrett had started in karate when she was young, that's not exactly what...
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TTP Ep. 459 with Fernando Padilla, Natalie Salcedo, Ashley Barrett and UFC Tampa

UFC Tampa's Fernando Padilla Interview (2:15) Kicking off this UFC Tampa edition of TTP is our interview with UFC featherweight, Fernando Padilla. Padilla discusses getting the chance to see one of his best training partners make his UFC debut on...
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Tuco Tokkos Has “No Fear” of UFC Tampa’s Navajo Stirling, Questions KO Artist Label

English light heavyweight Tuco Tokkos will make the walk to the octagon for the second time at UFC Tampa on Saturday, December 14, 2024, where he will welcome Navajo Stirling. Tokkos (10-3) will be looking for his first victory under...
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Miranda Maverick Looking to Adopt, Grow Family Following UFC Tampa

UFC Tampa flyweight Miranda Maverick has a big change coming up, and it has little to do with fighting. While set to appear at UFC Tampa this Saturday, the final event of the promotion's 2024 calendar year, Maverick (14-5) is...
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Oktagon 64: Max Holzer Explains His American Pie-Inspired Nickname

Oktagon 64 featherweight Max Holzer has become a master of the walkout, heading down to the cage dressed as Batman, and Buzz Lightyear, among others. Holzer (9-0) returns to face Eugen Black-Dell on Saturday in Munchen, Germany, putting his undefeated...
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Jan Malach Reacts to Oktagon 64 Press Conference Chaos, Previews Fight with Ghokan Asku

Czech welterweight Jan Malach had a relatively calm appearance at the Oktagon 64 press conference this week. His counterparts in the night's main event? Not so much. "The press conference overall was rather calm - mine, the first leg of it,"...