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Bassil Hafez, UFC 309video

Bassil Haefez Dreams of UFC Cairo, Philly Return

New York City — UFC 309 welterweight Bassil Hafez has two dreams when it comes to where he'd want to fight for the UFC. While he's competing at the historic Madison Square Garden in New York City this Saturday, there's...
UFC 309

TTP Ep. 455 with Damon Jackson, Roybert Echeverria, and UFC 309

Damon Jackson Interview (2:10) Kicking off this UFC 309 edition of TTP is our interview with UFC lightweight, Damon Jackson. Jackson talks about the opening of Fortis MMA Lakeside and why he's always known he was destined to be a...
Mansur Abdul-Malik

UFC Vegas 100’s Mansur Abdul-Malik: No Surprises, Just Expectations

Mansur Abdul-Malik came into his bout on Dana White's Contender Series with a lot of hype. The Maryland product had a perfect 5-0 record with all five fights ending in the first round. However, when they booked him with...
Christian Natividad

LFA 196’s Christian Natividad Buoyed by Brother’s Guidance

At 5-0, with all five fights coming in LFA, it's reasonable to say that Christian Natividad is on the fringe of something big. A win this weekend would give him the kind of resume that gets interest for something...
Mate Kertesz, Oktagon MMAvideo

Oktagon 63’s Mate Kertesz Wants Oktagon Title, UFC Run

As you might expect, Hungarian welterweight Mate Kertesz is excited to be facing his second straight UFC veteran when he takes on Leandro "Apollo" Silva at Oktagon 63 this weekend. As a veteran fighter himself, however, Kertesz (15-7, 1NC), with...
Cody Stamann UFCvideo

Cody Stamann Cut Honeymoon Short for UFC Vegas 100

Newly married bantamweight Cody Stamann had to cut his honeymoon short after getting the call to fight at UFC Vegas 100. "I was fishing on a boat in the mountains in California when I got the call at like six,...
UFC Vegas 100

TTP Ep. 454 with Christian Natividad, Stav Koren, and UFC Vegas 100

Mansur Abdul-Malik Interview (2:11) Kicking off this UFC Vegas 100 edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight, Christian Natividad. He discusses what it was like to grow up with a brother who has made it to the highest...
Aiemann Zahabi UFC Edmontonvideo

Aiemann Zahabi Reacts to Finally Cracking Rankings After UFC Edmonton

Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi has finally cracked the UFC's rankings. "I'm in the history books now, baby. I won't be denied now, so I'm really really happy," Zahabi (12-2) told Cageside Press in a new, one-on-one interview. "I finally get...
Machado

UFC Edmonton’s Caio Machado Talks Move to 205lbs

After his first two fights in the UFC didn't go his way, Caio Machado is dropping to light heavyweight for UFC Edmonton. While that may seem like a big ask for a man who weighed in at 251lbs for...
Zahabi

UFC Edmonton’s Aiemann Zahabi: Excited for Munhoz Regardless of Ranking

After his last fight this year, Aiemann Zahabi was riding high. He had just taken out the previously undefeated Javid Basharat and proven that he really belongs amongst the top names at 135lbs. So when it was time to...