Kamuela Kirk Ready for “Full Experience” Fighting in Front of Fans at UFC 290
Contender Series and LFA veteran Kamuela Kirk makes the walk to the octagon for the third time this Saturday night at UFC 290 — and he's been waiting for this moment for several reasons. It's been a bit of a...
Fabricio Werdum on Adapting to Fighting Without Gloves, Working for Jorge Masvidal
Las Vegas, NV — Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has signed on to face an old rival in Junior Dos Santos this September. The catch is, the fight will come under the Gamebred Bareknuckle banner, the bareknuckle MMA promotion...
TTP Ep. 385 with Chelsea Chandler, Payton Talbott, and UFC 290
TopTurtleMMA · Episode 385: Chelsea Chandler, Payton Talbott, and UFC 290 Chelsea Chandler Interview (2:23) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC featherweight, Chelsea Chandler. Chandler discusses the shake up in the two divisions she competes in...
UFC Vegas 76’s Ivana Petrovic Plans to Strike Until She Gets Bored
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFGOhFkeIEI&t=14s Ivana Petrovic got the call to the UFC a little earlier than the average fighter. Just six fights into her professional career, she wasn't called to The Ultimate Fighter. She wasn't even called to Contender Series. Instead, she was...
TTP Ep. 384 with Caio Machado, Ivana Petrovic, and UFC Vegas 76
TopTurtleMMA · Episode 384: Caio Machado, Ivana Petrovic, and UFC Vegas 76 Caio Machado Interview (2:25) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with Contender Series Heavyweight, Caio Machado. The Brazilian-born fighter discusses how he went from heading towards...
UFC Vegas 76’s Grant Dawson Talks ‘Man-Body’, Settling in at 155lbs
When Grant Dawson made the move up to 155lbs, there was a bit of the expected and a bit of the unexpected. On one hand, he had missed weight at featherweight once and then proceeded to have a fight...
UFC 292: Ian Machado Garry Predicts Second-Round Finish of Neal, Wants Wonderboy or Covington
Miami, FL — Attending Karate Combat 40 over the weekend, Ian Machado Garry looked ahead to his UFC 292 fight with Geoff Neal, and sees more of the same coming from Neal's direction. "Everybody says the same thing when they...
Luke Rockhold: Free Agency “Looking Good,” Has Talked to Karate Combat About Fight
Miami, FL — Former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was on hand in Miami for Karate Combat 40 over the weekend, and teased — ever so slightly — the possibility of competing for the promotion. Rockhold had broadcast...
UFC Jacksonville’s Trevor Peek Explains Standing Hammerfists
Trevor Peek bursted on to the UFC scene with a win on Contender Series. Not because he was dominant. Not because he was quick. Rather, he gained notoriety for his insane durability, an unbreakable will, and a funky striking...
PFL 6: Raush Manfio Calls Fighting Good Friend Natan Schulte “Terrible Situation”
Former PFL lightweight champion Raush Manfio is looking at a worst-case scenario fight at the 2023 PFL 6 card in Atlanta, Georgia this Friday. Manfio (17-4), who won the 2021 PFL lightweight season, is scheduled to face Natan Schulte in...
