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LFA 149’s Felipe Bunes: I’m Going to Do Everything to Impress

The list of flyweight champions out of LFA is a storied one. Brandon Moreno, Brandon Royval, Casey Kenney - and even some recent signees in Charles Johnson and Carlos Mota. It seems like getting that strap thrown over your...

Cage Titans 57’s Joe Giannetti on Opponent Issues, Getting Almeida

Since his stint on the Ultimate Fighter and subsequent cup of coffee in the UFC, Joe Giannetti has been on the journey to get his spot back on the roster. However, along with the usual ups and downs of...

TTP Ep. 359 with An Ho, Felipe Bunes, and Unranked Challengers Countdown

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1415108674" params="color=#64c4ec&auto_play=true&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%" height="300" iframe="true" /] TopTurtleMMA · Episode 359: An Ho, Felipe Bunes and Unranked Contenders An Ho Interview (2:06) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight An Ho. Ho talks about how he started...
UFC Fight Island 1 Modestas Bukauskas

With Win at Cage Warriors 148, Bukauskas Expects Call

The first stint in the UFC didn't exactly go as planned for Modestas Bukauskas. After a TKO win in his debut, he lost three straight which included a freak knee injury due to an oblique kick. After that run,...

TTP Ep. 358 with Modestas Bukauskas, Orlando Prins, and UFC Champion Predictions

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Kyoji Horiguchi, Bellator MMAvideo

Ahead of Cross-Promotion Milestone, Kyoji Horiguchi Hopes Bellator MMA Opens Flyweight Division

Strange as it may seem, Japanese star Kyoji Horiguchi will represent American promotion Bellator MMA at a massive cross-promotional event with RIZIN Fighting Federation on New Year's Eve. "Yeah of course, it's a little strange, you know? Because I'm Japanese....
A.J. McKee Bellator MMA

A.J. McKee Hopes Cross-Promotional Efforts Expand Beyond Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN

A.J. McKee wants to do some "full blown exploring" of Japan, taking in everything from the snowboarding opportunities, to temples, to the classic car scene — but December 31 is purely a business endeavor as he takes on Roberto...
Rodrigo Vera

Rodrigo Vera Feels Great Responsibility As A Peruvian Champion Ahead Of His Next Title...

A 27-year-old Peruvian fighter, Rodrigo Vera, wants to continue to show his country that anything is possible. There are not a ton of Peruvian MMA fighters, especially at the highest levels of the sport, so you should pay attention when...
Mate Sanikidze, Oktagon MMA

Oktagon MMA’s Mate Sanikidze Wants World to “Count My Belts in Every Promotion That...

Oktagon MMA has a budding star on their hands with Georgia's Mate Sanikidze, who could very well be the next big thing to come out of the mountainous European nation. The Georgian wave of MMA has been well documented over...
Bryan Battle, UFC Vegas 59

Goodbye ‘Pooh Bear’, Hello “The Butcher’ at UFC Vegas 66

On The Ultimate Fighter 29, we were introduced to a young prospect nicknamed 'Pooh Bear'. The North Carolina native was Team Volkanovski's very last pick and wasn't given much of a chance to win the show. That quickly became...