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Josh Van

UFC 295’s Joshua Van Carries His Street Fights Into the Cage

Some fighters enter the sport through wrestling; others through boxing. While some find the sport after leaving a team sport, Joshua Van found MMA after leaving street fighting. As a child, Joshua Van's family moved to the United States from...
John Castaneda

UFC 295’s John Castaneda: Kang is a Below Average Wrestler

John Castaneda has been wrestling for a long time. He's seemingly seen it all and faced all sorts of wrestlers on the mats and in the cage. When he steps in the cage this Saturday at UFC 295, he'll...
Jena Bishop, Bellator 300video

Bellator’s Jena Bishop on Fighting in San Diego, Promotion Possibly Selling

Bellator 300 was a special night for flyweight Jena Bishop, and not just because it was a milestone for the promotion. The undefeated Bishop (6-0) has fought in Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, and even Burbank, CA — but her October bout...
Raufeon Stots Bellator MMAvideo

Bellator 301: Raufeon Stots Not About to Pass Up Chance to Punch Danny Sabatello...

Former Bellator MMA interim bantamweight champ Raufeon Stots returns to action at Bellator 301 later this month — and will be looking to return to the win column as well. He'll be doing so against rival Danny Sabatello, a rematch...

TTP Ep. 403 with John Castaneda, Joshua Van and UFC 295

TopTurtleMMA · Episode 403: John Casteneda, Joshua Van and UFC 295 John Castaneda Interview (2:12) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC bantamweight, John Castaneda. Casetenda discusses going back to the drawing board to work on some...
Jon Anik UFCvideo

Jon Anik ‘Wouldn’t Be Surprised’ if Winner of Aspinall vs. Pavlovich Defends Title at...

With the recent news of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones falling to injury, a multitude of possibilities have now presented themselves for the weight class. Fortunately the UFC acted swiftly and booked an interim heavyweight title fight between Sergei Pavlovich...
Modestas Bukauskas and Zac Pauga, UFC Vegas 75

UFC Sao Paulo’s Modestas Bukauskas: Ready for the Brazilian ‘Energy’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqWanXBmNvs Modestas Bukauskas is still waiting for his chance to fight for the UFC on British soil - to hear the crowd loudly screaming his name. However, that won't be this weekend. Instead, he heads to Brazil, a place long-known...
Caio Borralho, UFC Vegas 58

UFC Sao Paulo’s Caio Borralho Touts Next Generation of Fighting Nerds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9T0lnga_xI&t=7s When Caio Borralho busted on to the scene in 2021 with a big win on Contender Series, nobody was familiar with the Fighting Nerds camp. A year later, the name popped up against when Bruna Brasil punched her ticket...
Donovan Wisse returns at GLORY Collision 6video

GLORY Collision 6: Donovan Wisse on Title Defense, Possible MMA Move

GLORY middleweight champion Donovan Wisse will look to make his third title defense this weekend when he faces Michael Boapeah at GLORY Collision 6. Wisse (19-1) would actually be making his fourth title defense, had an earlier opponent not missed...
Ethan Melisano, CFFCvideo

CFFC 127: After Loss of Best Friend, Ethan Melisano Ready to Get Back to...

Undefeated prospect Ethan Melisano had hoped to get five fights under his belt this year. With November freshly arrived, that isn't likely to happen. The good news is, Melisano gets back to work this Friday, dropping to flyweight to face...