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Aaron Pico, Bellator MMAvideo

Aaron Pico Says Four or Five Opponents Turned Him Down Ahead of Bellator 295

Featherweight standout Aaron Pico makes his return to the cage at Bellator 295 in Honolulu, Hawaii this weekend, with the 145lb weight class in flux. Pal A.J. McKee is calling lightweight home these days, while Patricio Pitbull once again reigns...
Zak Cummings, UFC Kansas City

UFC Kansas City: Zak Cummings Returning for Daughter, Saturday “Possibly” His Retirement Fight

When Zak Cummings steps into the cage at UFC Kansas City, it will be his first action since August of 2020, when he picked up a win against Alessio Di Chirico. The time away was not by design, to say...
Dustin Jacoby, UFC Kansas City

Dustin Jacoby on UFC Kansas City, Working with Olympic Wrestler David Taylor

Ahead of Saturday's UFC Kansas City, where he fights Azamat Murzakanov, light heavyweight Dustin Jacoby has been working with an Olympic caliber wrestler. A highly decorated amateur wrestler, David Taylor won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2020...
Sophia Halidis, Bellator MMAvideo

Meet Sophia Halidis: Bellator MMA’s Newest Ring Girl

Bellator MMA has made many free agent acquisitions in recent years, whether it be former UFC fighters like Gegard Mousasi and Sara McMann, or community legends like Burt Watson and Big John McCarthy. Their latest move was a bit...
Bruna Brasilvideo

UFC Kansas City’s Bruna Brasil: Looking to Maximize Spotlight

They say you only get one chance to make a first impression and did Bruna Brasil ever make good on that. She showed up for her Contender Series bout and proceeded to kick Marnic Mann's head into next week....
Brandon Royval, UFC Kansas Cityvideo

UFC Kansas City: Brandon Royval Says Shinya Aoki Helped Sell Him on BJJ, Wants...

#4-ranked flyweight Brandon Royval returns to action at UFC Kansas City this Saturday, taking on Matheus Nicolau, who sits at #5 in the division. Royval (14-6) has become one of the more popular figures in the 125lb weight class, while...
Tony Fryklundvideo

Tony Fryklund Reflects on Friend Lee Murray, Subject of Catching Lightning Documentary

Los Angeles, CA — UFC veteran Tony Fryklund competed for the promotion on four occasions between 1997, where he fought twice in a night at UFC 14, and 2004, while also competing for Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, and other MMA...

TTP Ep. 373 with Bruna Brasil, Dustin Jacoby, Zak Cummings, and UFC Kansas City

TopTurtleMMA · Epiosde 373: Bruna Brasil, Dustin Jacoby, Zak Cummings and UFC Kansas City Bruna Brasil Interview (1:51) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC strawweight, Bruna Brasil. Brasil discusses the attention she got online and in-person...
Gustavo Lopez, Oktagon MMAvideo

Oktagon 41: Gustavo Lopez Sees Opponent Magard As “D Version” Of Himself

Xtreme Couture's Gustavo Lopez returns to action this weekend, looking to unify the Oktagon MMA bantamweight title. Lopez (13-6-1), a UFC veteran, picked up the promotion's interim 135lb title in his last fight, submitting Filip Macek inside of a round....
Miranda Maverick, UFC 260video

UFC 289’s Miranda Maverick: “Nobody in the Top 15 Wants to Fight Me,” Same...

UFC flyweight and Invicta FC veteran Miranda Maverick will fight outside the U.S. for just the second time when she faces Jasmine Jasudavicius in the latter's home country on June 10, 2023. The fight, which was recently announced to take...