Christian Echols Reflects on Epic Upset of Pat Downey
Las Vegas, NV — One of the biggest MMA upsets in recent memory came when little-known (to that point) Christian Echols put away NCAA wrestling champ Pat Downey with an uppercut inside of a round at Bellator 289. Despite coming...
Ken Shamrock “Truly Blessed” to See Growth of MMA After Lengthy Career
UFC Hall of Famer and MMA pioneer Ken Shamrock received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual World MMA Awards last month, seven years or so onward from his final fight in the sport. Shamrock, the inaugural UFC superfight...
Gillian Robertson Teared Up Learning She’d Fight at UFC 297 in Toronto, Wants Opponents...
January 20 in Toronto will see Gillian Robertson fighting as close to her home town of Niagara Falls, Ontario as she's likely to get in her UFC career — and when the news was delivered, it garnered an emotional...
TTP Ep. 410 with Jim Miller, Westin Wilson, and Top 5 Unranked Prospects
TopTurtleMMA · Episode 410: Jim Miller, Westin Wilson, and 5 Unranked Challengers UFC Vegas 84's Jim Miller Interview (2:21) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC Vegas 84 lightweight, Jim Miller. Miller talks about all the possibilties...
John Dodson Surprised by RIZIN 45 Match-Up, Plans to “Destroy” Ougikubo As Quickly As...
39 and feeling fine is one way to describe flyweight John Dodson these days. The former two-time UFC title challenger sits on a three-fight win streak in MMA as he heads into RIZIN 45, where he's been paired up with...
Jasmine Jasudavicius Hoping for Another Clean Sweep for Canada at UFC 297
Jasmine Jasudavicius was already chomping at the bit ahead of UFC 297, when we spoke with the flyweight star ahead of her January 20, 2024 fight with Priscila Cachoeira. In an interview conducted just prior to Christmas 2023, the Canadian...
UFC’s Themba Gorimbo Wants to Be Inspiration, Not Role Model
Themba Gorimbo had a breakout year in 2023, picking up his first win in the UFC, while being gifted a house by Hollywood and pro wrestling legend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who had been moved by the Zimbabwean fighter's...
Laura Sanko Feels MMA Has Done “Best Job Creating Equity” Between Male and Female...
Las Vegas, NV — UFC analyst Laura Sanko has seen her following online blow up in recent months, thanks to a bit of lighthearted fun with UFC welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov. During the UFC 279 weigh-in show, Sanko joked that Shavkat...
Aljamain Sterling “Trying to Get My Lungs Back” Ahead of Next Fight
Las Vegas, NV — Former UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling got a little R&R this past week in Las Vegas, turning up at the 15th Annual World MMA Awards ahead of a grappling match with Kevin Dantzler at Fury...
Former UFC, WWE Star Matt Riddle Says 2024 “Is A Big Year” for Him
Las Vegas, NV — Pro wrestling star and UFC fighter Matt Riddle might best be remembered by UFC fans for his war with Sean Pierson at UFC 124, or his Fight of the Night against Lance Benoist the following...
