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RIZIN 44: Spike Carlyle Wants Career with Explosive Finishes, not “Eking Out Point-Fighting Decisions”

Lightweight Spike Carlyle is in a fortuitous position these days, living a dream — and the reality of that dream is even better than he imagined. Even before Carlyle signed with the UFC in 2020, he had expressed an interest...
Kyle Nelson UFCvideo

Noche UFC: Kyle Nelson Feels He’s “Definitely Better” Than Fernando Padilla All Around

Kyle Nelson enters Noche UFC on Saturday off a huge win at home as part of UFC 289 in June, and it feels like everything is clicking for the Canadian right now. His fight with Fernando Padilla is a chance...
Olivier Aubin-Mercier PFLvideo

Olivier Aubin-Mercier Planning on Year Off After PFL Championship — And Possibly Retirement

In just a little over two months, Canada's Olivier Aubin-Mercier will have the opportunity to defend his PFL lightweight championship and win a second million dollar payday. After that, "The Canadian Gangster" is looking to take a lengthy vacation —...
Josh Fremd Noche UFC

Noche UFC: Josh Fremd Knows Kopylov a “Scary Striker,” But He Presents “Nothing Else”

Middleweight Josh Fremd makes a quick turnaround to fight at Noche UFC this weekend, where he takes on the surging Roman Kopylov. It's nearly a month to the day that Fremd (11-4) captured a decision win over Jamie Pickett, his...
Alex Reyes, Noche UFCvideo

Noche UFC: After Six Years Away, Alex Reyes Wants to “Pick Up Where I...

It has been six years since we last saw Alex Reyes inside the octagon. Six long years since the lightweight moved up a weight class to face Mike Perry in his promotional debut. A lot has changed in the years...
Julian Erosa and Fernando Padilla, UFC Vegas 72

Fernando Padilla is Excited for Noche UFC

When the UFC announced a fight card on Mexican Independence Day, it had quite a few fighters of Mexican origins and heritages excited. When they went on to brand that fight night Noche UFC and topped it with the...

TTP Ep. 395 with Josh Fremd, Cody Brundage, and Noche UFC

TopTurtleMMA · Episode 395: Josh Fremd, Cody Brundage and Noche UFC Josh Fremd Interview (2:23) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC middleweight, Josh Fremd. Fremd talks about his decision to get a quick turnaround after taking...
Malik Lewis, Dana White's Contender Series 54

After Illness and Issues, DWCS’ Malik Lewis Ready for 2nd Shot

Malik Lewis got his chance on the Contender Series in the fall of 2023. While the short notice fight was a dream come true in a lot of ways, it came at a nightmarish time in the lightweight's life....
Jasmine Jasudavicius UFCvideo

Noche UFC’s Jasmine Jasudavicius: “Canada’s Really Banded Together” Since UFC Return

Canadian women's flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius is 2-0 in 2023 and coming off a dominant win over Miranda Maverick that briefly had her ranked in the top 15. Now, Jasudavicius looks to add a third win against her biggest name yet,...
Jared Cannonier, UFC Vegas 66video

UFC 293: Jared Cannonier Not Fixated on Title Shot, Knows It Will Come

Since coming up short in a title fight against Israel Adesanya in July of 2022, Jared Cannonier has bounced back with big wins over Sean Strickland and Marvin Vettori. Yet it's Strickland fighting Adesanya for middleweight gold in the main...