UFC Mexico City’s Ronaldo Rodriguez: The Time is Perfect
At just 21-years old, Ronaldo Rodriguez got his first shot on the Contender Series. Being young and raw, Rodriguez came up short in a valiant effort against Jerome Rivera. Looking back at that time, he realizes that it taught...
TTP Ep. 417 with Manuel Torres, Ronaldo Rodriguez, Daniel Zellhuber, and UFC Mexico City
UFC Mexico City's Daniel Zellhuber Interview (2:20) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC lightweight, Daniel Zellhuber. Zellhuber talks about some of what went into his move to Xtreme Couture. He also discusses how this training...
LFA 177’s Shannon Clark: Working on Her Winning Face
In speaking before her LFA debut last October, Shannon Clark stated that she didn't really even know if she was good at this whole fighting thing yet. Her fight with Nejra Repp at LFA 170 was one-way traffic the...
Beneil Dariush Picks UFC 298 Main, Co-Main Event
Anaheim, CA — Beneil Dariush has been staying busy at King's MMA, where the UFC lightweight has trained with the visiting Robert Whittaker, and also teaches kid's classes. "If you think fighting is hectic, try kids," Dariush told Cageside Press...
UFC 298’s Danny Barlow Has That Swag for The Live Crowd
Most fighters coming off of the Contender Series debut in the UFC without much fanfare. They do so in a near empty Apex on a fight night card headlined by a middleweight fight. This won't be the case for...
Giga Chikadze Says He Asked for Spot on UFC 298 Card
Anaheim, CA — Georgian UFC star Giga Chikadze has been training the next generation of martial arts talent, but he will be among many of his countrymen taking in UFC 298 this Saturday, which has two big names from...
Nikolas Motta Wants on UFC PPV, Envisions Saying “Some Stupid Sh*t” and Getting Famous
UFC lightweight Nikolas Motta earned himself a thunderous knockout victory last month when he put away Tom Nolan at UFC Vegas 84, the first UFC event of 2024. Motta was the biggest underdog on the card that night, and spoiled...
Miranda Maverick on UFC 298, and Her Foray Into the Pickle Business
Anaheim, CA — UFC 298 flyweight Miranda Maverick will look to build on a win against Priscila Cachoeira when she opens up Saturday's card in Anaheim with Andrea Lee — an opponent she has a certain familiarity with. Maverick and...
Luke Lessei Talks Dad’s Bruce Lee Lineage, “Gang Initiation” Fight of the Year with...
Dubuque, Iowa’s Muay Thai sensation Luke Lessei proved that he can hang with the best of them in his ONE Championship debut against ‘Smokin’ Jo Nattawut in December 2023. Now, just two months later, he prepared for another veteran...
UFC 298: Andrea Lee Didn’t “Give My Best” Training with Maverick
Anaheim, CA — Flyweight Andrea Lee's perfect Valentine's Day gift should come as no surprise: a win at this Saturday's UFC 298. "Getting a win. Kicking ass and getting a win of course," Lee told Cageside Press in an exclusive...
