Bellator 297: Sergio Pettis Discusses Self-Improvement, Taking Out “Big Fish”
Sergio Pettis was in a tough spot in 2018. He had lost three of his last four fights to ranked opposition and the UFC was trying to get rid of the flyweight division for good. He would end up...
PFL 5: Julia Budd Addresses State of Women’s Featherweight Division Post-Nunes
Atlanta, GA — With UFC women's featherweight (and bantamweight) champion Amanda Nunes retiring over the weekend, much has been made of the state of the weight class. Especially given the 145lb division is now on the chopping block for...
PFL 5: Marina Mokhnatkina Focused Only On Winning
Atlanta, GA — PFL women's featherweight Marina Mokhnatkina (9-3) is facing Evelyn Martins at PFL 5 this Friday, sitting in second spot in the division at the moment with five points. The event takes place at the Overtime Elite Arena...
Pampos Grigoriou On Importance Of Fight On Contender Series For Country Of Cyprus
On August 15th, week two of Dana White's Contender Series will kick off with a new batch of contenders looking to stamp their ticket into the UFC. One fighter who will be competing is doing it for his entire country...
Bellator 297: Norbert Novenyi Jr. Wants to Take Three Scalps This Year
Undefeated Hungarian middleweight Norbert Novenyi Jr. ended a lengthy layoff earlier this year, returning to action with a knockout win against Andy Manzolo back in February. Novenyi (6-0) will enter the cage once again at Bellator 297 this Friday in...
PFL 5: For Olena Kolesnyk, Cage is Her Colosseum, Judges Her Caesar
PFL featherweight Olena Kolesnyk is her own worst critic — but that has actually helped the Ukrainian fighter throughout her combat sports career. "I'll be honest with you, I have some, I wouldn't call it a problem, because it helped...
TTP Ep. 382 with Miles Johns, Modestas Bukauskas, and UFC Vegas 75
TopTurtleMMA · Episode 382: Miles Johns, Modestas Bukauskas, and UFC Vegas 75 Miles Johns Interview (2:16) Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with UFC bantamweight, Miles Johns. Johns discusses the decision to leave Fortis MMA to move back...
UFC 289: Aiemann Zahabi Ready to Be Matador Against “Bull in a China Shop”...
It's been eleven months since last we saw Canada's Aiemann Zahabi in action. The question is, why? "I've been having a hard time getting match-ups. I don't know how the whole system works exactly, so we were looking for a...
UFC 289’s Adam Fugitt Relishes Spoiler Role, Looks to Change Narrative
When Adam Fugitt steps into the cage on Satruday night at UFC 289, he likely won't hear the roar of an entirely friendly crowd. While he is from the Pacific northwest, he'll be facing Mike Malott, a Canadian who...
UFC 289’s Blake Bilder Recounts Being Thrown Out of Aussie Restaurant
Blake Bilder had a dream beginning to his UFC career. After snagging a contract on Dana White's Contender Series, he got a debut fight on a pay-per-view card in Perth, Australia. He capitalized on the opportunity by soundly beating...
