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Jaylon Bates Bellator MMA

Bellator 274: Want To See Jaylon Bates Fight A Top 10 Opponent? Make Sure...

Jaylon Bates wants to get paid before fighting a top 10 opponent. MMA fighters are prizefighters. There is no denying that. 25-year old Bates is a prizefighter and wants to be treated as such, especially if it means fighting top...
Neiman Gracie Bellator MMA

Bellator 274: Neiman Gracie Plans On Finishing Logan Storley And Fighting For The Title...

Neiman Gracie plans on having a big year in 2022, which includes fighting for the welterweight title. Bellator 274 is a major event for the organization this weekend, as it sees Bellator's first non-title five-round main event cap off the...
Jesse Stradervideo

UFC Vegas 48: Jesse Strader Says Anheliger Fight Is For the Fans

Bantamweight Jesse Strader's short-notice UFC debut just over a year ago did not go according to plan. Stepping up against Montel Jackson, the California-based fighter saw things go sideways in under two minutes.  Ahead of his return at UFC Vegas...
UFC Vegas 35 Mana Martinez

At 12, UFC 271’s Mana Martinez Told Dana He’d Be Fighting for Him

At just four-years old, Mana Martinez's parents signed him up for karate. He immediately loved martial arts and it became one of his two loves in life (alongside of baseball). However, the youngster never considered making it a career...
Marcelo Rojo

UFC 271’s Marcelo Rojo Wants a Bonus, War with Kyler Phillips

Make no mistake, UFC 271's Marcelo Rojo is here for just one kind of fight. He made that clear when he made a short notice debut against Charles Jourdain and they proceeded to steal the show. Rojo is here...
Jared Vanderaa UFCvideo

UFC 271: Jared Vanderaa Explains December Bout Cancellation, Talks Arlovski Fight

Jared Vanderaa was supposed to fight on a week's notice back in December, only to be pulled from his bout with Azamat Murzakanov shortly after weighing in. The mishap transpired just after weigh-in on December 17, for what was the...

UFC 271’s Blood Diamond Ready to Convert Non-Believers

This weekend, when Israel Adesanya strolls into the Toyota Center in Houston, he won't be alone. Not only is Izzy rolling with his usual team of coaches, but he'd brought along a pair of training partners who are both...
Julian Erosa UFC Vegas 47

UFC Vegas 47: Julian Erosa Believes He Gets Better As Fight Goes On

When Julian Erosa returns to action at UFC Vegas 47 this weekend, he'll do so riding something of a high. "Juicy J" has finally hit his stride in what is his third run in the UFC. There first two, admittedly,...
Josh Fremdvideo

Josh Fremd Says He Will Not Leave Kansas Without A UFC Contract

Josh Fremd plans on leaving Kansas later this week as a UFC fighter. Factory X's Fremd (8-2) was one win away from a UFC contract last May, but unfortunately, things didn't go his way. That time is here again for...
Shavkat Rakhmonov UFC 254

UFC Vegas 47: Shavkat Rakhmonov Is Taking Carlston Harris Very Seriously, Plans To Keep...

Shavkat Rakhmonov plans to keep his 100% finish rate at UFC Vegas 47. Rakhmonov (14-0) returns to the octagon for his third fight this weekend against Carlston Harris. The Kazakhstani fighter has been absolutely terrific in his two UFC fights...