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Clay Guida UFC Vegas 18 weigh-invideo

UFC Vegas 18: Clay Guida Planning to Give Fans “At Least Four More Good...

Clay Guida enters UFC Vegas 18 this weekend with a new contract in hand. "We got another four-fight deal. Thank you so much to Uncle Dana White and the UFC and all the fans out there, that still want us...
Cody Stamann UFC Vegas 18 weigh-invideo

UFC Vegas 18’s Cody Stamann “Definitely” Has to Get Back to the Bantamweight Division

Bantamweight (and temporary featherweight) Cody Stamann doesn't see his string of opponent changes ahead of UFC Vegas 18 as an issue. Although he went from being booked against Merab Dvalishvili, to Andre Ewell, and now, finally, to Askar Askar, "I...
Alexandre Pantoja UFCvideo

UFC Vegas 18: Alexandre Pantoja Believes He Can Strike With Anyone at Flyweight

With all the fanfare over former RIZIN champ Manel Kape's arrival in the UFC this weekend, it's easy to forget just how dangerous Alexandre Pantoja is. The Brazilian has finishes in his last three wins, and two post-fight bonuses...
Michael Johnson, UFC Vegas 18video

UFC Vegas 18: Michael Johnson Still Has Something to Prove

Michael Johnson enters UFC Vegas 18 with his back very clearly against the wall. And yet despite a three-fight losing streak heading into a scrap with veteran Clay Guida, "The Menace" sounds very... upbeat? Asked about fighting veteran Guida, Johnson...
Beneil Dariush, UFC Vegas 18 weigh-invideo

UFC Vegas 18: Beneil Dariush Done Begging for Opponents

Lightweight Beneil Dariush's UFC Vegas 18 opponent is a familiar one. Dariush (19-4-1) and opponent Carlos Diego Ferreira first met inside the octagon in 2014, at UFC 179. That night, Dariush walked out with his hand raised, winner of...
Cory Sandhagen UFC Vegas 18 weigh-invideo

UFC Vegas 18: Cory Sandhagen Rips Potential Yan vs. Dillashaw Fight

As Cory Sandhagen prepares to enter the cage against the legendary Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 18 on Saturday, he's "catering the mind towards what it needs." The mental prep, after all, is as important as anything else ahead of...
Askar Askar, UFC Vegas 18video

Askar Askar Reveals Emotional Moment When He Received Fight Shorts for UFC Vegas 18

Stepping up on short notice at UFC Vegas 18 is LFA vet Askar Askar. Historically a bantamweight, Askar meets Cody Stamann in a 145lb bout necessitated by the short time frame. The call-up wasn't exactly unexpected for the 11-1 fighter...
Frankie Edgar UFC Vegas 18 weigh-invideo

UFC Vegas 18: Frankie Edgar Pulling for Fellow “Old Guy” Tom Brady in Superbowl

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar knows a thing or two about being the underdog. Edgar (24-8-1) was perennially undersized when he ruled the roost at 155lbs in the UFC. Even at featherweight, he was fighting opponents who, thanks to...
Manel Kape, UFC Vegas 18 weigh-invideo

UFC Vegas 18: Manel Kape Doesn’t Want to Be “One More Fighter in the...

Manel Kape's UFC debut has been a long time coming. A former RIZIN Fighting Federation bantamweight champ, Kape's signing last year got MMA fans excited the moment it was announced. Then the waiting started. A fight in August with Rogerio Bontorin...
Alistair Overeem UFC Vegas 18 weigh-invideo

UFC Vegas 18: Fight Against Brock Lesnar Came at “Hectic Time” in Alistair Overeem’s...

From Strikeforce and DREAM gold to appearing in LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" video and defeating WWE star Brock Lesnar, heavyweight Alistair Overeem has had quite the career. "The Demolition Man" returns this Saturday in the main event of...

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