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Chantel Coates and Brogan Walker, TUF 30 (The Ultimate Fighter 30)

The Ultimate Fighter 30, Episode 4 — Good News, Bad News for Flyweights

Kicking off episode four of The Ultimate Fighter 30 — an injury. Brogan Walker, expected to fight in this week's episode, has a bum knee. Now, she's stuck waiting for the results of an MRI. Chantel Coates, meanwhile, is looking...
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Opinion: MMA Judges Should Be Required to Face Media After Events

Following this past weekend’s main event match between Ketlen Vieira and Holly Holm, a disgruntled Holm made it clear in her octagon interview that she was convinced she did enough to win the fight, after she suffered a split...
Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira, UFC Vegas 55

What’s Next: UFC Vegas 55 Losers

UFC Vegas 55 wasn't what you'd call a stacked card, but it wasn't a bad card either. Plenty of big finishes, plenty of excitement, and a bit of a judging controversy in the main event. The closeness of some...
Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira, UFC Vegas 55

UFC Vegas 55: Holm and Vieira Facing Familiar Challenges in Critical Bout

Rising contender Ketlen Vieira will be looking to add another former champion to her resume as she faces the returning Holly Holm at UFC Vegas 55. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1526623584764010497?s=20&t=qy6TCbw-P1TOSW0iOQnTZA One can only imagine the frustration of the last two years for Holly Holm....
Mohammed Usman, The Ultimate Fighter 30

The Ultimate Fighter 30, Episode 3 — Heavyweights Hit Boiling Point

The third episode of The Ultimate Fighter 30, "Boiling Point," kicked off with Team Pena's Chantel Coates having a heart-to-heart with heavyweight Mohammed Usman. Ahead of the show, Coates had to deal with COVID-19, the flu, and a miscarriage. That,...
Jan Blachowicz, UFC Vegas 54

What’s Next: UFC Vegas 54 Winners

After a successful pay-per-view event in Phoenix, Arizona, the UFC returned to the Apex for UFC Vegas 54. They brought a card that wasn't the best on paper, but it ended up being a good one. The event saw...
Aleksandar Rakic UFC Vegas 54

What’s Next: UFC Vegas 54 Losers

UFC Vegas 54 was a rough night at the office for a couple of fighters on the main card. Setbacks are part of MMA; no one outside a very special few finish their careers undefeated, or even with all...
Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic, UFC Vegas 54

UFC Vegas 54: Blachowicz Seeks Return to Form While Rakic Seeks Epic Upset

Jan Blachowicz is looking to show that the changing of the guard has not arrived yet as he faces surging up-and-comer Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Vegas 54. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1454100727924617216?s=20&t=YhNQnCplj7ZXHqd-JdAAZA It all seemed so unusual that Saturday afternoon last October.  Then light-heavyweight champion...
Helen Peralta, The Ultimate Fighter 30

The Ultimate Fighter 30, Episode 2 — Tragedy to Triumph

Bellator MMA alum Kaytlin Neil questioned why she was picked to face top seed Helen Peralta in the opening moments of The Ultimate Fighter 30's second episode, entitled "Time to Eat." Neil will be no stranger to many MMA fans;...
Carla Esparza, UFC 274

Carla Esparza Winning UFC Strawweight Title Has Made the Division More Exciting

Despite holding the title, new UFC strawweight champ Carla Esparza still stands as an underdog against most of her challengers. This is a first for the division and thus makes for some exciting storytelling. Carla Esparza's UFC 274 co-main-event fight...