The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 31
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
UFC Vegas 31: Despite Crackdown on Weigh-in Antics, Jeremy Stephens Doesn’t Believe Things Will...
Las Vegas, NV — Jeremy Stephens was the impetus for the UFC cracking down on fighters touching each other at weigh-ins. That, after a violent shove injured would-be opponent Drakkar Klose earlier this year, canceling the pair's bout in...
UFC Vegas 31: Mateusz Gamrot “Ready for Everything” Against Stephens, Even At Weigh-Ins
Las Vegas, NV — Jeremy Stephens' reputation proceeds him, and as a result, current opponent Mateusz Gamrot is ready for anything and everything that might come his way. Even at weigh-ins this Friday. Gamrot, a former KSW double-champ, is coming off...
UFC Vegas 31: Gabriel Benitez Admits He Was Mad After Last Opponent Rejected Catchweight
Las Vegas, NV — Back in May, Gabriel Benitez was expecting to face Jonathan Pearce in a featherweight fight, his first of 2021. Only, it didn't happen when Benitez missed weight. While the weight miss is admittedly on him, what...
UFC Vegas 31’s Thiago Moises: Islam Makhachev “Definitely Is Not Like Khabib”
Las Vegas, NV — Thiago Moises was in high spirits at the UFC Vegas 31 media day on Wednesday. Clearly elated to be in his first main event with the promotion. "This shows that Dana White, the UFC, they're liking...
UFC Vegas 31: Miesha Tate Says Becoming Champion Again “Goal Number One”
Las Vegas, NV — After four years out of competition, former UFC bantamweight champ Miesha Tate is "the happiest to be here that I've been in a very long time," she said ahead of UFC Vegas 31 this weekend. Speaking...
UFC Vegas 31’s Islam Makhachev on Khabib: “Sometimes, He Pushed Too Much”
Las Vegas, NV — Heading into the first main event of his career at UFC Vegas 31, Islam Makhachev "feel good," he told media outlets including Cageside Press on Wednesday. "Cutting weight is always not easy. Now, main event,...
UFC Vegas 31: Marion Reneau Didn’t Tell Anybody About Retirement Decision
Las Vegas, NV — It's the final fight week of Marion Reneau's career. "Everything's happening so fast. Everything's coming full force," she noted during the UFC Vegas 31 media day on Wednesday. "And I am taking it in. I'm just...
UFC on ESPN 27: Why Miranda Maverick Wasn’t A Big Fan of Maycee Barber...
Having just turned 24-year old, Miranda Maverick is 2-0 in the UFC, one of the top prospects in the flyweight division, and is now looking at a fight with another top 125lb prospect. That would be Maycee Barber, and Maverick's...
TUF 29: Friend Becomes Foe As Hiestand Faces Rettinghouse
This Tuesday brought with it episode seven of The Ultimate Fighter 29, "Friend or Foe." Spoiler alert, on a fighting reality show, at some point, eventually everyone is your foe. As far as TUF 29 is concerned, however, the...
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