The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 7
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 7: Pedro Munhoz Expects Faster, Stronger, Sharper Edgar at Bantamweight
Pedro Munhoz will be fighting another former UFC champion this weekend. He's been in a similar spot before, when he knocked out former bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235. This weekend at UFC Vegas 7, it'll be former...
UFC Vegas 7: Mike Rodriguez Feels He and Opponent Prachnio Are in “Same Boat”
It's been a while since either Mike Rodriguez or Marcin Prachnio have had their hand raised. For Rodriguez (10-4, 1NC), it was December 2018, when he defeated Adam Milstead. Since then, he's lost one bout, and found himself in...
Michael Chandler Hints At Fight With Dustin Poirier
Free agent and ex-Bellator MMA lightweight champion Michael Chandler has hinted at a fight with UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier. Michael Chandler is currently a free agent, but it sounds like a desired matchup against one of the UFC's elite could...
Jon Jones Responds To Claims He’s Ducking Dominick Reyes, Jan Blachowicz
Jon Jones has had enough of people claiming he's ducking the likes of Dominick Reyes or Jan Blachowicz by moving up to heavyweight. Earlier this week, Jon Jones announced that he would be vacating the UFC light heavyweight championship. "Bones"...
UFC Vegas 7: Mariya Agapova Finds Pleasure in Fighting
Mariya Agapova returns to the octagon this weekend at UFC Vegas 7, seemingly brimming with confidence. Speaking to Cageside Press during the event's media day this week, Kazakhstan's Agapova (9-1), a veteran of the Contender Series and Invicta FC, admitted...
UFC Vegas 7: Frankie Edgar Sees Pedro Munhoz as the “Perfect Guy” for Bantamweight...
Come Saturday, at UFC Vegas 7, Frankie Edgar will finally fight in his new home at bantamweight. Even Edgar, who won gold at lightweight and contested for it at featherweight, admits his move down to 135lbs has been a long...
UFC 253’s Brad Riddell Downplays Importance of Knockouts
Brad Riddell returns at UFC 253 on September 26, where ever that might be. Speaking at a virtual media day this week, New Zealand's "Quake" admitted that he doesn't yet know where he'll be fighting, just who and when. Even...
UFC on ESPN 15: Calen Born Gets Late Call, Faces Dwight Grant Saturday
When Calen Born saw the sheer number of short notice call-ups to the UFC going to fighters based in and around Las Vegas, the Kansas City-based Born made his move. He took up residency in Vegas, training at Xtreme...
Rafael dos Anjos Returns to Lightweight Against Islam Makhachev at UFC 254
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