UFC 256: Sam Hughes Finds Upside In Making Octagon Debut on Short Notice
When Angela Hill was forced out of UFC 256 due to a positive COVID-19 test, it was LFA alum Sam Hughes getting the call to step up. Matchmaker Mick Maynard rang Hughes' coach up barely a week out from the...
UFC 256: Renato Moicano Feels 155 is Right Division, but “Top Five Contender” Could...
A positive COVID-19 test scrapped Renato Moicano's bout with Rafael Fiziev last month. But with a full recovery, the Brazilian lightweight (and former featherweight) is back at UFC 256, once again paired up with Fiziev. "I'm feeling very good right...
UFC 256: Brandon Moreno Feels He Could “Change the Game” As First Mexican Champ
Brandon Moreno is looking to become the first Mexican fighter to win UFC gold this weekend. In a short-notice title fight against Deiveson Figueiredo (short notice for both men, all of 21 days after their UFC 255 appearances), he'll...
UFC 256’s Kevin Holland: “I’m the Only Person That Got Hot During the F*cking...
UFC middleweight Kevin Holland has had a whirlwind couple of weeks. Holland (20-5) was expected to headlined UFC Vegas 16 last weekend. It didn't happen. Instead, a positive COVID-19 test yanked him from the card. Marvin Vettori, who was to...
UFC 256: Rafael Fiziev Feels Mixing Teaching and Training is More Creative
Rafael Fiziev was supposed to face Renato Moicano last month. As has so often been the case of late, one of the pair — Moicano in this instance — tested positive for COVID-19. And so the fight was pushed...
UFC 256: Ciryl Gane Sees Big Potential for MMA in Home Country of France
Ciryl Gane is fighting a former champion and legend of the sport in Junior Dos Santos at UFC 256. And he definitely appeared excited during the event's media day this week. "I'm really happy, I'm really glad for the opportunity....
UFC 256’s Charles Oliveira: Ferguson “Not the Boogeyman,” Needs to Worry About His Own...
After a decade in the promotion, Charles Oliveira is well aware of the stakes heading into his co-main event lightweight battle with Tony Ferguson at UFC 256. The fight this Saturday could very well lead the victor to a title...
UFC 256: Junior Dos Santos Responds to Critics, From Journalists to Commentators
"What do you know about fighting, just by watching?" As he looks to snap a three-fight skid, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos questions his critics. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (21-8) knows he's had a rough...
UFC 256: Jacare Souza Says Hermansson Picked Vettori Over Him
"I'm ready for a fight against whoever the UFC puts in front of me," Jacare Souza said during the UFC 256 media day on Tuesday. Good thing, too, because his fight with Kevin Holland this weekend was not the bout...
Deiveson Figueiredo Admits Focus Ahead of UFC 256 Has Been on Maintaining Weight
"The God of War" is about to make history. This weekend at UFC 256, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will complete the shortest turnaround for a title fight in UFC history. Twenty-one days. That is all that will have passed between...
