UFC 274’s Michael Chandler: “Not a Man Alive Can Emulate Tony Ferguson” in Training
Phoenix, AZ — Michael Chandler always always been a gracious fighter with the media, and he was happy to put on his analyst cap at Wednesday's UFC 274 media day, ahead of his showdown with Tony Ferguson. The lightweight dream...
UFC 274: Charles Oliveira Says He’s No Longer Just a Jiu-Jitsu Fighter
Phoenix, AZ — Some fighters feel that you're not truly the champion until you've defended your title, but that was not the case for Charles Oliveira. Oliveira (32-8, 1NC) returns atop UFC 274, where he'll put his lightweight belt on...
Rose Namajunas Believes UFC 274 Is “Huge Step” Towards Proving She’s Strawweight GOAT
Phoenix, AZ — Eight years is an awfully long time between fights. But that's the amount of time that has passed since Carla Esparza and "Thug" Rose Namajunas first shared the octagon together. The occasion was the finale of The...
UFC 274’s Justin Gaethje: “I Create Car Crashes, and I Am the Object with...
Phoenix, AZ — Despite Charles Oliveira's impressive run to the UFC lightweight title and beyond, UFC 274 opponent Justin Gaethje does not see the same level of danger from the Brazilian that he saw in Khabib Nurmagomedov. "They're definitely not...
Bellator 280: Yoel Romero Wants Mousasi at 185, Not 205
Melvin Manhoef or Alex Polizzi, it doesn't seem to matter to Bellator 280's Yoel Romero. He went from one to the other last week, with Polizzi stepping in for an injured Manhoeff in Paris this Friday. "They're both same stature,...
Don’t Expect Bellator 280 Headliner Ryan Bader to Still Be Fighting at 46
Ryan Bader, 38 years young, defends his Bellator MMA heavyweight championship this Friday at Bellator 280. There, Bader (29-7, 1NC) takes on Cheick Kongo, roughly eight years his senior. But despite recently signing a contract extension that he may not...
Bellator 280: Cheick Kongo Expected Bader Rematch Sooner, But Says There’s No Bad Blood
Cheick Kongo gets another chance — in all honesty, likely his last — to capture heavyweight gold at Bellator 280 this Friday in Paris, France. The occasion will be Kongo's second time fighting at home, after the French government legalized...
Bellator 280: Lorenz Larkin Doesn’t Understand Why He’s a Ranked Middleweight
Most fighters are thrilled to have a number next to their name. For Bellator 280's Lorenz Larkin, he not only doesn't care about rankings, he questions why he's even ranked in Bellator's middleweight division in the first place. "I'm not...
UFC: Aoriqileng Plans To Stay At Bantamweight, Regrets Not Making The Move Sooner
Aoriqileng is staying at bantamweight for the foreseeable future. China's Aoriqileng picked up his first UFC win last month at UFC Vegas 52, when he finished Cameron Else in less than two minutes with a body shot followed by ground...
Miranda Maverick Game to Fight Molly McCann at UFC London in July
Back at UFC Vegas 50 in March, Miranda Maverick got herself back in the win column, snapping the first two-fight skid of her career. And while Maverick (10-4) doesn't necessarily see one of those fights as a loss, she's well...
