UFC 260: Alonzo Menifield Discusses Short-Notice Pairing with Fabio Cherant
Las Vegas, NV — Alonzo Menifield found out that he'd be fighting Fabio Cherant at UFC 260 around the same time as the rest of us. Menifield (9-2) was expected to face William Knight this weekend at the PPV card....
UFC 260’s Sean O’Malley Expecting Haters for the Rest of His Career
Las Vegas, NV — When he returns to action at UFC 260 this Saturday, Sean O'Malley will be entering his fight against Thomas Almeida from a different perspective. For the first time in his career, O'Malley is coming off...
UFC 260: Thomas Almeida Believes Sean O’Malley Is An Elite Fighter, But Needs to...
Las Vegas, NV — Thomas Almeida made his return to the octagon after over two and a half years away last October. It did not go his way. Almeida (22-4) had expected to go up against Alejandro Perez — but...
UFC Vegas 22: Marion Reneau Learned Not to Dwell on Losses as Heptathelete
Marion Reneau was supposed to face Macy Chiasson last month, until a surprise COVID-19 diagnosis. "My heart literally just dropped. I was completely devastated, because I'd felt fine," she recalled during Thursday's UFC Vegas 22 virtual media day. Reneau immediately...
UFC Vegas 22: Adrian Yanez Bet On Himself — And It Paid Off
Until recently, Adrian Yanez was a part-time fighter. Imagine that. Yanez (12-3) broke into the UFC last year with a lightning fast knockout of Brady Huang on Dana White's Contender Series. Just over two months later, Yanez flattened Victor Rodriguez...
UFC Vegas 22: Tai Tuivasa Held Camp in Dubai Expecting Return to Fight Island
When Tai Tuivasa offered to share a drink with Harry Hunsucker for stepping up on short notice this weekend and saving his fight, he had no idea his opponent had sworn off alcohol. Hunsucker, in fact, had decided to...
UFC Vegas 22: Macy Chiasson on Heart Surgery, Keeping Reneau Fight
For Macy Chiasson, 2020 was a rough year. The same can be said for most of planet Earth, given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But Chiasson mixed in heart surgery with contracting COVID-19. Not a fun mix. Chiasson, The Ultimate Fighter...
UFC Vegas 22: Brad Riddell Will Be Looking “For a Bit of PTSD” in...
It's been a busy month for City Kickboxing, and Brad Riddell is the latest member from the New Zealand-based team to have a big fight in the UFC. Lightweight Riddell (9-1) finds himself in the co-main event of UFC Vegas...
UFC Vegas 22’s Montserrat Ruiz: “There’s Going to Be a War on Saturday”
Invicta FC standout Montserrat Ruiz makes her octagon debut this Saturday at UFC Vegas 22, and she's expecting some fireworks when she does. Ruiz is entering the fight against Cheyanne Buys on short notice. Buys herself is making her own...
UFC Vegas 22’s Gregor Gillespie on Loss to Kevin Lee: “We Didn’t Need to...
Gregor Gillespie enters UFC Vegas 22 off the first loss of his professional MMA career. As losses go, it was a rough one. Lee was flatted by a Kevin Lee head kick back at UFC 244 in November 2019. He...
