UFC Vegas 8: Smith vs. Rakic Post-Fight Press Conference
UFC Vegas 8 kicked off with four straight submission finishes. Meaning once again, a card hit hard by the coronavirus and other injuries managed to punch up in weight. A big comeback from Mallory Martin, and equally impressive finishes...
UFC Vegas 8: Just Being in the UFC Not Enough for Impa Kasanganay
Impa Kasanganay's willingness to fight on short notice likely landed him a UFC deal. Back on Dana White's Contender Series earlier this month, Kasanganay (7-0) defeated Anthony Adams by unanimous decision. Dana White being who he is, had questions it...
UFC Vegas 8: With So Much Negative in the World, Maki Pitolo Looking to...
At UFC Vegas 8 on Saturday night, Hawaii's Maki Pitolo will be fighting for the second time this month. Not to mention for the third time during the pandemic. That's quite the pace, but it's the byproduct of both pandemic...
UFC Vegas 8’s Magomed Ankalaev Has Changed His Thinking on First Meeting with Cutelaba
Magomed Ankalaev's opponent this weekend at UFC Vegas 8 is also the last man he faced in the octagon: Ion Cutelaba. The pair's first meeting at UFC Norfolk ended in controversy when Cutelaba, apparently staggered after a head kick, suffered...
UFC Vegas 8’s Neil Magny: “I’d be an idiot to think for a second...
Neil Magny was supposed to be fighting Geoff Neal this weekend. But after health issues sidelined Neal, Magny received a pleasant surprise: stepping in to take Neal's place would be Robbie Lawler. Longtime veteran Robbie Lawler. Former UFC welterweight champion...
UFC Vegas 8: Ji Yeon Kim Discusses Grasso Bout, Return After Surgery
South Korea's Ji Yeon Kim welcomes Alexa Grasso to the UFC's flyweight division this Saturday at UFC Vegas 8. It's a fight that wound up delayed from its original date in June. Travel restrictions, in this case, came into play....
DWCS: Admitted “Giant Nerd” Jared Vanderaa on Dan Henderson’s “Old Man Strength”
Heavyweight Jared Vanderaa is about to be introduced to a much wider fan base. Vanderaa (10-4) is set to throw down on the Contender Series on September 22, against Oscar Ivan Cota. "The Mountain" trains under Dan Henderson, and...
Ricardo Lamas Knows Short-Notice Opponent Bill Algeo Has “Nothing to Lose” at UFC Vegas...
Ricardo Lamas was supposed to be fighting Ryan Hall at UFC Vegas 8 this Saturday. But pandemic era MMA is even more volatile than the sport is in sunnier times, so not surprisingly, that fight fell through. Instead, Lamas...
UFC Vegas 8: Ion Cutelaba Never Wavered in Desire for Ankalaev Rematch
Ion Cutelaba has had a heck of a time finally getting back in the cage with Magomed Ankalaev. The pair throw down this weekend at UFC Vegas 8, in a fight that Cutelaba (15-5, 1NC), not to mention any number...
UFC Vegas 8: Alexa Grasso Expects Flyweight to be Long Term Home
"I feel stronger, I feel happier, and I feel so much healthier," Alexa Grasso told reporters at the UFC Vegas 8 media day this week. Grasso (11-3) is returning to the flyweight division this weekend, where she competed prior to...
