Thomas Petersen and Jamal Pogues, UFC Vegas 85

Jamal Pogues Fends Off Debuting Thomas Petersen to Kick Off UFC Vegas 85

Contender Series winner Thomas Petersen made his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 85 on Saturday, kicking off the main card opposite Jamal Pogues. Pogues, who earned his UFC deal a year prior to Peterson on DWCS, was 1-1 in the...

UFC Vegas 85’s Jamal Pogues Kind of Misses Fighting in Chicken Coops

If you ask just about anyone to the biggest stage in MMA, they have stories of seedy regional scene events in wild locations. Some big names got their starts fighting in crudely put together cages in parking lots or...
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Aaron Jeffery: The Man That Made The Mullet More Famous Than Billy Ray Cyrus

Well-established Bellator middleweight contender Aaron Jeffery (14-4) has a fight on the horizon following a long layoff dating back to last August. His opponent? Well Jeffery couldn’t disclose that information just yet, but in regards to potential dance partners, three names...
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UFC Vegas 85’s Renato Moicano On Learning to See Fighting as a Business

Renato Moicano, who missed all of 2023 battling injury, finally returns to the octagon as part of this Saturday's UFC Vegas 85. That's not an easy stretch for "Money" Moicano, who in recent years has become a popular, and more...
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Molly McCann Details Drop in Weight Ahead of UFC Vegas 85

"Here we go again," Molly McCann said to kick off her UFC Vegas 85 media day appearance. It's new-look "Meatball" Molly this week, with the former flyweight having dropped to 115lbs for a rematch with Diana Belbita, a Romanian living...
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Landon Quinones Has Learned to Embrace Fear, Emotions Ahead of UFC Vegas 85

Landon Quinones got to enjoy time with his family over the holidays, but he did not get to eat. "And that pissed me off," the lightweight told Cageside Press ahead of his next outing, at UFC Vegas 85. Ahead of...

UFC Vegas 85’s Blake Bilder: Tightening Up, Enjoying the Journey

Nearly a dozen years after his amateur debut Blake Bilder left the cage with a feeling he had never felt before. Defeat. After losing a tough bout to wily veteran Kyle Nelson, Blake Bilder spoke about what it felt like...
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UFC Vegas 85’s Muslim Salikhov Expects to Fight “Maybe Two, Three Years More”

Muslim Salikhov has been waiting what feels like ages to finally step into the UFC octagon against Randy Brown. The pair were originally booked for UFC 296 in December, only for Brown to withdraw due to illness roughly a day...
Josh Barnett

Josh Barnett Issues Grappling Challenge to Phil De Fries, KSW Heavyweight Champ Accepts

An interesting grappling match has been booked by Poland's KSW, which will see former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett take on current KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries — in a grappling match. In a video posted to their official...
Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed, Rocky IV

Rocky, Mandalorian Star Carl Weathers Passes Away at Age 76

A huge part of the fabled Rocky franchise has passed on. Actor Carl Weathers, who portrayed Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky movies, has passed away at age 76. Manager Matt Luber, who represented Weathers, confirmed the news on...