drake

Writer

Bio:
Drake Riggs is an MMA writer based out of Brush Prairie, Washington, USA who specializes in feature pieces, the women's fight scene, lists, news coverage, and rankings. He has been a passionate fan of MMA ever since 2009. Drake has most notably written for BJPenn.com, FanSided, The Body Lock, South China Morning Post, MyMMANews, WhatCulture, Cageside Press, Sherdog, The Scrap, and MMA Today. He has also written for and created video content for RT Sport. As for other sports, Drake is a longtime fan of the NFL's Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @DrakeRiggs_ . Also check out all of his video content on YouTube at YouTube.com/DrakeRiggs where he uploads fighter interviews, podshows, and various other types of content.

Posts by drake:

TJ Dillashaw, Cody Garbrandt, UFC 227

Jeff Novitzky: TJ Dillashaw didn’t test positive vs Cody Garbrandt

Posted by: drake | Apr 12, 2019 at 3:56 pm

Paulo Costa, Luke Rockhold

Paulo Costa explains current situation, still wants Yoel Romero fight

Posted by: drake | Apr 09, 2019 at 7:18 pm

TJ-Dillashaw

Additional testing reveals earlier failure from TJ Dillashaw

Posted by: drake | Apr 09, 2019 at 4:11 pm

Karolina-Kowalkiewicz-Alexa-Grasso

UFC 238 gets another strawweight clash as Karolina Kowalkiewicz welcomes back Alexa Grasso

Posted by: drake | Apr 09, 2019 at 1:34 pm

Michael-Chandler-TJ-Dillashaw

Patricio Pitbull says Michael Chandler didn’t sign with UFC to avoid USADA, is ‘doing same thing’ as TJ Dillashaw

Posted by: drake | Apr 08, 2019 at 7:19 pm

Ross-Pearson

Ross Pearson announces retirement from MMA

Posted by: drake | Apr 08, 2019 at 6:33 pm

Tony Ferguson calls for Khabib Nurmagomedov fight following cleared medical testings

Posted by: drake | Apr 08, 2019 at 4:15 pm

Valentina-Shevchenko

Valentina Shevchenko welcomed by Kyrgyzstan President on homecoming tour

Posted by: drake | Apr 08, 2019 at 3:02 pm

Demetrious Johnson, Dawn of Heroes

Demetrious Johnson looking at five more years of fighting before retirement

Posted by: drake | Apr 08, 2019 at 2:20 pm

BKFC, Dave-Feldman, David-Feldman

BKFC President releases statement after threatening fighter pay at BKFC 5

Posted by: drake | Apr 07, 2019 at 2:51 pm

Michael-Chiesa-Diego-Sanchez

Michael Chiesa vs Diego Sanchez in the works for UFC 239

Posted by: drake | Apr 05, 2019 at 2:02 pm

Jimmie-Rivera-Petr-Yan

Report | Jimmie Rivera and Petr Yan agree to fight at UFC 238

Posted by: drake | Apr 04, 2019 at 4:03 pm

Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier

Coach Wink on a Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic fight: ‘I think the UFC would have to throw a lot of money at Jon’

Posted by: drake | Apr 04, 2019 at 1:34 pm

Colby Covington

Colby Covington doesn’t think UFC and WWE are comparable: ‘we get paid like dog sh*t’

Posted by: drake | Apr 04, 2019 at 11:50 am

Virna-Jandiroba

Virna Jandiroba officially UFC bound, set to debut at UFC Fort Lauderdale

Posted by: drake | Apr 04, 2019 at 11:06 am

Brock Lesnar, Daniel Cormier

Report | UFC planning to do Daniel Cormier vs Brock Lesnar in August

Posted by: drake | Apr 03, 2019 at 9:11 pm

Jessica-Rose-Clark

UFC 237 | Jessica-Rose Clark injured out of bout with Talita Bernardo

Posted by: drake | Apr 03, 2019 at 6:09 pm

Ronda-Rousey-Sarah-Kaufman

Sarah Kaufman reflects on awkward build-up to Ronda Rousey fight that included ‘latex sex suits’

Posted by: drake | Apr 03, 2019 at 5:09 pm

Neil-Magny-Vicente-Luque

UFC Rochester gets welterweight scrap between Neil Magny and Vicente Luque

Posted by: drake | Apr 03, 2019 at 4:24 pm

Conor McGregor, Paulie Malignaggi

Paulie Malignaggi sends message to Conor McGregor ‘once I beat the sh*t out of you, you’re done’

Posted by: drake | Apr 02, 2019 at 6:38 pm

Brendan-Schaub-Conor-McGregor

Brendan Schaub on new UFC ESPN PPV deal: ‘The entertainment era is officially over’

Posted by: drake | Apr 02, 2019 at 4:33 pm

Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Khabib Nurmagomedov

Report | UFC signs Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Posted by: drake | Apr 02, 2019 at 3:10 pm

Kelvin-Gastelum-Israel-Adesanya

Top 5 Upcoming fights for April 2019

Posted by: drake | Apr 02, 2019 at 2:07 pm

Jeremy-Stephens-Justin-Gaethje

Jeremy Stephens expresses interest in fight with Justin Gaethje

Posted by: drake | Apr 01, 2019 at 5:08 pm

Ken-Hasegawa-Aung-La-N-Sang

Ken Hasegawa suffers nasty injury in loss to Aung La N Sang at ONE: A New Era

Posted by: drake | Apr 01, 2019 at 4:31 pm

Conor McGregor, Dana White, UFC 229

Dana White planning to figure things out with Conor McGregor in coming weeks

Posted by: drake | Apr 01, 2019 at 4:04 pm

Ruslan-Magomedov

Ruslan Magomedov handed lifetime suspension from USADA

Posted by: drake | Apr 01, 2019 at 3:16 pm

Josh-Barnett

Josh Barnett signs with Bellator

Posted by: drake | Apr 01, 2019 at 2:41 pm