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Modestas Bukauskas says fighting back at the Apex is a chance to "change the script," vows to finish Zac Pauga
Modestas Bukauskas wanted to fight in London in July but is ready for redemption at the UFC Apex. Bukauskas was re-signed by the UFC earlier this year as he took on Tyson… Read more
Aspen Ladd plans to "start faster" at PFL 5 believing she needs "a first-round finish" to advance to playoffs
Aspen Ladd knows the stakes are high for her 2023 PFL 5 fight against Karolina Sobek. Ladd lost her season-opening fight by a majority decision to Olena Kolesnyk. It was a close… Read more
Daniel Pineda disappointed he lost to Alex Caceres but "happy" he didn't go down from the body shots
Daniel Pineda had a chance to enter the featherweight rankings last weekend. Not even three months after Pineda submitted Tucker Lutz at the end of March, he took a fight against Alex… Read more
Beneil Dariush reveals he asked to fight Arman Tsarykuan after Charles Oliveira pulled out of UFC 288 fight
Beneil Dariush wanted to remain on the UFC 288 card and had an opponent in mind. Dariush had hoped to face Charles Oliveira at March's pay-per-view event, but the fight wasn't booked… Read more
UFC 289 | Pro fighters make their picks for Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
In the co-main event of UFC 289, Charles Oliveira looks to return to the win column as he takes on Beneil Dariush in a potential title eliminator. Heading into the fight, Oliveira… Read more
Kyle Nelson ecstatic to be fighting back home in Canada, vows to KO Blake Bilder at UFC 289 and hand him his first career loss
Kyle Nelson gets to fight in his home country of Canada once again. Nelson made his UFC debut at UFC 231 in Toronto on short notice against Diego Ferreira. Since then, he… Read more
UFC 289 | Pro fighters make their picks for Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana title fight
In the main event of UFC 289, Amanda Nunes looks to defend her bantamweight title as she takes on Irene Aldana who stepped up after Julianna Pena was forced out of the… Read more
Dan Ige expects to have a "short, quick, easy night" against Nate Landwehr at UFC 289
Dan Ige is fine with fighting another unranked opponent. Ige snapped his three-fight losing skid back in January with a KO win over Damon Jackson and will now face Nate Landwehr at… Read more
Randy Couture shares the favorite memory from his legendary MMA career
Randy Couture is the former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion and has tons of memories from his career, yet one stands out from the rest. In Couture's career, he was one… Read more
Daniel Pineda expects to KO Alex Caceres in the "first or second round" at UFC Vegas 74
Daniel Pineda wasn't sure if he was going to fight again after his UFC San Antonio win. The fight was Pineda's last on his contract and he admits he said he thought… Read more
Randy Couture hopes the PFL doesn't "protect" Jake Paul when he eventually makes his MMA debut
Randy Couture is hoping that when Jake Paul does compete in MMA it won't just be a walkover fight for him. Paul surprised many when he signed with the PFL as an… Read more
Jim Miller admits he is surprised that Jared Gordon accepted a fight with him at UFC Vegas 74 after being knocked out in April
Jim Miller says he was close to not fighting at UFC Vegas 74. Miller was originally slated to face L'udovit Klein at Saturday's event, but the Slovak was forced out of the… Read more
Randy Couture believes Francis Ngannou signing with PFL makes them the clear number two promotion
UFC Hall of Famer and current PFL commentator, Randy Couture believes the PFL is the clear number two promotion after signing Francis Ngannou. After Ngannou fought out his UFC deal, he made… Read more
Loopy Godinez believes she deserves a ranked opponent next after short notice win over Emily Ducote
Loopy Godinez didn't think she would make such a quick turnaround to the Octagon. After Godinez beat Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 287 she said she wanted a bit of time off to… Read more
Joe Pyfer reveals he may need surgery, still hopeful to rematch Dustin Stoltzfus next: "It's personal for me"
Joe Pyfer isn't sure when he will be able to fight again. Pyfer is set to grapple Gerald Meerschaert - who he knocked out at UFC 287 - this Saturday night. However,… Read more
Jimmie Rivera says four opponents - including Chad Mendes - turned him down in BKFC, expects to fight for the belt next time out
Jimmie Rivera finally got his first win in BKFC. Rivera made his BKFC debut last June against Howard Davis and they fought to a draw. Since then, he has been campaigning for… Read more
OKTAGON MMA's Miroslav Broz plans to 'not leave anything to the judges' Saturday night
Miroslav Broz comes into his welterweight (turned catchweight) bout with Robert Pukač having nothing to lose and everything to gain. Entering Saturday night, the 34-year-old Czech Republican native re-upped his contract while… Read more
Cody Stamann planned to call out Movsar Evloev had he beat Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC Charlotte
Cody Stamann had an interesting callout ready had he beat Douglas Silva de Andrade at UFC Charlotte. Stamann entered the fight with de Andrade with a ton of confidence as he felt… Read more