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Chase Hooper plans to "show off" against Steve Garcia at UFC Vegas 63: "I think from here I can start looking up at the division"
Chase Hooper is glad to be making a relatively quick turnaround. Back in May, Hooper returned to the win column with a TKO victory over Felipe Colares. The fight was his first… Read more
AJ Dobson expects a "three-round war" against Armen Petrosyan at UFC 280: "I'll surprise him with my speed"
AJ Dobson knew he needed to get healthy before he took another fight. Dobson earned his way into the UFC with a win over Hashem Arkhagha by submission on the Contender Series.… Read more
UFC 280 | Pro fighters make their picks for Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev title fight
In the main event of UFC 280, the vacant lightweight title is up for grabs as Charles Oliveira takes on Islam Makhachev. Heading into the fight, Oliveira is a +128 underdog while… Read more
Volkan Oezdemir plans to KO Nikita Krylov in the first round at UFC 280 to "get one back" for Alexander Gustafsson
Volkan Oezdemir knew he was going to face Nikita Krylov next time out right after UFC London. Oezdemir and Krylov both picked up wins at UFC London in July and shortly after… Read more
Beneil Dariush explains how Mateusz Gamrot inspired him, vows to finish the Pole at UFC 280: "He's that first generation of the new guard"
Beneil Dariush is ecstatic to be facing Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 280. After Dariush beat Tony Ferguson in May of 2021, he was then booked to face Islam Makhachev that following February.… Read more
UFC 280 | Pro fighters make their picks for Petr Yan vs. Sean O'Malley
On the main card of UFC 280, an intriguing bantamweight bout goes down as Petr Yan takes on Sean O'Malley. Heading into the fight, Yan is a -260 favorite while 'Suga' is… Read more
Victor Henry confident he will TKO Raphael Assuncao at UFC Vegas 62: "If I had enough power to rock Raoni and almost finish him, I should have enough power to finish Assuncao”
Victor Henry is confident he will get a stoppage win when he fights Raphael Assuncao at UFC Vegas 62. Henry is coming off his UFC debut where he scored an upset win… Read more
Mike Jackson still just fighting for "shits and giggles", but confident he'll KO Pete Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 62: "Everyone knows I'm coming for the knockout"
Mike Jackson will be returning to the Octagon on Saturday for the second time in 2022. Jackson fought Dean Barry in April, and he won by DQ due to Barry eye-gouging him.… Read more
Brandon Royval says it's "hard to watch video" on Askar Askarov due to his style, confident he'll finish him to set up UFC 283 rematch with Alexandre Pantoja
Brandon Royval isn't a fan of Askar Askarov and his style. Royval has taken shots at Askarov in the past saying the Russian is boring and all he does is hold people… Read more
Fernand Lopez reveals the threatening messages he received from rival manager and “owner of MMA media” Ali Abdelaziz over Slim Trabelsi dispute: “Release him or you’re going to get hurt”
Fernand Lopez just wants the entire story out there. Recently, it was revealed that undefeated heavyweight prospect Slim Trabelsi signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and was set to debut at UFC… Read more
Mike Davis admits he "probably won't re-sign" with the UFC after his current contract, wants to fight "bums" until he gets a pay bump
Mike Davis has had a hard time getting fights and is hoping to fight out the final three bouts of his deal soon. Davis returned to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 61… Read more
Jeremy Kennedy explains why he wants Pedro Carvalho next, says he's open to rematch with Aaron Pico in the future
Jeremy Kennedy isn't sure what to take away from his Bellator 286 win over Aaron Pico. Early on in the fight, Pico threw a punch that dislocated his shoulder and he kept… Read more
Don Shainis planning to make Sodiq Yusuff scrap a "dog fight," plans to "f**k up the whole 145 division" with upset win
Don Shainis believes he has no pressure on him entering his UFC Vegas 61 fight against Sodiq Yusuff. Yusuff was supposed to fight Giga Chikadze on September 17 but after the Georgian… Read more
Randy Costa vows to KO "technical street fighter" Guido Cannetti at UFC Vegas 61: "I need to make a statement, I need to do something good"
Randy Costa has made a ton of changes following his TKO loss to Tony Kelley at UFC 269 last December. After Costa lost the fight, he knew he had to switch camps… Read more
Ben Rothwell reveals the two favorite moments from his UFC career
Ben Rothwell says two moments stick out from his UFC career. Rothwell has been fighting professionally since 2001 and was in the UFC from 2009 to 2022. 'Big Ben' fought the who's… Read more
Ben Rothwell plans to make Bobo O'Bannon "regret" wanting to fight him at BKFC 30: "I know I'm one of the best fighters in the world"
Ben Rothwell is finally set to make his BKFC debut on Saturday in the co-main event of BKFC 30 in Monroe, Louisana. Earlier this year, Rothwell asked for his UFC release and… Read more
Damon Jackson knew he couldn't pull out of his fight after his brother passed, eyes Julian Erosa after TKO win over Pat Sabatini
Damon Jackson knew he wasn't going to pull out of his UFC Vegas 60 fight against Pat Sabatini. As Jackson was in Las Vegas getting ready for his fight against Sabatini, he… Read more
Trey Ogden happy to prove the doubters wrong as the biggest underdog at UFC Vegas 60
Trey Ogden figured he would be the underdog against Daniel Zellhuber but didn't expect to be the biggest underdog on the card at UFC Vegas 60. Ogden was coming off a split… Read more