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Mario Bautista says his finish of Brian Kelleher was "the biggest win of my career," believes he's one win away from top-15
Mario Bautista believes he made a statement with his first-round submission win over Brian Kelleher at UFC Vegas 57. Bautista entered the fight knowing Kelleher would be at his most dangerous in… Read more
Chris Curtis eyes "a knockdown drag-out war" with Kelvin Gastelum next after win over Rodolfo Vieira: "It would be a really fun fight"
Chris Curtis is hoping to fight Kelvin Gastelum his next time out. Curtis improved to 3-0 in the Octagon at UFC Vegas 57, as he beat Rodolfo Vieira by decision in a… Read more
UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 276, the featherweight title is up for grabs as Alexander Volkanovski takes on Max Holloway for the third time. Heading into the fight, Volkanovski is a… Read more
Gabe Green plans to "bring the fight" to Ian Garry en route to a finish to derail his hype at UFC 276: "Ian might be a striker but he's going to be after my legs"
Gabe Green is excited to fight another highly-touted prospect. Green is set to face the undefeated Ian Garry at UFC 276 in a very intriguing matchup. Although Garry has had a lot… Read more
UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier title fight
In the main event of UFC 276, the middleweight title is up for grabs as Israel Adesanya looks to defend his belt as he faces Jared Cannonier. Heading into the fight, Adesanya… Read more
Jalin Turner expects to turn Brad Riddell into a wrestler at UFC 276 but plans to "test" his durability: "I'm coming to finish the fight"
Jalin Turner wanted Brad Riddell next and was excited when he found out that was the fight. After Turner scored a second-round TKO of Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 272 in March, he… Read more
Jim Miller doesn't view Donald Cerrone fight as a rematch, plans to "just go in there and fight" at UFC 276: "I'm confident I can get the W this time"
Jim Miller doesn't view his UFC 276 fight against Donald Cerrone as a true rematch. Miller was originally supposed to fight Bobby Green on July 2, but just over a week out… Read more
Sean Strickland will use his wrestling to submit Alex Pereira, says teammate: "If he listens to everyone, he'll strangle him and get the title shot"
Chris Curtis wasn't surprised when his longtime teammate Sean Strickland took the Alex Pereira fight. Strickland is set to face Pereira on the main card of UFC 276 in a highly-anticipated bout.… Read more
Jimmie Rivera reveals the "hardest fight" he ever had in the UFC
Jimmie Rivera fought the who's who of the UFC's bantamweight division but he says one fight sticks out as his toughest fight. Rivera competed in the UFC from 2015 to 2021 and… Read more
Adrian Yanez laughed at Tony Kelley when he said he's scared to rematch him after UFC Austin: "I turned him into a meme"
Adrian Yanez was glad to KO Tony Kelley at UFC Austin. In the lead-up to UFC Austin, Kelley made some bigotry comments and Yanez was told by many people that he needed… Read more
Vanessa Demopoulos excited to showcase her entire skillset against Jinh Yu Frey, eyes another finish win
Vanessa Demopoulos is looking to build off her first UFC win. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq2lPWrzv7g&t=4486s&ab_channel=BJPENNDOTCOM Demopoulos is coming off a first-round submission win over Silvana Gomez Juarez back in January. Although she didn't take much… Read more
After helping Sean O'Malley prepare for his bout, Mario Bautista confident he will overwhelm Brian Kelleher as the fight goes on
Mario Bautista was hoping to fight around this date. Bautista was in training camp helping Sean O'Malley prepare for his UFC 276 fight on July 2 against Pedro Munhoz. During the camp,… Read more
Christos Giagos plans to hit Thiago Moises with "something big and make him fold" at UFC Vegas 57, eyes Grant Dawson next
Christos Giagos believes he will finally show just how good he is at UFC Vegas 57 on Saturday. Giagos will return to the Octagon against Thiago Moises in what will be his… Read more
Danny Sabatello says he hates Leandro Higo, plans to "torture" him at Bellator 282: "I want him to have scars on his face for the rest of his life"
Danny Sabatello is excited to fight and punish Leandro Higo at Bellator 282 on Friday. Sabatello and Higo are set to meet in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight grand prix in an… Read more
Chris Curtis says he either gets submitted in the first round or KO's Rodolfo Vieira in the second: "The goal is to drown him before he strangles me"
Chris Curtis says his UFC Vegas 57 fight against Rodolfo Vieira is quite easy to break down. Curtis is set to take on the grappling wizard on Saturday night. When he got… Read more
Jimmie Rivera relieved to finally make BKFC debut, hoping for a "brawl" against Howard Davis at BKFC 26
Jimmie Rivera will finally end his long layoff on Friday night. Rivera is set to face Howard Davis in the co-main event of BKFC 26. It will be his first fight since… Read more
Pro fighters make their picks for Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett
In the main event of UFC Austin, top-10 featherweights are set to headline the card as Calvin Kattar takes on Josh Emmett. Heading into the fight, Kattar is a massive -260 favorite… Read more
Jim Miller reveals "the UFC is having me fight out my contract" at UFC 276: "I win and I still don't know if there is another UFC fight"
Jim Miller will be fighting out his contract at UFC 276 and he is quite surprised by that. Miller is coming off back-to-back KO wins and is set to face Bobby Green… Read more